UNDUNANKULU waseGauteng uMnuz Panyaza Lesufi uveza ukuthi babize uMnyango wezokuSebenza koMphakathi ukulekelela ngophenyo mayelana nokuqhuma okubhodloze umgwaqo uLilian Ngoyi eGoli ngoLwesithathu ntambama.
ULesufi uveze ukuthi uthembise abezindaba ukubuya nombiko wokuthi yini edale ukuqhuma komgwaqo.
“Ngemuva kokuxhumana nabe-Egoli Gas abaveze ukuthi akulona ipayipi labo elinenkinga, nabeTelkom basho okufanayo, sithathe isinqumo sokubiza umnyango wezokuSebenza koMphakathi ngoba zikhona izazi ezikwazi ukuphenya ngezimo ezithi azifane nalezi,” kusho uLesufi.
Uthi abomnyango baveze ukuthi isimo esifana nalesi bake basibonasenzeka eYoeville, ngaleyo ndlela kukhona abakusolayo futhi kunabantu abathile abafuna ukubapheka ngemibuzo.
“Baveze ukuthi kunamabhokisi amathathu abizwa ngama-junction box abahambile bayowahlola bathola ukuthi yiwona asolwayo, yingakho kunabantu abathile okumele kukhulunywe nabo.”
Uthi lokhu kukhomba ukuthi le ndawo isazovalwa njengendawo ephenywayo futhi abantu abahlala lapha bazonikwa amaphemithi ngoba abekho abanye abantu abazovunyelwa lapha kuze kugoqwe uphenyo.
Ubuye waveza ukuthi baxhumene nabanikazi bezimoto ezilimalile ukuze bakwazi nabo ukuxhumana nemishwalensi yabo basizakale.
“Sibonga kakhulu emaphoyiseni ngokusebenza ngokuphazima kweso ukuze kususwe izimoto endaweni yesigameko. Nalezi ebezisele nazo sezihanjisiwe kubanikazi.
ULesufi uthi angu-29 amatekisi alimalile, zinhlanu izimoto ezincane.
Ubuye waveza ukuthi kusetshenziswe ubuchwepheshe besimanje bokuthatha ama-fingerprint ukuze kutholakale ukuthi umufi ungubani ngoba bekungakafiki muntu ezofuna isihlobo esilahlekile.
“Singaqinisekisa ukuthi umufi sesiyamazi, imininingwane yakhe siyihambisile eMnyangweni wezaseKhaya ukuqiniseiksa ukuthi uyena ngempela.
Isidumbu sitholakale ezintatha ngaphansi kwenye yezimoto ebibhajwe kule ndawo.
Kubuye kwatholakala ingane edukile kule ndawo. U-Elias Mawela okhulumela amaphoyisa eGauteng unxuse abazali abalahlekelwe yingane, basondele ngaphambili njengoba isemaphoyiseni okwamanje.
[WATCH] Gauteng Police Commissioner General Elias Mawela says anyone, who has a relative who is missing following yesterday's explosion in the Joburg CBD, should report this to their nearest police station.#Newzroom405 pic.twitter.com/gMtxPEPZ2J
— Newzroom Afrika (@Newzroom405) July 20, 2023
Ungqongqoshe wezeMpilo eGauteng uNkk Nomantu Nkomo-Relehoko uveze ukuthi bangu-48 abantu abalimalile, bangu-30 abahlolwe isimo sabo kwatholakala ukuthi balimale kancane. Bangu-12 abalimale kakhulu kanti babili basesimeni esibucayi.
UNkk Nkomo-Relehoko ubonge kakhulu ukusebenza ngokubambisana kwabezimo eziphuthumayo kanjalo nezibhedlela okuthuthelwe kuzo abalimalile ngoba basatshalaliswe ezibhedlela ezahlukene.
Ababili abalimele kakhulu basesibhedlela iCharlotte Maxeke Academic kodwa basesimeni esikahle.
Abalimele ababonisi izimpawu zokuhogela umusi we-gas kodwa ngukulimala okujwayelekile uma kunesimo esifana nalesi. Olimele kakhulu ushayeke isifuba.
A video of the JHB CBD explosion🙆![CDATA[]]>🏾♂️ Lucky guy😩 pic.twitter.com/50PTt1y341
— Rumani® (@RealMrumaDrive) July 20, 2023