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EMPD LAUNCHES WALL OF REMEMBRANCE FOR FALLEN HEROES

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 27/02/2023

A memorial wall, remembering officers who paid the highest price whilst performing their duties, was unveiled by the Executive Mayor, Alderman Tania Campbell, on 24 February 2023. The unveiling of the memorial wall was attended by the Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Community Safety

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AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 15/02/2023

In response to the rise in reported cases of domestic violence in recent weeks, officers from the EMPD visited the John Dube Settlement in Duduza on Sunday, 12 February, to educate residents on the scourge of gender-based violence (GBV). The campaign educates members of the community on how social ills such as domestic violence as […]

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CITY CALLS FOR HARSHER SENTENCE FOR ARRESTED CABLE THIEVES

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 09/02/2023 0

The City of Ekurhuleni calls for the justice system to harshly sentence five brazen cable thieves arrested for theft at the city’s Boksburg Energy Depot yesterday, 08 February 2023. Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) Anti-Cable Theft Unit officers swiftly responded to a call of an ongoing theft of essential electricity supply infrastructure yesterday evening.

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CITY SERVICE DISCONNECTION BLITZES NET R8.1 MILLION

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 07/02/2023 0

The City of Ekurhuleni has in the past two weeks, through electricity disconnection blitzes, recovered R8,1 million owed by businesses in and around Germiston.  The City has established a team comprising of EMPD and officials in finance and energy departments to switch off electricity and restrict water supply to businesses that owe the municipality money. […]

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THUGS TARGET AIR POLLUTION MONITORING STATIONS 

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 25/01/2023 0

The latest attacks of Air Quality Monitoring Stations by criminals are putting the lives of our people and the general environment at risk. It is a fact that poor air quality is commonly known for its contribution to, among others, respiratory and cardiac diseases. According to the World Health Organisation, poor air quality kills an […]

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CITY BLITZ BRINGS IN OUTSTANDING R3 MILLION

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 25/01/2023 0

The City of Ekurhuleni recovered about R3 million from three Germiston-based companies that owe the City millions of Rands in unpaid services. Yesterday, the City conducted an electricity cut-off blitz in Germiston the hunt down companies that owe the municipality millions in outstanding monies for services. Nine businesses, owing the City more than R21 million, […]

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THE EMPD CONFISCATED GOODS IN BYLAW BLITZ

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 24/01/2023 0

PUTFONTEIN_ On Monday, 23 January 2023, at 12h45 the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) Bronberg Precinct officers conducted a bylaws enforcement operation around the Putfontein area. During the operation officers came across an illegal trader displaying goods on the sidewalk, denying pedestrians access. The 23-year-old female hawker was issued with an R500

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FIVE SUSPECTS ARRESTED FOR CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT ROBBERY AND POSSESSION OF UNLICENSED FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 23/01/2023 0

KWA-THEMA_On Thursday, 19 January 2023, at about 06h00, the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) Task Team officers arrested five men, aged between 33 and 43, for conspiracy to commit robbery and possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition. The EMPD officers followed up on information received from a whistle-blower about suspects who were planning to rob

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BACK TO SCHOOL LEARNER TRANSPORT CAMPAIGN

Kgotso Motlhatswi 18/01/2023 0

The school learner transport safety campaign run by the EMPD Social Crime Prevention Unit officers were in KwaThema this week visitingQedusizi and Fred Habedi primary schools to educate staff and learners on school learner transport safety. With the high number of pedestrian-vehicle accidents in past weeks, the EMPD saw the need to create awareness. The […]

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EMPD EMPOWERS TAXI INDUSTRY THROUGH ROAD SAFETY AWARENESS – IN THEMBISA AREA

Kgotso Motlhatswi 16/01/2023 0

THEMBISA_On the morning of Saturday, 14 January the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) Northern Region Social Crime Prevention Unit officers conducted an operation aimed at road safety awareness, as part of their Back to School campaign, at a taxi rank in Thembisa. The objective of the operation was to ensure compliance with the National Road […]