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Address: 126 Monument Road, Kempton Park www.facebook.com/tembisan @TheTembisan embisanTHE T www.tembisan.co.za Residents fl ock to Sassa Disabled residents try event in Ivory Park out new Harambee buses page 4 page 7 RETAIL PRICE March 23, 2018 011 970-3030 Iso Lomphakathi - The Eye of the Community TAX INCLUSIVE R1 Tembisa residents protest outside Lord’s View Industrial Park. TEMBISA RESIDENTS PROTEST AGAINST UNEMPLOYMENT Jantji Ngwenyama cillors of wards surrounding working there,” said Mhlanga. ployed Mhlanga. with a violent group,” said email: [email protected] Lord’s View to meet with the He said the reason they He said since Cochrane Cochrane. community about the issue. wanted to have a meeting with Steel is not willing to talk to He said Cochrane Steel will THE community protested “Councillors said they don’t the councillors of Wards 110, the leaders of the unemployed only communicate with the against the alleged employ- care about our concerns. 32, 13 and 12 was to recall residents, the community will community through the recog- ment of foreigners and Tembisa “Since 2011, when Lord’s them from being community continue with the strike and nised community representa- non-residents at Lord’s View View was under construc- representatives in meetings held make sure that Lord’s View tive, Ward 12 councillor Simon Industrial Park on March 19. tion, we never got any positive with Lord’s View management. Industrial Park shuts down until Kwili. Scores of unemployed people information from our council- “We cannot sit back while we companies employ Tembisans. Unemployed Babalo Sehlaba took part in a protest at Lord’s lors. They are the ones who have information that some of Cochrane Steel Products CEO said as a youth from Ward 12 View next to Tembisa. have access to the employers the companies are not willing to Bruce Cochrane refuted the al- he has to benefi t from employ- The community requested at Lord’s View, but they have employ Tembisa residents and legations that more than 80 per ment opportunities in Lord’s a meeting with management never told us when and how the councillors are withholding the cent of Cochrane Steel employ- View. and Tembisan journalist Jantji companies at the Lord’s View information as to which compa- ees are foreign nationals. “This park falls under Ward Ngwenyama was kicked out are hiring employees. nies have open vacancies. When asked why Cochrane 12, but here are people from of that meeting, despite be- “The only thing we see is “The companies have com- Steel is refusing to talk to the outside and we are sitting in the ing delegated by the aggrieved structures being erected and municated this in writing and community leaders, he said the township not working.” community to take part in the people are working. today we are here to protest same community broke into The community is determined meeting. “When we did our own inves- mainly against Cochrane Steel the Cochrane Steel factory in to see Cochrane Steel Prod- Community leader Themba tigations we discovered these Products (Pty) Ltd, which has Lord’s View and traumatised ucts leave Lord’s View Indus- Mhlanga said the land on which companies had employed for- employed more than 80 per his employees. trial Park if it doesn’t want to Lord’s View is built falls under eigners and Tembisa residents cent foreign nationals. “We will not talk to them comply with the community’s Tembisa and should benefi t were not employed at Lord’s “Cochrane Steel’s manage- unless they bring us the people demands. Tembisa residents. View. ment is not willing to talk to who broke into the factory and Lord’s View Industrial Park’s He said on Thursday, March “Foreigners and people from us because they say they don’t traumatised our employees. management refused to com- 15, the community asked coun- Soweto and Alexandra are recognise us,” said the unem- There’s no way we can deal ment on the protest. PAGE 2 News www.tembisan.co.za March 23, 2018 T Ekurhuleni responds to vandalism at cemetery The DA shadow MMC removed and the toilets wall. The cemeteries for Human Settlements have been used for crim- division is aware of the in Ekurhuleni, Coun- inal activity as indicated escalating vandalism and cillor Mabekenyane by burned electrical crime at the cemetery. Thamahane, recently cables that were found in “Consequently, the raised concerns about one of the toilets,” said cemeteries division is the appalling state of Thamahane. currently working with toilets and vandalised Responding to the the SAPS and the EMPD cremation walls at the Tembisan’s media enqui- to fi nd a working solu- Mooifontein Cemetery. ry last week, Ekurhuleni tion that would consider- Isaac Kula. Michael Mchunu. “I was shocked and Metropolitan Municipal- ably reduce crime and embarrassed by the