Another JMPD officer was arrested after fatally wounding a member of the public and injuring a bystander at Rocker Fella Lounge in Molapo, Soweto.
The officer was charged with murder, attempted murder and assault GBH (grievous bodily harm). He was found guilty and sentenced to 15 years in prison on November 2.
In another incident, sound equipment from the Supremacy of God Church in Yeoville was impounded and the church closed because it did not have compliance certificates and police had received “non-stop complaints” from the surrounding community.
JMPD chief David Tembe said churches are becoming a problem due to noise pollution and illegal connections.
“The noise that is made by our churches is unacceptable. Whether you are a church, a shebeen or a place of entertainment, we’ll deal with it as and when they commit those crimes,” warned Tembe.
“I am tired of people who phone at 1am who say, ‘I can’t sleep’!”
Mashaba claimed the city will soon have “fully operational municipal courts” operating “around the clock”.
“No country has ever succeeded and prospered without the achievement of the rule of law,” he said.