Found Dead in His Home in Croydon He Couldn’T Get Hold of Him, He Went Inside the House and Discovered Called the Deceased’S Employer,” Said the Body.” Tshunungwa

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‘I don’t want to harbour ill feelings towards the officer. I just want to ensure that we as women can feel safe in the presence of a police officer. Especially after having suffered severe trauma and abuse.’

Michelle Rorke (37) is a single mom who wishes to create awareness of gender-based violence after having been hijacked and sexually harassed for hours by her three attackers. When eventually stopped by a police officer, she was threatened with arrest instead of receiving support. See story on page 2. Man (78) found dead in his home in Croydon he couldn’t get hold of him, he went inside the house and discovered called the deceased’s employer,” said the body.” Tshunungwa. The man’s body was found next “It was then discovered that the to his bed with his hands and feet By Puleng Sekabate deceased hadn’t reported for work, tied and mouth covered. It is also A 78-year-old man was found dead which was when someone from suspected he was strangled. in his Croydon home on Thursday work decided to head to the de- The house was ransacked and al- morning last week. ceased’s home to check up on him.” though a safe was taken from a wall, The man’s body was found in his Upon arrival, the colleague found it is unclear what else was stolen bedroom and although no suspects the gate locked and jumped the from the house. had been arrested, cases of murder fence. and house robbery are being investi- “He found the kitchen door gated by Sebenza SAPS. slightly open and noticed that the window in the lounge had been bro- According to Sgt Barbara Tshu- The body of a 78-year-old ken,” explained Tshunungwa. nungwa, acting spokesperson for man was found tied up in “He realised something was Sebenza SAPS, the man’s body a bedroom of his Croydon wrong and called an ambulance and was discovered by paramedics and home last week Thursday Mamba Security as the deceased was security personnel. morning. Police are investi- a client. Mamba and SOS security “It is alleged that the deceased’s gating cases of murder and personnel and ambulance personnel brother tried to call him and when house robbery. Page 2 NEWS www.kemptonexpress.co.za . . . KEMPTON EXPRESS July 9, 2020 Hijackers Elderly die of Covid-19 provided and staff contact with take joyride the outside world is a necessity. In serving the basic necessities in terms of food and medical ByBy Heleen Rossouw treatment, contact with different people is imminent.” ive residents of Herfsland, Louw said the fi nancial impact ByB Heleen Rossouw a frail-care centre for the of Covid-19 was considerable. A single mother from Allen Grove had to Faged in Allen Grove, have “The safety of our staff and drive her hijackers around for hours while died of Covid-19 while 34 oth- residents has to be ensured and being sexually harassed while on her way ers tested positive. with this, sanitising and protec- home from a braai on June 13. According to Herfsland’s tive items have to be guaranteed, Michelle Rorke (37) spoke to Kempton Johannie Louw, a resident tested even though the budget did not Express about her haunting experience positive on June 12 after she had make provision for it.” which started on Sim Road in Pomona been admitted to hospital. She The impact of Covid-19 is tak- when three armed men jumped into her car died on June 14. ing its toll on those at Herfsland. in the early hours of the morning. She said all staff and residents “Residents simply cannot “They ordered me to drive them to were tested with the assistance of Geared in their personal protective equipment, Herfsland staff risk normal ways of interacting various locations, including the central the Department of Health as well members Adelaide Maleto, Patricia Seloma and Matshepo with society and their family business district (CBD) and Norkem Park. as a private laboratory. Five staff Moshidi are praised by Johannie Louw for their hard work members. Staff fear they may We had to stop outside a house where one members and 34 residents tested and extensive care to Herfsland’s residents under harsh get in contact with Covid-19 would get out, come back and then we had positive. Since then, four more circumstances. Photograph: Supplied. because of their travels to and to drive again.” residents died. from work. Additional stress is Rorke said during the three to four hours “As a precautionary measure, others were stable in hospital. facility were not granted access. being added as those presenting they would take turns to touch her body and some staff