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Buya Mthetho raids Inner-City Clubs Joburg CBD Festive blitz

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ON SITE - City of Johannesburg Executive Mayor, Cllr Herman Mashaba - “Speakers were confiscated from the club in the inner city. We have been receiving complaints from neighbours for a long time. We hope [they] will have a peaceful sleep tonight,” @HermanMashaba.

ohannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba, MMC for Public Safety Michael Sun and the Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) conducted the raids in the Johannesburg CBD, Hillbrow and Yeoville.

“We were investigating if he had the right documents and if the shop was compliant,” Minnaar revealed.

A sound system was also confiscated in the CBD at Kiss Kiss nightclub and the establishment was given a notice to close.

Fourty Five, a tavern in Minors Street, Yeoville, was closed down due to alleged non-compliance and for operating without a liquor licence.

JMPD spokesperson Wayne Minnaar said a fire had to be put out at Rabboni take-away outlet in Hillbrow after the owner forgot to switch off the stove.

The officers were in an establishment next door busy with Operation Buya Mthetho when the man saw them.

Scared that he would be the next

one to face the might of the law, he is alleged to have told his staff to knock off, closed the restaurant and made a run for it but with the stove still on.

The place caught fire and the officer had to put down the flames and call firefighters who later brought it under control.

Spokesperson for the Joburg Metro Police, Wayne Minnaar said the incident happened on Tuesday night while they were busy with the operation.

Eleven places of entertainment were raided in the Johannesburg inner city on Tuesday night as part of

Rabboni take-away outlet in Hillbrow

the Buya Mthetho campaign.

Minnaar said citizens should expect more operations throughout the festive season. He urged the community to support law enforcement personnel.

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Gender-based violence imbizo held in Hillbrow “Police can play their role, social workers can play their role... but what remains is that we are a country that has committed to building a culture of human rights and a caring society. Leaving them out is not solving the problem,” Minister Letsatsi-Duba.

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tate Security Minister Dipuo Letsatsi-Duba has urged citizens to be at the forefront of protecting their areas from becoming eyesores as a result of crime and neglect.

The Minister made the remarks at a gender-based violence imbizo in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, on Wednesday.

During the imbizo, Letsatsi-Duba visited the Hillbrow Police Station’s victim empowerment centre, where she engaged staff and victims, and handed over much-needed cosmetics. She later engaged with the public on issues affecting the troubled area.

During the engagement, residents raised concerns relating to the influx of illegal foreign nationals, the inundation of churches, drug abuse and peddling, police corruption, vagrancy and illegal trading.

Regarding illegal foreign nationals, the Minister said they needed to be part of such engagements, as they lived in the area and have to be part of efforts to find solutions to the problems raised.

“There is a perception that some illegal foreign nationals that come from a particular country are the perpetrators of drug crimes in this area… We [have to]

Minister Letsatsi-Duba (right) engages officers and social workers at the victim empowerment centre and hears first hand the challenges they grapple with on a day-toState Security Minister Dipuo Letsatsi-Duba (right) hands over several cosmetic day basis. Pictures Supplied. include them in our discussions and integrate them in our daily lives. Police can play their role, social workers can play their role... but what remains is that we are a country that has committed to building a culture of human rights and a caring society. Leaving them [out] is not solving the problem,” she said.

Letsatsi-Duba said the hijacking of buildings and mushrooming of churches was a major concern for her department.

“It is for that reason we are here. We

are here to talk about gender-based violence but also identify threats that seek to undermine the sovereignty of the country, the economy and destabilise peace in this country,” she said.

She urged the public to work together to eradicate issues plaguing their areas. In that manner, she said, the public becomes the country’s first line of defence.

“You must know who your neighbour is. You must be able to identify what your neighbour is doing. You must be

interested to know what work this neighbour does to earn an income. If not, you must have a keen interest to understand the livelihood of this person. Yes, police are there to do policing but that is the responsibility of every citizen of this country.”

Regarding illegal trading, Letsatsi-Duba said traders selling illegal goods in the country need to be brought to book.

“If we watch like spectators while illegal goods are being sold in our streets,

in our presence and we buy those illegal goods, we are killing the economy of this country. It will never grow and will remain where it is and create more unemployment. We have to take action,” she said.

