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Gauteng emergency services

Gauteng EMS officials monitoring informal settlements amid heavy rains

By Buhle Mbhele

EMS officials said these were low-lying areas, which usually experience flooding during cold and rainy weather.

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    Cold weekend ahead for Gauteng and some neighbouring provinces

    The South African Weather Service has warned of two successive cold fronts, with one already moving eastwards after making land fall in the Western Cape. The second cold front has moved through the interior, hitting Gauteng.

    284 days ago
  • FILE: The railway bridge along Joe Slovo Drive & Siemert Street in Johannesburg is flooded after heavy rain. Picture: @JoburgMPD/Twitter

    Gauteng mops up after flooding caused by heavy rain

    Major roads were affected, with cars submerged, while some families had to abandon their homes due to flooding.

    547 days ago
  • Joburg Emergency Management Services suspended ambulance services to Cosmo City on 29 June 2019 after three crew members were attacked and an emergency vehicle was damaged. Picture: @RobertMulaudzi/Twitter.

    CoJ criticised for withdrawing ambulance service to Cosmo City after attacks

    The safety of emergency staff is back in the spotlight after three EMS members were attacked and an ambulance vehicle damaged while attending to a call at the weekend.

    1058 days ago
  • Emergency services workers gathering outside the Luthuli House in Johannesburg. Picture: Masego Rahlaga/EWN

    We’ve had enough, EMS workers tell ANC officials

    The workers say they are not being treated fairly because they are made to work long hours without being adequate compensation.

    1705 days ago
  • Emergency services workers outside Gauteng Premier David Makhura's office in the Johannesburg CBD on 28 August 2017. Picture: Masego Rahlaga/EWN

    Gauteng emergency services workers threaten shutdown if demands not met

    Gauteng emergency services workers say they are working very long hours but are not being paid fairly for this.

    1729 days ago
  • FILE: Sea foam at Llandudno beach in Cape Town - seen in June 2017 - as the province grapples with the deadly storm. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN.

    Gauteng emergency services on high alert amid deadly #CapeStorm

    Emergency services in Gauteng are closely monitoring the impact the Western Cape storm might have on the province.

    1811 days ago
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    Joburg paramedics robbed at gunpoint

    Two paramedics were robbed of their personal belongings while attending to a call in Lawley near Lenasia.

    2021 days ago
  • FILE: The cause of the fire is still unknown at the moment and no injuries have been reported. Picture: Carmel Loggenberg/EWN.

    More than 100 displaced in JHB shack fires

    More than 40 households were affected in the Denver informal settlement.

    2808 days ago
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