During the weekend, the City of Johannesburg learnt the sad news of the deaths of two Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) employees.
The employees died on the same day (24 February) in two separate incidents.
According to the MMC for Public Safety, Michael Sun, on-duty Security Guard Eric Makgathokga was shot and killed by an unknown number of suspects who forcefully entered the Fleurhof Empowerment Zone building. They took five solar panel geysers among other valuables.
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Makgathokga officially joined the City as an employee early in 2018 during the insourcing drive that was led by the Department of Public Safety.
In another incident, Officer Manyama was in a place of entertainment near his house with friends when four suspects entered the premises and sporadically shot at the patrons, injuring four and killing two.
The suspects made off with an undisclosed amount of money from the tavern, and the owners of the adjacent shop claim that R7 000 was taken from them as well.
Officer Manyama, who had served the City since 1989, was working in Region D at the time of his death.
The MMC for Public Safety said, “We are aggrieved by the deaths of Officer Manyama and security guard Makgathokga, and ,as a Department we are committed to assisting the investigating officers to ensure that the culprits are arrested and face the full might of the law. The Executive Mayor, Herman Mashaba, and I will be visiting the families of the deceased to pay our respects and offer assistance to them during this difficult time. Our deepest condolences go to the families, friends and colleagues of the two employees of the City”.
Michael Sun also urged residents who may have information about any of these crimes to come forward and share this information with the police.
The Department of Public Safety will be honouring its fallen colleagues with a memorial service later on in the week.
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