members who were in She assured that the home was Sanitising and safety protocols asymptomatic can still spread forced her to touch them. contact with residents and other taking proactive measures in con- were put in place and staff mem- the virus. They instructed her to withdraw money staff have been placed in isolation. junction with the Department of bers were orientated to adopt “However, despite the added at an ATM on Mooirivier Drive in Norkem Those seriously ill with Covid-19 Health to handle the situation and new working methods to protect stress and pressure, all role Park and also took her wallet, which only had been admitted to hospital,” that residents who tested negative themselves and our residents. players have done their part and contained old cards. Louw said. remained safe. “The unfortunate deaths prove everyone walks the extra mile Luckily her phone was on charge under- On Monday she said many “Like any elderly frail-care that it’s practically impossible to continue providing selfl ess neath her seat so they did not see it. of the positive cases had shown centre, contact with the out- to ensure that staff and residents service.” She said in the CBD she accidentally no symptoms. Several of the side world was halted before are not somehow exposed to Louw said people should not turned into a one-way off Monument Road. residents with comorbidities had the offi cial commencement of Covid-19. Residents are depend- underestimate the risks. A fever ent on care, meals have to be “A police car instructed me to pull over. already been discharged while lockdown and visitors to the is only one symptom. The moment we stopped, I jumped out before the men could. The men shouted something to the police offi cer in a language I didn’t understand and they fl ed the scene.” New model to station ambulances adopted She said the offi cer asked her whether she was looking for a particular house or Ambulance services in Ekurhu- es will be stationed in Kempton practice would be to move away Department of Health which drugs. leni have been taken over by the Park, Kekana said: “We are po- from resources per town. were allocated to the City of “I was actually trying to tell him I was Gauteng province on July 1. sitioning our footprint of EMS/ “Instead, we’ll use demand Ekurhuleni as part of the agency forced at gunpoint to drive them around. According to Kwara Kekana, ambulance stations in terms and incident types to determine agreement. This includes 61 “The offi cer then asked me where my spokesperson for the MEC for of caller locations and not the vehicle movement and their ambulances.” mask was and wanted to arrest me.” the Gauteng Department of historical model of fi re stations allocation. Other factors that Discussions regarding funds The offi cer eventually instructed her to Health, ambulances will now be in affl uent suburbs. inform resource allocation in- allocated by the City to its EMS, cross the street to Kempton Park SAPS to stationed at provincial emer- “The closest EMS station is clude population statistics.” is a pending between the two open a case. gency medical service (EMS) Thembisa Multipurpose EMS How will these changes affect spheres of government. “When I got out onto the pavement at stations across Ekurhuleni, in- Station. However, we do have EMS reaction time? “Once resolved, the necessary the station, I collapsed and burst into tears. cluding health facilities owned satellite bases at Bonaero Park “The nearest appropriate communication will be availed. I pleaded with the offi cer for me to return and operated by the Gauteng EMPD and Olifantsfontein resource will be matched with Any attempt to respond now will home to my son.” Department of Health. SAPS. Plans are underway to the emergency to any location in compromise the discussions of The offi cer then told her she could go. These include hospitals and increase the footprint in all the province, including Kempton government.” Rorke said due to her state of shock, she clinics, as well as some satellite areas as accurate demand trends Park, to render medical services Kekana said the EMS num- didn’t take note of the offi cer’s name or car. stations at non-governmental become available.” based on triage principles. bers remain the same, and in the Rorke doesn’t want to be regarded as a organisations (NGOs) and at Kekana said instead of having “We have only taken back case of an emergency, help can victim but rather a gender-based violence police stations. a fi xed number of ambulances ambulances, PRVs and logistic be reached by contacting 112 or survivor. When asked where ambulanc- commissioned in one town, best vehicles belonging to the Gauteng 10177. “I don’t harbour