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  • Several shops were looted and set alight in Malvern and Denver on 1 September 2019. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN

    Gauteng top cop condemns Joburg CBD violence, looting as lawlessness

    More than 40 people have been arrested in connection with the unrest in Jeppestown, Malvern, Tembisa and surrounding areas.

    1031 days ago
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    Ramaphosa ducks the media on Bosasa allegations

    President Cyril Ramaphosa refused to take any questions from journalists during his elections campaign in Tembisa on Thursday, going so far as to even avoid eye contact with anyone but the people of Tembisa. The Presidency recently said the president would return a donation from Bosasa issued for his presidential campaign.

    1188 days ago
  • Picture: Supplied.

    Man dies in shootout with police in Tembisa

    It’s understood the man who was on the police’s list of wanted criminals confronted the officers and fired shots on Saturday night.

    1193 days ago
  • Picture: SAPS

    Police investigating separate robberies in Bryanston and Tembisa

    The police's Lungelo Dlamini says they are investigating cases of attempted house and business robbery, attempted murder as well as possession of unlicensed firearms.

    1236 days ago
  • Picture: SAPS.

    2 alleged robbers fatally shot in Bryanston & Tembisa

    In the first incident, four robbers tried to break into a house in Bryanston on Thursday night when the owner of the property opened fire killing one of the men instantly.

    1237 days ago
  • Residents of Westbury and surrounds march against crime. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN

    DA calls on SAPS to beef up safety measures in Westbury, Tembisa

    At least 15 people have been wounded and five have been arrested since anti-crime protests started on Friday after a woman was shot dead and her niece was wounded in an apparent gang shooting.

    1367 days ago
  • FILE: Three men were shot dead in Tembisa on the East Rand. Picture: @ER24EMS/Twitter

    Trio found dead in Tembisa identified

    Brothers Sibongiseni and Bongani Mngoma, as well as their friend Nkosi Mthembu, were found murdered on Wednesday in Ivory Park.

    1448 days ago
  • Three people have been shot dead and another has been seriously wounded in Tembisa on the East Rand. Picture: Twitter/@ER24EMS

    Police hunt suspects behind triple murder in Tembisa

    It is understood that the bodies of two of the victims were found in a taxi parked outside a shop on Wednesday while the third was discovered nearby.

    1448 days ago
  • FILE: Three men were shot dead in Tembisa on the East Rand. Picture: @ER24EMS/Twitter

    3 shot dead, 1 injured in Tembisa

    It's understood the bodies of two of the victims were found in a taxi parked outside a shop earlier on Wednesday, while the third was discovered nearby.

    1449 days ago
  • ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa launches the Thuma Mina campaign in Tembisa on 18 May 2018 ahead of the 2019 general elections. Picture: @MYANC/Twitter

    Ramaphosa hands out title deeds, urges public to stop land grabs

    President Cyril Ramaphosa, Gauteng Premier David Makhura and Ekurhuleni Mayor Mzwandile Masina handed out title deeds to Tembisa residents on Friday as part of the Thuma Mina campaign.

    1503 days ago
  • FILE: Picture: SAPS.

    2 police officers shot, wounded in Tembisa

    The police’s Lungelo Dlamini says both officers were wounded, while the criminals ran away.

    1539 days ago
  • Picture: SAPS

    6 suspected robbers nabbed in Tembisa

    Police confiscated six unlicensed firearms and a stolen vehicle they were using to commit crime.

    1824 days ago
  • The newly built customer care centre in Tembisa was vandalised by community members. Picture: SAPS.

    Mzwandile Masina condemns vandalising of Tembisa customer care centre

    It’s understood community members torched the building after electricity in the area had been switched off for two days.

    1835 days ago
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    Newborn baby found abandoned near river in Tembisa

    Community members found the baby boy wrapped in a blood-stained duvet cover near the water on Monday morning.

    1850 days ago
  • Tembisa resident Mduduzi Mahlangu shows the scars on his head from a crowbar which was used by the City of Ekurhuleni's new Land Invasion unit during a demolition operation where hundreds of illegal shacks were destroyed. Picture: Reinart Toerien/EWN

    [WATCH] Crowbars & crime: Tembisa evictions go awry

    The City of Ekurhuleni says it is investigating claims of sexual harassment, assault and theft against the city’s metro police during recent shack demolitions in Tembisa.

    1863 days ago
  • Tembisa resident Mduduzi Mahlangu shows a rubber bullet wound inflicted by the Ekurhuleni Metro Police during a demolition operation where hundreds of illegal shacks were destroyed. Picture: Reinart Toerien/EWN.

    Claims of assault, sexual harassment at Tembisa evictions

    Some people were injured by rubber bullets while others were allegedly beaten with crowbars in yesterday’s evictions.

    1863 days ago
  • Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga at the Tembisa High School. Picture: Thando Kubheka/EWN.

    Motshekga launches digital curriculum project at Tembisa High School

    The project is aimed at improving the teaching and learning of hospitality studies for pupils from grades 10 to 12.

    1897 days ago
  • FILE: Numerous items of equipment, glass tubes and containers as well as a variety of chemicals were found in two rooms on the premises. Picture: SAPS via Twitter.

    Whistle blowers lead cops to Tembisa drug house

    The police say their intelligence unit was informed of houses in the area which are used to manufacture drugs.

    2054 days ago
  • The scene of a train crash in Tembisa on 24 October 2016. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN.

    [UPDATE] 1 fatality as two trains collide near Tembisa

    One person has been killed and 100 others have been wounded on the line between Tembisa and Kaalfontein.

    2074 days ago
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    Police monitoring Tembisa following service delivery protests

    Officials say community members have blocked roads leading into and out of the area.

    2079 days ago
  • Police have launched a manhunt for Joshua Bomba Shongwane who allegedly shot and killed a police officer before escaping from the Tembisa Magistrates Court cell on 12 October 2016. Picture: Saps.

    GP dept concerned over Tembisa prisoner's escape from custody

    Joshua Shongwane shot an officer to death while escaping from custody at the Tembisa Magistrates Court.

    2085 days ago
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