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News South Africa » Gauteng » Politics: Factbox-battleground metros to watch in South Africa's municipal elections

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/factbox-battleground-metros-to-watch-in-south-africas-municipal-elections/ar-AA2g4VUa

Published on: Sunday 25 October 2026

By Sfundo Parakozov JOHANNESBURG, Oct 26 (Reuters) - South Africans vote in municipal elections on November 4 amid voter frustration over poor service delivery, unstable local government coalitions ...

News South Africa » Gauteng » Politics: Gauteng High Court holds Minister of Police liable after engine stolen from impounded VW Golf

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Published on: Friday 23 October 2026

The Gauteng High Court ruled against the Minister of Police after a woman’s VW Golf engine went missing after it was impunded at a SAPS storage facility in Pretoria.

News South Africa » Gauteng » Politics: Gauteng mass shooting: Police not ruling out political motive

News channel or source: https://www.ewn.co.za/gauteng-mass-shooting-police-not-ruling-out-political-motive/

Published on: Wednesday 14 October 2026

Four people died in the shooting, while two children, aged 11 and 14, were injured after they were caught in the crossfire. Three other victims remain injured.

News South Africa » Gauteng » Politics: Gauteng Traffic Chief Inspector Samuel Mashaba dies amid Madlanga probe into R300m drug bust

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Published on: Tuesday 13 October 2026

Gauteng Traffic Chief Inspector Samuel Mashaba, who testified at the Madlanga Commission about the R300 million Aeroton cocaine bust , has passed away.

News South Africa » Gauteng » Politics: Gauteng cuts funding for non-South African social workers

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Published on: Monday 01 June 2026

Non-profits will no longer receive provincial funding for immigrant workers, a move organisations say “goes against their very ethics and morals”. - The Gauteng Department of Social Development has ...

News South Africa » Gauteng » Politics: Political killings surge ahead of elections

News channel or source: https://witness.co.za/news/2026/10/17/political-killings-surge-ahead-of-elections/

Published on: Friday 16 October 2026

KwaZulu-Natal recorded the most incidents, with 16, followed by Gauteng with 10. The Eastern Cape, North West and Western Cape each recorded five incidents, Mpumalanga had two, and Limpopo had one.

News South Africa » Gauteng » Politics: Power, money: suspected political hits surge ahead of S.Africa polls

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Published on: Wednesday 14 October 2026

Gunmen opened fire on local government candidate Khethelo Mdluli outside his rural home as he was with his young children, one of a surge of suspected political assassinations ahead of South Africa's ...

News South Africa » Gauteng » Politics: Widely circulated poll showing EFF party leading in South Africa’s Gauteng province is fake

News channel or source: https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/meta-programme-fact-checks/widely-circulated-poll-showing-eff-party-leading-south

Published on: Sunday 25 October 2026

A graphic allegedly showing pre-election poll results for South Africa’s Gauteng province is circulating widely on X and Facebook, weeks ...

News South Africa » Gauteng » Politics: Katlehong's Bloody Past Returns As Four Murders Rock Township

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Published on: Thursday 15 October 2026

Fannie John Sibeko appeared in Palm Ridge Magistrate's Court on Thursday, facing four murder charges after a shooting involving African National Congress supporters in Katlehong. Angry families and ...

News South Africa » Gauteng » Politics: FAKE: Graphic claiming South African political party DA ‘welcomes all asylum seekers from Africa’ is AI-generated

News channel or source: https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/meta-programme-fact-checks/fake-graphic-claiming-south-african-political-party-da