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Thembelihle Residents Block Roads in Lenasia & K43 During Protest Over Jobs
Jun 14, 2021
The residents have blocked off the K43 with rocks and burning tyres this morning.
The JMPD’s Xolani Fihla says motorists are advised to seek alternate routes
“Officers have been deployed as we have received reports of protests in Lenasia and that’s on K43 which has been blocked off with roads and burning tyres at Bangalore and Capella Street that’s nearer the Thembelihle informal settlement. It’s alleged that the community is protesting for insourcing of jobs in the area. Motorists are advised to exercise caution, rather avoid and use alternate routes.”
Police Investigating Murder Case After Man Shot Dead at Thembelihle Informal Settlement in Lenasia
May 08, 2021
Lenasia police are investigating a case of murder after a man was shot dead at the Thembelihle Informal settlement.
It is understood the man was killed on Friday night at a tavern following a scuffle.
The police’s Bafana Ndimande says investigations are continuing.
“The officers saw an unknown African male lying on the ground. The paramedics were summoned to the crime scene and they declared the victim dead with a gunshot wound on the upper body. The pathologists transferred the deceased to Diepkloof Government Mortuary.”