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CHIEF MAHLABE VOWS TO SERVE CITY OF EKURHULENI CITIZENS! By Mapepeza Reporter
ON October 22 (Thursday), Bafana Andries Mahlabe was officially introduced as the new Chief of Police at the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality during an inauguration ceremony held in Germiston. The ceremony was officiated by Gauteng Police Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Lesetja Mothiba, who oversaw the signing of the Oath of Office by Mahlabe. Ekurhuleni Executive Mayor, Cllr Mondli Gungubele, congratulated and welcomed his appointment and the beginning of a new chapter for the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department.
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE RATANDA DEVELOPMENT CENTRE GRADUATES SHINE BRIGHT!
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BE INSPIRED BY THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF O.R AND ADELAIDE TAMBO The newly appointed Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department Chief of Police, Bafana Andries Mahlabe, signs the oath to serve the residents of Ekurhuleni.
ON October 22 (Thursday), the City of Ekurhuleni officially opened the O R Tambo Narrative Centre in Wattville. Minister in the Presidency, Hon. Jeff Radebe and City Mayor Mondli Gungublele delivered memorable keynote addresses, honouring the late Oliver and Adelaide Tambo. Other dignified guests included the son of Oliver and Adelaide Tambo, Dali, was accompanied by his wife Rachel and former Ekurhuleni Mayor Duma Nkosa. The Narrative Centre is part of a larger precinct which includes a monument at the OR and Adelaide Tambo gravesite, an environmental centre, a crafts centre and an amphitheatre for performing arts. Oliver Reginald Tambo, one of South Africa’s most loved and illustrious leaders, lived in the community of Wattville with his LEADING THE WAY: The newly appointed Chief of Police alongside Ekurhuleni Executive Mayor, Cllr Mondli Gungubele, during his first parade inspection which took place at the Germiston Civic Centre. They are accompanied by the Gauteng Police wife, Adelaide Tambo, from 1948 until he went into exile in 1960, Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Lesetja Mothiba and Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality’s Chief of Police, Steven Ngobeni.
and then on his return to South Africa in 1991. Such was their bond with the community of Wattville that O R and Adelaide Tambo chose the Tamboville Cemetery as their final resting place. Their gravesite has since been declared a National Heritage Site. Oliver Reginald Tambo is universally admired and respected as one of South Africa’s greatest leaders. The City of Ekurhuleni invites all South Africans, as well as those who were involved in the AntiApartheid Movement internationally, to contribute their experiences and memories of Oliver and Adelaide Tambo to the making of the OR Tambo Narrative Centre and exhibition. Send all enquiries to Hannelie Swart on phone: 011 999-3222 or email her on Hannelie.swart@ ekurhuleni.gov.za