gauteng

  1. Luis

    Vumacam aiding arrests in Gauteng

    Vumacam aiding in arrests in Gauteng The Vumacam security camera network has assisted in a string of arrests in Gauteng in recent weeks, with the latest incident involving a suspect driving a vehicle with doctored registration details. The Gauteng Roads and Transport Department said Vumacam's...
  2. Hanno Labuschagne

    Gauteng CCTV cameras getting stolen and vandalised

    Gauteng CCTV cameras getting stolen and vandalised Concerns are mounting over increasing incidents of vandalism, theft, and damage to CCTV cameras installed by the local government in Gauteng as part of its e-policing programme. Gauteng's West Rand region, including Mogale and Merafong...
  3. Luis

    Gautrain launching "Gau Express" e-hailing platform in October

    Gautrain launching "Gau Express" e-hailing platform in October The Gautrain is launching an e-hailing service similar to Uber and Bolt, which will be integrated into the existing mobile app. It will be called “Gau Express”, and customers will be able to hail its branded vehicles to...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Outa weighing legal options over solar power registration

    Outa weighing legal options over solar power registration The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has started asking solar power users and installers for information that could aid in potential legal action over solar registration requirements in South Africa. Outa is widely regarded to be...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Licence disc price comparison by province

    Licence disc price comparison by province Motorists in Gauteng generally pay more to renew their vehicle licence disc than motorists living in other provinces, with KwaZulu-Natal having the second-most expensive renewal fees. Gauteng's renewal fees are higher for 10 of 13 vehicle tare weight...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    MTN spending R300 million on Gauteng network in 2025

    MTN spending R300 million on Gauteng network in 2025 MTN South Africa plans to spend R300 million on upgrading its Gauteng network as part of a broader R4.5-billion national investment to improve its connectivity services in South Africa. Most of the budget allocation in Gauteng will go...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Lesufi's number plate lie

    Lesufi's number plate lie Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi's claim that cars spending over 30 days a month in the province need to have GP number plates is false. The Gauteng Provincial Government launched a six-month pilot of the "smart" number plates last week, over two and half years after...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    Gauteng gets "Eye-in-the-Sky" for festive season crime battle

    Gauteng gets "Eye-in-the-Sky" for festive season crime battle An aircraft equipped with advanced intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) technology is being deployed to combat crime in Gauteng this festive season, Rapport reports. Starting on Wednesday, 11 December 2024, an...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Watch — Lesufi crime wardens slap woman in the face

    Watch — Lesufi crime wardens slap woman in the face A video posted online earlier this month showing Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi's crime prevention wardens assaulting a woman has raised further questions over the deployment and training of the controversial "unit". In the video, posted on...
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    E-toll debts not getting scrapped

    E-toll debts not getting scrapped The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) will not scrap outstanding debts for e-tolls in Gauteng after the system's shutdown, but there will seemingly be no effort to collect the debts or serious consequences for failing to pay them. That is according...
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    Gauteng water supply will be "tight" until 2029

    Gauteng water supply will be "tight" until 2029 South Africa’s commercial hub, Gauteng Province, will be short of water until a cross-border supply expansion is completed in about 2029, a government official said. Delays to the second phase of the $2 billion Lesotho Highlands Water Project...
  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    Gauteng Province pothole app now lets users report faulty traffic lights

    Gauteng Province pothole app now lets users report faulty traffic lights A new feature on the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport’s #PotholeFixGP App now allows users to report faulty traffic signals. This is in addition to the application allowing users to report potholes on Gauteng...
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    R1.7 billion allocated for CCTV network, drones, and other crime-fighting tech in Gauteng

    R1.7 billion allocated for CCTV network, drones, and other crime-fighting tech in Gauteng The Gauteng Department of e-Government has provided more information on some of the technology it plans to procure to fight crime in the province. The details were shared by MEC for e-Government...
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    Gauteng's Lesufi wants to fight crime with 500 drones and cameras everywhere

    Gauteng's Lesufi wants to fight crime with 500 drones and cameras everywhere Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi wants to launch a wide-ranging and costly crime-fighting initiative in South Africa’s economic heartland, the City Press reports. The plan includes over 500 remote-controlled aircraft...
  15. Jan

    Eskom says it is running out of replacement transformer and substation components

    Eskom warns it is running out of spares to fix substations Electricity equipment failures that occur when power is restored after load-shedding in Gauteng are putting further strain on South Africa's power utility due to limited stock levels of mini-substations and transformers. Eskom said it...
  16. B

    Drones and hiking in Gauteng - Any recommendations?

    So as in title - I'd like to go for a hike somewhere scenic, and ideally quiet (I don't want to accidentally get pictures of people who don't want to be in them), and take my drone up for some nice photos of the surrounds and countryside. Does anyone have any ideas of where in Gauteng would be...
  17. J

    Scrap/de-registering a car in another province?

    Hi Can an owner of a car (Licensed in the Eastern Cape) scrap it in another province (Gauteng)? I know you can't have vehicles licensed in multiple provinces, does that rule apply to scrapping/de-registering if you aren't the province the vehicle is registered in? Thanks Edit: You can only...
  18. Vorastra

    Anonymously threatened with gang rape and murder, SA teenager takes Facebook Inc to court to disclose perpetrator

    https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2020-07-24-anonymously-threatened-with-gang-rape-and-murder-sa-teenager-takes-facebook-inc-to-court-to-disclose-perpetrator/
  19. S

    Limpopo/Mpumalanga day hikes and accommodation June/July 2018

    So I've always been toying with the idea of road tripping out that way. The footage on TV and the web have always intrigued me and I'd like to get up there next winter. I believe the heat is bearable then and hiking-activities for me anyway are best suited in cooler weather. So I have...
  20. Newsfeed

    Severe weather impacts Openserve infrastructure

    Severe weather impacts Openserve infrastructure Severe weather in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal has resulted in a significant increase in network faults, said Openserve.
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