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Nateniël Julies grandfather has died without seeing justice prevail for his murder.
The three police officers accused of killing the teenager appeared in the South Gauteng High Court on Friday.
Their trial has been set down for October.
The mother of slain Eldorado Park teen Nateniël Julies says her father died with a broken heart, having never seen justice for his grandson.
An emotional Bridget Harris told media outside the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg on Friday that they were preparing to bury her father James on Saturday after he died last week.
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Eldorado Park has become synonymous with drugs dens and gangsterism. Journalist MAXINE BECKET shares her experience of reporting in one of South Africa’s drug capitals with Mbali Zwane.
It pains me to know that a place I call home, is home to drug lords and notorious gangsters as well. There’s good happening in this community but it gets overshadowed by the bad things that happen. I try to balance my reporting as a community journalist because, despite the township being known as a drug capital, residents do take the initiative in tackling the drugs and gangsterism – a mushrooming parasite.
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Residents complained about unending blackouts caused by cable theft, overloading and illegal connections.
They are demanding a new substation away from surrounding informal settlements.
City Power officials at the Lenasia depot were forced to remain inside their offices on Tuesday as Hillside residents in Lenasia South, blocked roads leading to the premises demanding electricity.
Residents have complained about power blackouts in the area and have accused City Power of not communicating with them.
They took to the streets on Tuesday and blocked roads with burning tyres and other objects as they marched to City Power offices.
City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena said protesters made it difficult for officials to respond to outages from the Lenasia depot.