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AdvertiserBOKSBURG www.boksburgadvertiser.co.za Friday, September 16, 2016, • 20 Sydney Road, Ravenswood Tel: 011 916-5385, Fax: 011 918-6311 • www.boksburgadvertiser.co.za • FREE • COMMUNITY NEWS CRIME NEWS SPORT In the market for Hero saves woman Body fi shed out of Team SA rule the a home? Catch with heart trouble 3 the lake of doom 4 roost at EFC 53 28 Property Week A BURNING AMBITION Ischke de Jager intakes of 50 each. ceived theoretical lessons on the Different scenarios were “The successful completion of [email protected] The objective of the programme standards of fi refi ghting set by played out so that they could be this group's fi rst six months of is to empower and motivate young the South African Qualifi cations equipped to handle any situa- training is all due to teamwork group of 50 trainee fi re- people through quality education. Authority (SAQA) unit. tion, even when the temperatures between me, the training instruc- fi ghters, part of the Ekurhu- The programme will result in The remaining six months will are reaching maximum degrees tors and the operational instruc- Aleni Municipality Fire and 200 unemployed youngsters be- focus on practical fi refi ghting and Celsius. tors,” said Moswathupa. Rescue Operations Learnership ing trained in the area of fi re and rescue training at various fi re “This learnership is the He told the Advertiser that programme, completed the fi rst rescue operation at NQF Level 4. stations in Ekurhuleni, to where most challenging,” said Gerald he is very proud of this group half of their training course with This qualifi cation is accredited they will be dispatched. Moswathupa, Ekurhuleni district of trainees, as they joined the an important night drill. by the International Fire Service This group’s tough training manager fi re and rescue training. learnership programme without The drill was held at the Accreditation Congress. will come to an end at the end of “It is more diffi cult to fi ght knowing what to expect. Ekurhuleni Emergency Services Upon completion of the learner- January next year. a fi re at night than in daylight, “This is one of the best groups Training Academy at Leon Fer- ship, it will improve their chances Under the supervision of their therefore it is important to work I have had to take through night reira Fire Station, Boksburg, on of employment in the trade of fi re instructors, the trainees battled together in keeping everyone drill. Their hard work and dedi- September 1 and 2. and rescue. highly fl ammable jet fuel fi res safe.” cation is evidence of their love for This group was part of the fi rst For the fi rst six months (from from several fuel storage tanks The night drill also allows fam- the (fi re) department. intake (of a total of 200 students), February) these young people, during the drill and successfully ily members and friends to see “Good fi refi ghters will come which will be followed by three aged from 18 to 35 years, re- extinguished them all. the students in action. from this group.” Under the supervision of their instructors, the trainees battled highly fl ammable jet fuel fi res from several fuel storage tanks, and successfully extinguished all of them. 2 Friday, September 16, 2016 . BOKSBURG ADVERTISER NEWS | www.boksburgadvertiser.co.za Got a story? Call us on 011 916 5385 Angry mob attacks police station Fanie Mthupha suspects be released imme- Police had to take cover [email protected] diately,'' he said. when angry community “We fi rst tried to explain members attacked them ngered by the arrests to the community members with stones and beer bot- of 12 community that the suspects were due tles, while they were closing Amembers police al- to appear in court, and that down illegal shebeens. legedly caught stealing they would have to await Phathela said he was out- power cable, a strong mob the court's decision. raged over these incidents, from the Joe Slovo informal The community then adding that it is very sad settlement staged a violent reacted angrily, and started when members of the com- protest in Reiger Park on pelting the police station munity attack offi cers who Wednesday, September 7. with stones, damaging one are offi cially given the man- They pelted the police sta- state vehicle and a mem- date to uphold and enforce tion with stones. ber’s car parked at the the law. According to Reiger Park station, before fl eeing the * Meanwhile the Boks- SAPS spokesperson Sgt scene. burg police recently ar- Mashudu Phathela, the No police members were rested a man believed to be attack, described by other injured and an investigation a member of a notorious police offi cers as ''anarchy'', into the incident continues. gang of robbers, who have came after their members Reiger Park residents been terrorising people in arrested the residents of the experience power outages the Boksburg CBD. settlement along St An- on a regular basis, due to The suspect was caught in thony’s Road, Reiger Park, power cable thefts – and the possession of a toy gun. It is at about 4am. arrests were seen as a step believed he and his accom- “On Wednesday af- in the right direction in ad- plices used it in the series ternoon, September 7, dressing the problem. of robberies reported in the around 100 people from The police also came area. the informal settlement, a under attack during an Police described the toy as stone's throw away, stormed anti-crime operation in Joe “a realistic looking toy gun", the police station and Slovo informal settlement, resembling a revolver. demanded that the arrested on September 3. - @FanieFLK Police had to take cover when residents of Joe Slovo informal settlement pelted the police station with stones, while demanding the immediate release of 12 residents of the area who were caught stealing power cables. 9LHZSRLQW )DUPLQJ •Compost •Lawn Dressing •Top Soil Tel: 011 917-0493/4 www.viewpointfarming.co.za V326763BE30 N T CON ECTE GE D! 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BOKSBURG ADVERTISER NEWS | www.boksburgadvertiser.co.za Friday, September 16, 2016 . 3 Court in Brief Goods valued at Heroic firefighter rescues R27 000 stolen The following cases were reported to the woman in cardiac arrest Boksburg SAPS: Burglary Fanie Mthupha Thieves forced their way into a Parkdene home, on Venter Street, and [email protected] ransacked the house, on September 3. n Ekurhuleni Emergency Goods stolen during the break-in in- Services staff member has clude electrical appliances and clothing, been praised and hailed worth about R27 000. A as a hero for recently helping The incident followed a similar to save the life of a woman who burglary in Sunward Park the previous suffered a cardiac arrest while day, where thugs forced their way into travelling through Boksburg a residential property and stole goods North. worth about R7 000. The Leon Ferreira Fire Station Gangs have targeted electrical ap- manager, James Masuku, was pliances, jewellery, cash and cars in driving through the area when break-ins and carjackings in Boksburg he noticed Michele Knight on in recent months. the road, waving her arm up With the aim of beating the criminals and down. who are a menace to everyone, Boks- Masuku immediately pulled burg police have recently established a over and ran to help the woman specialist task team to deal with house who, he said, appeared very robberies and break-ins, the area. sick. Robbery Despite having no special- A Delmore man was reportedly ist equipment on hand, the robbed at knifepoint and gunpoint by fi refi ghter successfully treated two armed passengers while travelling Knight. in a taxi from Delmore to Boksburg, on He then transported her to September 1. Life The Glynnwood Hospital, in The man got on the taxi and found Benoni, where it was confi rmed three men he thought were passengers that she is a regular patient at and the driver. the hospital, with stable cardiac The pair, Leon Ferreira Fire Station manager James Masuku and Michele Knight, share a light moment. While en route to Boksburg, one of illness. the men seated next to him took out a Knight recovered and has before I felt weak,'' she said. fi rearm with another man taking out a hadn't been there; he is fantastic Ekurhuleni Disaster and since been discharged from “I was weak, disorientated knife. and acted very quickly, which is Emergency Management hospital. and felt like I was about to col- They both threatened the victim and vital in this type of situation.” Services spokesperson William She was overjoyed to meet up lapse from shortness of breath demanded money. They subsequently When the fi refi ghter was reu- Ntladi said the department is with her life-saver after the inci- and die.