ill feelings towards the offi cer. I just want to ensure women can feel safe in the presence of a police offi cer, especially after having suffered trauma.” EMPD officers work without bulletproof vests According to Kempton Park SAPS spokesperson Capt Jethro Mtshali, district Over 250 new EMPD offi cers have to work 2020/21 fi nancial year, if the tender is award- lifespan end for bulletproof vests, they do need task team detectives are investigating a case without bulletproof vests. ed,” he said in a statement. to be inspected at least every fi ve years of hijacking and kidnapping. According to Clr Jaco Terblanche, DA Terblanche revealed this information follow- for mould. Should mould be found on the “It is diffi cult to establish who the offi cer shadow MMC for community safety in ing written questions to the MMC for commu- plates in the armour, they need to replaced. was. We advise residents to at least supply Ekurhuleni, there is also no tender in place to nity safety in Ekurhuleni, Clr Frans Mmoko. “The department does not have any bul- us with a registration number or call sign of acquire additional body armour. “I posed this question to the MMC after letproof vests in stock and it will only be the vehicle, or the station.” “New armour will only be procured in the numerous offi cers approached me, raising their issued to personnel as and when they are concerns over the lack of availability of body delivered. This means the offi cers tasked armour.” with serving and protecting communities Terblanche said according to the MMC, do not have the necessary equipment to 1 009 bulletproof vests were issued to opera- effectively perform their duties. The MMC tional members and that the new intake of 263 has failed to ensure that the metro police members still need to be issued with body have the basic equipment and this could ex- armour. plain why the staff morale is low and there “While the MMC admitted there is no are threats of marches by offi cers.”

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fort zone and I really enjoyedjoyed it.it. “I shared the episode withwith three interestinginteresting characters. Monique wass the ‘cou‘cougar’,gar’, voluvolup-p- tuous and very fl irty.” ByB Heleen Rossouw For Jaco, the other maleale participant,participant, Kerry, had no fi lter and a dirty mmouth.outh. AnAndd tthenhen ttherehere n Edleen fi tness model and business- was Bobbi who is very primprim andand proper, very Ward councillor André du Plessis, who man displayed his cooking skills on reserved but fussy. Ultimately,mately, Jaco reallyreally is also the DA shadow MMC for environ- ACome Dine With Me SA, winning the enjoyed the group. ment and waste management services in third episode of the new season. “The house had to be emptyempty on thethe dayday ofof Ekurhuleni, demands immediate action Said Edleen resident Jaco de Bruyn (36): fi lming, so my wife and two boysboys weren’t to resolve the ongoing sewage overfl ow “I’m a major food fanatic and is constantly here. We had to remain completelycompletely in Bonaero Park. preparing food in the kitchen. I also come from quiet about the content of a home where my mother made food all day the episode prior to airingng long. If you were to look at her Facebook, all and had only 50 minutess No help for she posts is food.” before the episode aired He says all he watches on TV is the Food to promote it on social Channel. His boys would always ask, “Food media. Channel again, dad?” “We weren’t allowed residents He’s been a Come Dine with Me viewer to talk politics or religionn for years. “I decided I was going to give it a and were given topics too The DA demands immediate action to rectify try when I saw entries for the new season had refer to, mainly per- the continuous overfl ow of raw sewage in Bon- opened.” taining to our personal aero Park, as well as the lack of water pressure. How does that work? frames of reference.” Ward councillor André du Plessis, who is “All we had to do was to take pictures of our When asked who his also the DA shadow MMC for environment kitchens and submit it. I thought it was quite favourite host was, he and waste management services in Ekurhuleni, simple.” said he enjoyed Kerry’s said residents were growing increasingly frus- However, that was not the case. Interviews evening, although it Jaco de Bruyn (36) was the winner of R10 000 in a episode trated about the stench of raw sewage. Birdlife and a house visit followed. wasn’t the best food. of Come Dine With Me SA’s latest season. has also completely disappeared in the area. For Jaco, it was quite intimidating when “He obviously put “This is not a new problem. It dates back to the show’s representatives