state ity media offi cer Nom- vandalism. of the toilets. It is un- buso Nkosi said security “An additional budget hygienic and appalling. personnel had been in- has been requested for The toilets have been troduced at the cemetery security upgrades, re- HELP FIND PATIENTS’ vandalised and there are to curb vandalism. pairing of the vandalised no windows or doors. “There are plans to niches and the perimeter The toilet seats were fence the crematorium wall,” added Nkosi. MISSING RELATIVES THE Tembisa Hospital is appealing to members of the community to assist with information that could lead to fi nding the relatives of several patients. According to the Tem- bisa Hospital’s public relations offi cer Shirley Matjila, the patients have been admitted to the hospital, which needs the public’s assistance in locat- ing their family members. “We urge people to con- tact the hospital if they rec- A vandalised cremation wall at the Mooifontein Cemetery. ognise any of the names, or if they know any relatives or family members of the Edith Steerman. patients. Your assistance in this matter will be highly from Rabasotho SAPS, ics on January 9, 2018. appreciated,” she said. with a history of assault- It is claimed the patient “Isaac Kula (40) was ing people at the police was roaming the streets of brought in by paramedics station. The patient is Benoni,” said Matjila. on January 10, 2018. It is originally from Stel- Contact the Tembisa believed he was burned by lenbosch and she was Hospital social worker an open fi re at Kempton admitted on January 11, Morris Mtwanamba on Park. 2018. 011 923 2137/2138 if “Edith Steerman was “Michael Mchunu was you have any informa- brought in by the police brought in by paramed- tion. Do you know these parents? Midrand Child and Fam- Boikanyo Malefetse (fe- Phelo Mchithi (male) ily Care Association male) 01/03/2016 09/09/2016 requests any information Amanda Msomi (fe- Anyone with informa- regarding the biological male) 11/03/2002 tion can contact Panoi parents and biological Chaumel Zulu (male) Manyaka on 011 805 fathers of the following: 03/02/2002 1347. T March 23, 2018 www.tembisan.co.za News PAGE 3 PROBLEMS AT TEMBISA HOSPITAL ESCALATE Jantji Ngwenyama blind eye.” tance that is allowed between email: [email protected] Listed among the allegations beds to avoid cross-infection,” in the memorandum is that the said Mogaladi. THE Tembisa community community of Tembisa is not be- He said there is no one who in association with Tembisa ing employed at the hospital and sells jobs and the head nurse was Hospital employees and the there’s a board member who is appointed like anyone else, in a SA Justice Forum handed over selling jobs. fair transparent process. a memorandum of grievances According to the document, Mogaladi said there are a few to the hospital’s management there is unfair labour practice oc- employees at the hospital who on February 28. curring at the hospital and sexual want to destabilise the internal SA Justice Forum secretary, harassment in the workplace. processes by enlisting The SA Thembisile Tanjekwayo, who The community is demanding Justice Forum services and added spoke on behalf of the dis- the fi ring of the CEO and the that every employee has a right to gruntled community, said after nursing manager. strike and that no one is going to having had a number of meet- Tembisa Hospital CEO Dr Le- be victimised. ings on different occasions, kopane Mogaladi refuted allega- The SA Justice Forum de- Tembisa residents roped in tions that he is corrupt and said mands that vacancies should be the Justice Forum to assist in the board member mentioned in advertised within the Tembisa voicing their complaints about The unpleasant situation in Tembisa Hospital led to the community the memorandum was not selling community fi rst and Tembisa the running of the hospital. and employees taking action. Photo: Cebile Ntuli. any jobs. residents should be given fi rst “The community has regu- He said there haven’t been any priority. larly approached us about the what they claim is corruption nels they exhausted, which is jobs advertised since the board Mogaladi said specialised long waiting period and the taking place at the hospital, why they eventually decided member in question has joined jobs are open to anyone who inability to get their medica- because they are also not to hand in a memorandum of the hospital’s board. is the best in the country and tion. treated well by management. grievances and community When asked about the shortage the low-level job applicants are “We then tried to investi- “We went inside to see the demands on the conduct of of medical beds, Mogaladi said shortlisted by a multiparty panel gate as to what is happening conditions at the hospital for Tembisa Hospital’s manage- Tembisa Hospital was built as a of interviewers.