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#TheAfricanWay Sub-Station in Springs Burns Down Because Ekhurhuleni (East Rand) Municipality Failed To Do Repairs After Break-in Last Year, Despite Being Warned It Could Catch Fire, Leaving Thousands Without Power!

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#BetterUnderApartheid An important electrical sub-station in Springs, which was damaged during a break-in by vandals last year, was left in the dilapidated state, creating a fire risk, has finally burnt down on Sunday, leaving thousands of residents and manufacturing businesses in the industrial area New Era, without electricity. It could take up to 2 weeks to repair the damage.

The businesses in the industrial area like Kellogg’s, will obviously lose millions of Rands in lost manufacturing. The substation was never properly fixed after the last break-in and an electrician warned the Ekurhuleni Metro Municipality in a damage report, which was compiled after the last break-in, that the substation is a ticking time bomb, and was for instance, not properly earthed.

The reason for the Metro’s lack of action to fix the damage seems to be that the insurer never wanted to pay out an insurance claim for the damage caused by the vandals. Dare we ask
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ANC sued by car rental company for failing to pay R5.7 million for 595 cars

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An Ekurhuleni-based car rental company is suing the ANC for more than R5.7 million, including interest, after the governing party failed to pay for the 595 motor vehicles it rented ahead of its Nasrec conference, held in December 2017.

Sizwe Car Rental, based in Isando, east of Johannesburg, applied to the Pretoria High Court earlier this month to have an order for judgment issued against Luthuli House for rental fees covering the period between August 2017 and July 2018.

The vehicles were rented from airports and motor depots countrywide and invoices were issued for them.

The ANC has until Wednesday to inform the court whether it disputes the claim and intends to defend it.

Judgment, as has been claimed, may be given against the party without further notice if it fails to comply with the court deadline.

Sizwe, which has a 24-year track record in the rental industry, said it had repeatedly sent invoices to the ANC in respect of eac
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Ekurhuleni Mayor connected with toilet tender scandal to the value of R1,9 billion denies that he has done anything wrong

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The mayor from Ekurhuleni, Mzwandile Masina, refused to accept that he had done anything wrong in the scandal of a R1,9 billion chemical toilet bid.

He tried to explain that the three-card tender awarded in June 2016 could not be his fault as he only started as mayor in May 2016.

He says the media are asking questions to the wrong person about the matter, and if answers are sought, they should ask the people who were involved in the award of the tender.

He recommended that Mondli Ngugubele be questioned about the scandal that was a partner in the African Independent Congress (AIC), but also said that only R872 million was spent on the toilets.

He said there was nothing wrong with it, and there was no R1.9 billion scandal at the municipality.

-Vryburger / 2019-07-12
This report does not necessarily reflect the opinion of SA news.

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City of Joburg only has 6 working fire engines – it is definitely currently facing a crisis when it comes to its firefighting capabilities

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The City’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) spokesperson, Nana Radebe, confirmed to News24 that the municipality had 12 fire engines at the moment, six of which have gone for repairs. They are expected back next week.

One Johannesburg resident was left fuming on Wednesday after his Linden house was gutted by a fire.

The City had to rely on a fire engine from Cosmo City, which is 20km away and one from Florida fire station that is 10km away, to battle the blaze.

According to Maggs Naidu, the Roosevelt Park fire station does not have a fire engine to assist nearby residents.

“It is a disgrace for the City. It is outrageous for a popular city to have six fire engines. People are dying because of its incompetence, people are being neglected by the City. Fortunately, no one died when the fire started in my house.”

The cause of the fire is being investigated.

Naidu said his family had received humanitarian aid fr
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Disgruntled community members torched primary school following a protest against lack of electricity – How stupid can you be, asking for free education and now this?

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Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi is adamant that the department will not fix a primary school in Katlehong, Ekurhuleni, that was burnt down by community members complaining about the lack of electricity.

Lesufi visited the Katlehong Primary School on Thursday, and said the department would arrange for the children at the school to be relocated to a nearby primary school.

He said the department would not fix the school.

People of Katlehong, this is what is left of Katlehong Primary School because the community is protesting against lack of electricity. This is completely unacceptable. Forget it if you think we will fix it! You will see to finish

“We have asked the police to investigate the cause and to look for those that are responsible. If the community is involved, we are not going to fix the school,” Lesufi said.

He said the department did not have the money to rebuild the school, and said any funds that were ava
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Another horrific farm attack occurred in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng – Nigel farmer attacked with pick-axe handle, burnt body found next to vehicle

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A farmer in Nigel died after he was assaulted and his vehicle set alight, badly burning him in the process, according to officials on Friday.

The 44-year-old man, identified as Johan Pretorius by Netwerk24, was believed to have been hit with a pick-axe handle several times over the head and suffered blows to his body at around 19:30 on Thursday, said Gauteng police spokesperson Captain Johannes Ramphora.

He added that Pretorius apparently tried to run away but ended up with burn wounds. Police are investigating whether he was in the vehicle at the time.

Monitor 24 Security owner Deon Pretorius (no relation) told News24 they received a call that a bakkie was on fire.

When they arrived at the scene, they found the body of a badly burned man lying next to the vehicle.

“We found some tools that were used in the fight, including the handle of a pick-axe. One of his shoes was lying on one side and his glasses on the other. It looke
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R6 million in taxpayer money has been wasted on an unfinished project in Boksburg by the Ekurhuleni municipality

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The Ekurhuleni mayor said the metro would construct a specialised services precinct, but failed to elaborate on the project being a disaster.

A source has revealed that R6 million in taxpayers’ money has allegedly been wasted on an unfinished project in Boksburg by the Ekurhuleni municipality, Boksburg Advertiser reports.

During the delivery of his state of the city address at the Germiston Council Chambers last month, Ekurhuleni mayor Mzwandile Masina said the metro would construct a specialised services precinct in Boksburg.

The councillor said the delays on the construction as well as the damages mean the project will cost taxpayers much more than it should have.

The mayor, however, did little to inform the public that the construction of the precinct in question has already proven to be a failed project, as the company appointed to carry out the job left the site almost a year ago.

According to a well-placed source, construct
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