visited to “test his in a lot of effort, but he served giraffe. All I your famous look-alike. I dressed up as over a decade of challenges for the community. personality”. could think of was this majestic animal that the Terminator.” We have been pushing to have it rectifi ed. We “They throw you curve balls to test your was in a potjie in front of me. I have nothing Kerry dressed up as Elton John, which had the previous executive mayor, Clr Mondli reactions and get a feel of your social skills. against hunting, I hunt on occasion myself, but was aptly suitable. Gungubele’s, commitment to have this matter Luckily, I have experience with TV so it was a giraffe is too beautiful for me. Jaco’s winning three-course menu, dealt with and resolved as a matter of urgency. fun. It was my fi rst time doing reality TV and “Kerry also mentioned that the giraffe was which made him R10 000 richer, was lob- “Now, MMC Tiisetso Nketle has promised it is something I would do again, like Survivor. old. But he is a very interesting person. I liked ster tail for starters, lamb shank for mains to take action. To date, there have been no Come Dine with Me took me out of my com- his house and theme for the party, which was and crunchy caramel mousse for dessert. permanent changes,” said du Plessis. According to him, the primary issue is the existing sewer line, which is old and severely perforated. This results in raw sewage seeping into the wetlands, causing a severe stench and environmental damage. “This means the entire Bonaero sewer system is also compromised due to the ageing infrastructure and is unable to cope with the new developments in the area, such as the IDZ 23(1'$<6$:((. projects and new warehouse developments. 1R$SSRLQWPHQW1HFHVVDU\ “The sewerage line needs upgrading and replacing to accommodate the changing and 0(',&$/6(59,&(6 '(17$/6(59,&(6 growing developments of the area. But, the City of Ekurhuleni lacks any sort of will to change and rectify this urgent matter. They *HQHUDO&RQVXOWDWLRQV *HQHUDO&RQVXOWDWLRQV $QQXDOKHDOWKFKHFNXSV 2UDOK\JLHQH choose to ignore residents’ pleas,” added du +HDOWKUHSRUWVLQFOXGLQJ3'3VDQGLPPLJUDWLRQUHSRUWV 5HVWRUDWLYHGHQWLVWU\ Plessis. :RPHQ¶VKHDOWKFDUH &RVPHWLFGHQWLVWU\ He said residents had to invest in JoJo tanks $GXOWYDFFLQDWLRQV :KLWHILOOLQJV and pump boosters to try and have a reliable ,QVXUDQFHPHGLFDOV 7HHWKZKLWHQLQJ ,PSODQWV source of water. +HDOWKFKHFNVSULRUWRDGPLVVLRQLQDUHVLGHQWLDOLQVWLWXWH 9LWDOLW\FKHFN 6XUJLFDOGHQWLVWU\ “It’s unacceptable that ratepayers struggle to get access to a basic human right such as wa- 5<1),(/' .(037213$5. 35(725,$ ter. We are now calling on the mayor and City 6KRS5\QILHOG7HUUDFH 6KRS)HVWLYDO0DOO 6KRS+LOOFUHVW%RXOHYDUG 6KRSSLQJ&HQWUH5\QILHOG 6KRSSLQJ&HQWUH manager Dr Imogen Mashazi to intervene and %HQRQL resolve this once and for all. We will petition the MMC for water, sanitation and energy to FXVWRPHUFDUH#ZDONLQGRFWRUFR]D take action in her department.” ZZZZDONLQGRFWRUFR]D Page 4 NEWS www.kemptonexpress.co.za . . . KEMPTON EXPRESS July 9, 2020 Adopt a pet Panorama learners build from SPCA These animals, as well as many others, are up for adoption at Kempton Park SPCA. a cattle trailer for farmer For more information, contact the society on 011 028 3203 or 011 975 6537, or send nice surprise awaited an email to [email protected] Grade Seven learners A of Kempton Panorama School when they returned on June 8. They were tasked to build a cattle trailer and approached the project with sheer enthusi- asm. Workshop teacher Louis Cil- liers was approached by a local farmer during the lockdown to assist with specifi c require- ments of building a trailer. The new school term was therefore approached with opti- mism and excitement for the new project. Dean van Jaarsveld, one of KENNEL R2: adult female Pekingese. the learners involved in the project, said he never thought they would be able to build such a big trailer. He learned that through step-by-step in- Kempton Panorama School Grade Seven learners with the cattle trailer they built. Seen structions from Cilliers any- here are Dean van Jaarsveld, Lamart Kruger, Jeff Rabe, Levandre Kruger, Zinadine Brown thing is possible. and Louis Cilliers (workshop teacher). Learners involved said they enjoyed the project and it gave with the end product and said refurbish used trailers, build clients. them something positive to he would be interested in doing bike trailers, 4x4 trailers, boat Interested community mem- focus on amid the Covid-19 more similar projects in future. trailers or customise trail- bers may contact Cilliers on pandemic. Cilliers is satisfi ed He would also be able to ers according to the needs of [email protected].

