Two Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department officers have been commended for their bravery a decade ago when, in their quest to foil a heist, they drove a cash-in-transit van.
Quinton Steenberg, alongside his partner at the time, Yul Liesering, were awarded the gold medal for their bravery in the 2013 Wadeville shooting where Steenberg almost lost his life after being shot four times in a shootout.
Saturday marks six months since a fuel tanker exploded after it became wedged beneath a bridge near Tambo Memorial Hospital. At least 41 lives were lost and scenes of that fateful day remain etched in the minds of many responders.