She bemoaned the state of the suburb, saying Hillbrow used to be the best town and it has “deteriorated in front of our eyes”.

The Minister said some of the claims made during the engagement need to be investigated.

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Bad Boyz wins big, gives back to Inner-City community ‘Bad Boyz Security awarded best security company 4 years in a row’

BAD BOYZ SECURITY COMPANY has once again been awarded for the best Security Company, making it the 4th year in succession. The City of Johannesburg, JMPD, SAPS & INNER JOZI Safety and Security awarded Bad Boyz security with the following titles: 1- Best security company 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018.

2- Best security commander 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 .

3- Bravery and willing to assist .

4 – 5 awards for Bravery and assisting JMPD & SAPS in arresting a murder suspect ( 5 Ekhaya members )…

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A total of 8 Awards was scooped by Bad Boyz Group…

Children enjoy an early christmas hosted by Ekhaya Neighbourhood.

EKhaya Neighbourhood kidz day 2018

Ekhaya kidz were given bicycles, toys, and food was also served for the children at the event. A cultural group from Bussy Bee Combined School in Hillbrow provided exciting entertainment. Pictures Supplied.

Bad Boyz & Ekhaya Pensioners Xmas lunch 2018

A big Thank you to Mr Paul S. for sponsoring the Hillbrow pensioners. Bad Boyz staff for assisting the Ekhaya pensioners at the event. There were so many tears of joy for the lunch and food hampers handed out. Some of these pensioners have been around Hillbrow for up to 45 years. Thank you to everyone for creating some magic..

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Taxi industry urged to improve customer service The City of Joburg’s Department of Social Development, together with Blind SA, the National Taxi Alliance and SANTACO Taxi Associations commemorated the International Day of Persons with Disabilities at Marks Park, with the focus on persons with visual impairment and their transport needs and challenges commuting around the city.

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ttendees included the Speaker of Council, Cllr Vasco da Gama, Member of the Mayoral Committee for Health and Social Development, Cllr Mpho Phalatse; as well as representatives from the Blind SA, Jace Nair, South African National Taxi Association, Garwin Doll, Joburg Disability Forum, the city’s Transport Department and Interdepartmental Disability Forum, Jerry Magagula.

The city, represented by Member of the Mayoral Committee for Health and Social Development, Cllr Mpho Phalatse, Blind SA and SANTACO signed a pledge of allegiance as part of its mission to change the commuter experience of the blind and partially sighted people.

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committing to improving their service towards person who are visually impaired. A lot of them have challenges within taxi ranks like asking where their relevant taxi is because people would just point towards them to the taxi as if they can see where they are pointing to.”

She said it was important to plan better and respond effectively to challenges faced by persons with disabilities.

In October the Persons with Disability unit within Social Development held a workshops with the taxi industry to raise awareness, providing them with relevant education, as well as equipping them with skills to serve this community better.

Doll from SANTACO said the workshops were a perfect intervention and opened the eyes of the taxi industry to what they needed to do to improve service delivery towards their customers, especially persons with disabilities.

He said the taxi industry needed to improve and learn new skills as their clients have different needs.

“We can only be better as an industry when we have such partnerships and hopefully our services will improve,” said Doll.

The City of Johannesburg Transport department is also looking at piloting a project to consider free transportation for persons with disabilities within the Rea Vaya bus service.

To show their commitment to this course, representatives from Rea Vaya gave persons with disabilities an early Christmas by

presenting them with bus tickets preloaded with free rides that they can use to move in and around the City.

Speaker of Council, Cllr Vasco da Gama said it was important that the city of Joburg create a conducive environment that benefits all, including persons with disabilities.

“We want to ensure the rights of persons with disability are upheld through-out the City and its various entities.”

The event also gave persons with disabilities an opportunity to showcase their talents by performing cultural songs and poems.

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“Golf keeps these children off the streets, and they absolutely love these clinics. They come away from a clinic such as this and they all want to be professionals,” said Obed Matlou, the Manager of Alexandra Golf Development. One of the young golfers, Nomthandazo Matlou, said to see the professionals up close and learn from them is an absolute highlight for her.

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