KENNEL R2: adult male Pekingese. 55 faulty cables in Kempton not repaired, causes power disruptions At least 55 faulty cables in the entire Gauteng economy of winter smelling their food rot. dire that electricians refuse to Kempton Park, which include which Kempton Park accounts Many people had no spare enter certain substations due high voltage cables, have not for 26.4 per cent of the City’s money to buy food and had to to them being so unsafe. When been repaired by the City of economy or six per cent of the rely on the donations of others. repairs have to be done, whole Ekurhuleni (CoE). entire Gauteng economy. To this day CoE has not com- areas are switched off instead of This is according to a decla- “The residents and industries pensated one person for the just specifi c areas. This causes ration read out in Parliament within the greater Kempton loss of their food. The travesty unnecessary power disruptions by Mike Waters MP, constitu- Park area have been subjected of it all is that residents did not to residents and industries.” ency head of Kempvale. to prolonged and increasing have to be without electricity Waters said he wrote to the KENNEL R17: young female adult tabby. He said documentation in the power outages. for a single day if the metro National Energy Regulator DA’s possession showed that “This report pertains to a had fulfi lled its basic func- (NERSA) in June, requesting faulty cables reported as far petition relating to a fi re at tions, such as repairing faulty they investigate the circumstanc- back as January 2012, had not a major substation in Glen cables.” es leading to the Glen Marais been fi xed. Marais. The lack of mainte- The declaration further ad- fi re, and to determine whether “One such cable is that from nance was the cause of the fi re dressed the situation at the the City has transgressed any of the Spartan substation to the as there were faulty breakers, Kempton Park Electricity its licence obligations. Van Riebeeck Park substa- faulty protection relays and Depot, which is so serious that “I have followed up my initial tion, which should have been faulty battery banks, which cable faults cannot be detected letter informing them of the dire repaired nearly two years ago. were supposed to supply the unless the cable has actually situation at the Kempton Park This led to the Van Riebeeck protection relays with power. been stolen or where there is Electricity Depot and the docu- Park substation being unable This prevented the breakers a physical hole in the ground. mentation proving that the 55 to direct electricity to the Glen from opening when the fault Electricians only have one faulty cables have not been re- Marais feeder area. occurred, thereby causing the working testing trailer between paired. I have also requested that “In my previous declaration explosion,” said Waters. them. their investigation be expanded KENNEL R17: female young adult do- I mentioned the fact that CoE “For six days residents sat “The general decay of the to the entire metro and not just mestic short-haired. accounts for nearly a quarter of in the dark in the middle of infrastructure has become so focus on Kempton Park.” Help collect colouring books for kids While Under His Covering con- “I need colouring books, and tinues to serve Kempton’s under- PNA sells activity books for kids privileged with its food project, from three to 13 years old. These they invite donations of colouring activity books are for Grades books, crayons and pencils for Three, Four and higher. their new project. Pretorius also invites the youth “We are raising funds to print to become an ambassador for Un- our own colouring books to help der His Covering by helping others underprivileged children,” said the and assisting with the project. NPO’s Carike Pretorius. For more information or to Pretorius has made tremendous donate, call Pretorius on 072 292 efforts since the start of lockdown 4705. to ensure needy families have bare necessities to keep themselves fed. In her journey in helping families Acting as Under His Covering’s she discovered another need. youth volunteers, Chané Preto- “I came across a family living in rius and Cargene Prinsloo have a warehouse in Pomona. There are devoted their free time from at least three children of varying school activities to help hand ages.” out donated goods to under- The young boys didn't have any- privileged children in Kempton thing to do and that disturbed her. Park. Photograph: Supplied. KEMPTON EXPRESS July 9, 2020 . . . www.kemptonexpress.co.za NEWS Page 5 Mayor Masina closes the Covid-19 food bank he City of Ekurhuleni has City. sports fraternity as well as sex closed its Covid-19 food “The scale was simply too workers. Tbank at the Springs Fresh