It has been more than a week since electricity supply to Tembisa substation has been affected due to a failed transformer that supplies electricity to City of Ekurhuleni’s (CoE) Tembisa customers. The transformer which supplies large parts of Tembisa failed on Sunday, 5 December 2021. Eskom estimates that the time of complete restoration will be […]
Stage 4 loadshedding will continue to be implemented until 05:00 on Saturday morning and reduce to Stage 3 throughout the weekend until 05:00 on Monday, 03 October 2022. Our areas of Kaalfontein, Allandale, Ebony Park (KAE) and surrounding areas of Ivory Park, Rabie Ridge, President Park, Glen Austin, Mayibuye, Klipfontein and Tswelopele will be affected […]
Skip to content Members of the public helped themselves with money after a Cash In Transit heist in Tembisa on Tuesday, 21 December 2021. Gang bombed a Cash In Transit Truck at Difateng Section in Tembisa The gang escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash while security guards ran for their lives. WATCH HERE
From Tuesday, 24 August 2021 until 4 September 2021 the Department of Health is providing free transport to over 50 year olds to the Gallagher Convention Centre vaccination site in Midrand. Trips going to the vaccination site are expected to begin at 07:30 in the morning and continue for the rest of the days until […]
Police continue to make breakthroughs at South Africa Ports of Entry. Police at the Lebombo Port of Entry recovered a vehicle which was destined to Mozambique just eleven (11) days after it was stolen in Ivory Park. The vehicle which is estimated at about R100 000 was reportedly stolen on Thursday, 11 August 2022 around […]
The outbreak of violence in Gauteng’s cities of Sunnyside, Malvern, Hillbrow, Tembisa and more recently Alexandra are the direct results of the South African government’s failure to deal with socio-economic crisis of poverty, unemployment, inequality and drug abuse. South Africa is in a crisis and if not addressed adequately and effectively a ticking time bomb […]
In the last xenophobic attack – in 2008, I had said to a friend. ”What kind of people are we, that see our African brothers as enemies, killing our own brothers” I remember writing a poem at that time and I titled it– My African brother is not lekwerekwere. Fast forward to 2019, September – […]
Two (2) male suspects wanted for the murder of a Tshwane Metro Police (TMPD) officer were arrested by the Johannesburg Metropolitan Department (JMPD) IIOC Undercover Reaction Unit together with Crime Intelligence in Olievenhoutbosch. On Saturday, 26 November 2022, officers received information about an ATM bombing kingpin who was wanted for allegedly murdering a TMPD officer […]
The Johannesburg Health District has joined forces with the City of Johannesburg, and the UNICEF-support Zwakala Campaign to launch more public vaccination pop-up sites. The sites will be in Swazi Inn, Ext7 Park (Wednesday, 09 February), Mabena Squatter Camp (Thursday, 10 February), and Riverside Ext 15 (Friday, 11) in Ivory Park, Midrand. The sites will […]
Operation O Kae Molao, which aims to stamp the authority of the State and reduce levels of crime in Gauteng Province continues to yield positive results. The Operation is conducted simultaneously throughout the province and this weekend it saw over one thousand suspects being arrested for various crimes and 274 of those arrested in Tembisa. […]
In an incident of mob justice. Three suspected thugs were beaten and subsequently burned to death by members of the community of Winnie Mandela in Tembisa. The mob justice incident happened over the weekend in the early hours of Saturday morning, 23 October 2021. Apparently, 5 alleged criminals were identified and caught by the community […]
On Wednesday, 27 October 2021 members of Tembisa SAPS arrested three (3) suspects (aged between 27 and 42 years) in Emangweni Section for possession of a hijacked vehicle, unlicensed firearm and stolen property. According to a preliminary report, the members were out on a crime prevention patrol when they identified a brown coloured VW Polo […]
South Africa is burning, Mr President. Please #FreeOurPensions General background On 15 March 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a State of Disaster in South Africa; under the guidance of Act No. 57 of 2002: Disaster Management Act, 2002. Whilst we recognise and support all efforts to ensure the safety of all our compatriots and comrades, South […]
Eskom and City Power, the electricity company owned by the City of Johannesburg, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a view to concluding a transaction in which Eskom would eventually sell or transfer the distribution of electricity in parts of Johannesburg currently supplied by Eskom to City Power. Kaalfontein, Allandale, Ebony Park (KAE) […]