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Unsung Heroes

The frontline workers play a crucial role in our society as the men and women are always combating crime, offering health service, saving lives and ensuring that our borders are protected.


The following photographs depict the South African National Defense Force, Health Care workers, Traffic, Fire Fighters and Police who serve South Africans.
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The Johannesburg Metropolitan Policing Department is responsible for ensuring that Johannesburg Central Business Distrcict, which is the biggest city in Africa is prevented from criminal activities.
A healthcare worker stares outside the covid tent during the first period of covid vaccination which were being distributed in communities.
The South African Police Service is the national police force for South Africa, the above picture depicts two females and one SAPS member during the Anti-Xenophobia march in 2022 at Johanesburg.
A SAPS official re-loading his pump gun while a young male ducks for safety during the South Africa's unrest where 14 5000 Jobs were affected, 500 township malls were impacted and the damages were estimated to beR3.5 billion. These are just the figures of a the Gauteng province. The president said The July 2021 civil unrest killed over 300 people and  leaving hundreds bankrupt.
 Despite security forces, the looting and arson continued to spread until the South African National Defense Force was called to intervene, seen above is SANDF members apprehending suspects  during the July Unrest a
JMPD officers and an EMS personnel at a crime scene where A man, allegedly linked to a gang of armed robbers, was arrested after being found unconscious in a manhole in the Johannesburg CBD on.
A SAPS member who is under the Accident department observing a vehicle that was involved in a collision with three light motor vehicle and a mini-bus taxi which was transporting 15 passengers. 
One of the tow truck drivers, who arrived on the scene, told News24 they were already helping injured people when paramedics arrived.
A JMPD official controlling the traffic in the Johannesburg Cbd as Loadshedding leaves traffic lights throughout South Africa not working, which causes traffic jams and other traffic disruptions. 
A female police officer in grief during the memorial service of three police officers who died in accident.
A city power official cutting an illegal connection at one of the houses after reports from residents paying electricity were laid out to Eskom, South Africa electricity power utililty.
A number of people were injured on Friday after five vehicles were involved in an accident on the R554 in the south of Johannesburg. 
JMPD officials monitoring activists and various organisations that came out in numbers to march against the recent xenophobic attacks and also handed in a memorandum at the Hillbrow police station which called for the home affairs minister to step down. 
The manhole the suspect was found in was not far from the scene where a shootout had ensued between the Hawks (The Hawks are the South African Police Services' Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation,)  and a gang of armed robbers.
A police officer during the July unrest in South Africa.
Police service and a Forensic official helping preparing to place the body of a delivery driver who died after a vehicle, which was trying to overtake, crashed into him in Midrand, Johannesburg.
School Chilren walking in a muddy road following the visit of the Gauteng Premier in Vaal Triangle.
An interview with  Keshvi Nair who is the public relations officer at the  National Council of Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NSPCA)
Three SAPS official were involved in a tragic accident which claimed all three officer's lives, seen above is memorial decoration that was organized at the Vereeniging Police Station where they worked. 
South Africa fire Services officials preparing to fight a blaze.
Two fire engines were dispatched to the flat on fire. Fortunately, no injuries or fatalities were reported.
According to a witness, who spoke on condition of anonymity, the delivery man was coming from work when the driver of a Toyota Corolla tried to overtake from the opposite lane.
The Tshwane Metropolitan Policing Department apprehending a taxi driver who crossed a red light and caused an accident after running into two cars while transporting passengers.
Unsung Heroes
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