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Man Found Hanging from High Voltage Cable

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A man was electrocuted to death when he allegedly tried to cut 88 000 volts of electrical cables at the Withok Agricultural holdings in Brakpan. The City’s Disaster and Emergency rescue team were alerted to the incident on 19 August at around 16h00. A hacksaw and screwdriver were found on the ground underneath where the […]
EMPD

Three Alleged Drug Dealers Nabbed In Brakpan

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Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) arrested three male suspects for possession of narcotics worth more than R40k in Brakpan on 24 August. Members of DEU on a crime prevention operation arrested two suspicious-looking characters, aged 25 and 26, on Wenden Road. The duo were handcuffed after officers found eight Ziploc bags of […]
Health

Disinfect Your Car and Keep Your Loved Ones Safe

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The need to practise good hygiene is far greater now in the current status with regard to the spread of Covid-19. Disinfecting your car serves a good purpose in reducing the spread of this deadly virus and aids in providing for a safer community. This will reduce the chance of coronavirus being transmitted through frequently […]
Public Notice

Parks Now Open to Public

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The City’s controlled access community parks are now open, and ready to welcome members of the public. Following the President’s announcement of the country’s move to COVID-19 lockdown level 2, effective from Tuesday, 18 August, people can now enjoy the use of the City’s parks. However, residents are urged to follow the strict COVID-19 rules […]
Roads

Traffic Congestion in Spartan Timeously Addressed

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The City responded to requests by the business community in Spartan to install stop signs on the busy industrial roads so as to reduce traffic congestion. Businesses in Spartan were negatively affected by traffic congestion during peak hours due to no traffic calming measures, such as a stop signs and road markings. Jan de Wet, […]
Service Delivery

Shack Fire Claims Two Lives

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Two children, aged two and four, died when their shack caught fire in Ramaphosa informal settlement on Saturday morning (21 August). Fire fighters from Boksburg central fire station responded to the call received at 05h27. On arrival, members of the community were frantically trying to extinguish the blaze with buckets of water. Fire fighters stepped […]
Service Delivery

Rubber Factory Goes Up In Flames

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What was initially perceived as a veld fire turned into a tyre factory that was in flames in Springs on Sunday afternoon, 23 August. Emergency Services were contacted at 15h31 and local firefighters dispatched. Already while on the way, the crew identified heavy thick carbon smoke coming from the direction of the address given. On […]