4 people have died during the #TembisaShutdown

The Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department has confirmed that a further two bodies have been discovered in Tembisa, bringing the death toll as a result of violent protest action in the area, to four.

The further two bodies were found on Monday afternoon near the Customer Care Centre, where the Municipal Centre was set alight.

Several vehicles belonging to the City of Ekurhuleni have been torched. Residents are protesting over the cost of electricity, and water as well as municipal rates and taxes.

“We do confirm that four fatalities have been recorded in the Tembisa protest action. The two emanated from when we were doing our inspection at the CCC and we discovered two fatalities. The first two,  IPID is currently handling the case,” says EMPD spokesperson Kelebogile Thepe.

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