EKURHULENI, SOUTH AFRICA — Fear and outrage have gripped the East Rand after the South African Police Service (SAPS) confirmed the discovery of a ninth woman’s body in Dawn Park, Boksburg, on Thursday morning, 17 September 2026. The grim find marks a terrifying escalation in a suspected string of murders Read more
A six-week-old infant on his way home from hospital is the only person who died in a crash between a minibus taxi and bakkie in Ekurhuleni on Wednesday afternoon. Sixteen other people survived. ALSO READ | Shaune Mogaila appeared in court for his case involving an accident The accident happened on Read more
Police swoop on Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) and city officials who arrived unannounced. They ordered every hawker to produce papers. ALSO READ | Department of Education to take actions against learners who crashed teacher’s car It’s turned out some business owners were flaunting fake permits to trade on the streets. When Read more
The community of Dawn Park in Ekurhuleni is now living in fear due to a Zimbabwean thug who is dangerous and living around the area. This follows reports of an armed man allegedly terrorising residents and business owners, striking after sunset and disappearing into the night. ALSO READ | Zimbabwean killed Read more
A shocking incident occurred on the N3 freeway in the Leondale area in Ekurhuleni on Saturday, 11 October. A four-year-old boy was hit by a truck as he was trying to cross the freeway. ALSO READ | Accident involving a truck and a car left people injured Media liaison officer Millicent Read more
A family from Sunward Park in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni, mourned the passing of their Chihuahua, Boy, which died on 24 April. Sophie Kgosi-Mofokeng, a mother of two girls, said Boy was like her last-born and a family member. She said Boy (14) was diagnosed with cancer three months ago. “He had Read more
Six people sadly passed away after a Mazda sedan overturned and ended up submerged in the Zonkizizwe River on the R550 on August 31, City of Ekurhuleni DEMS confirms. The City of Ekurhuleni DEMS has confirmed that six people died in a motor vehicle accident on the R550 in Zonkizizwe Read more
Witnesses who saw a three-year-old mauled to death by a pack of dogs have been left traumatised by the ordeal. On Friday, Sibongakonke Hosiyana was attacked while walking through the Marathon informal settlement in Germiston, east of Johannesburg. The incident has left the community shocked, with some calling for all Read more
Anele Shabalala, Nkazimulo Mthabela, Emihle Shabalala and Mfanelo Ntuli sadly passed in a shack fire on Friday last weekend. “MUM, I won’t return home, I’m going to enjoy myself at grandmother’s place.” These were Nkazimulo Mthabela’s last words to his mum, Sthembile Mthabela (37), on Friday, 27 June, when he Read more
In the early hours of Monday, 26 May 2025, a devastating shack fire claimed the lives of six family members in the Marikana Informal Settlement, Kwa-Thema, Ekurhuleni. The sole survivor, a seven-year-old girl, sustained severe burn injuries and is currently receiving treatment at a local hospital. According to Ekurhuleni Emergency Read more