great. Given the loss of revenue Masina said the food bank Produce Market on Friday. that the municipality is confronted was used by the South African Speaking at the closure, execu- with, at a time when basic ser- Women in Dialogue (SAWID) tive mayor Mzwandile Masina vices are absolutely critical, and and the United Nations Women said 123 organisations/donors a time during which we intend to (UN Women) as a case study made donations to an estimated provide them sustainably, it was for indigent strategies beyond value of over R10-million. critical that we bring all hands on Covid-19. “This enabled us to provide deck. Jullie Beya, who works in the food parcels to 32 721 distressed “It was for this reason that mayoral offi ce, represented the households consisting of 163 following the launch of the food City before the United Nations 605 residents, with an average bank, a circular was issued to and SAWID, explaining the sig- household consisting of fi ve business and stakeholders within nifi cance and scale of this great App boasts people, with outliers of three to the City, inviting donations. initiative. 15 members in a household,” said “Companies, organisations, and Over the past two months, Masina. Executive mayor of Ekurhu- individual donors who wished to various national and interna- The food bank was opened leni, Clr Mzwandile Masina, donate were issued with a food tional news agencies, including new features on April 14, just weeks after the said nearly 1 000 food par- parcel content guide on items the British Broadcasting Corpo- lockdown was declared. The food cels were distributed daily. required. ration, have visited the City to Traffi c information and 24-hour municipal bank was established as a distribu- “Donations delivered to the report on the food bank. services news are two of the new features tion point where emergency relief the nerve centre of manufactur- food bank were recorded through Masina said almost 1 000 par- of the new app launched by the City of donations in the City would be ing and logistics in sub-Saharan a donor’s registry form. cels were distributed daily. Ekurhuleni. received and distributed to dis- Africa, the impact was especially “A standardised food parcel list “I want to thank all these The new mobile app, named My CoE tressed households who had lost devastating as many factories had was developed. It consisted of 12 donors. It is often said that App, replaces the My Ekurhuleni app, an income due to the lockdown. to close, putting thousands of items that had to be distributed capital has no heart, but this which was launched in 2018. Masina said: “Covid-19 was people and hundreds of businesses to households in distress at an initiative demonstrated that the Residents can also log queries and never just a global health emer- out of work. estimated value of R500,” said private sector has the capacity to monitor them through the app at the touch gency, it is a pandemic that has “This reality caused great stress Masina. contribute meaningfully to the of a button. signifi cant implications for the to me and members of the mayor- A sizable proportion of the food fashioning of a higher civilisa- The app is interlinked to the City’s economy, for governance and for al committee. We found ourselves parcels donated were given to tion. online payment system Siyakhokha, which the socio-political realities of our confronted with an unprecedented child-headed households, mem- “As restrictions ease and the is used to view, manage and pay municipal country. challenge that demanded immedi- bers of the creative industry, vul- economy begins to slowly re- accounts conveniently. “Millions of people were forced ate resolution. nerable women who are victims cover, we remain confi dent that The My CoE app can be downloaded out of jobs, in a country where “But we recognised from the and survivors of gender-based our people too will recover. from the Play/App stores. the informal market is thriving very beginning that it would be an violence, hostel dwellers, military “We will be beside you as you Should residents experience any prob- and where small and medium impossibility to facilitate this food veterans, faith-based leaders, do, SMMEs and every business lem in downloading or navigating the new enterprises employ a signifi cant bank in the absence of partner- members of the LGBTIQA+ and individual in this City. app, they may contact the City on 011 999 number of people. ships with businesses and civil community, old-age homes and “It is a commitment we will 5102. “Here in the City of Ekurhuleni, society within and outside the orphanages, members of the never betray.” Page 6 NEWS www.kemptonexpress.co.za . . . 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