Dear residents of Tshwane,
As the MMC for Community Safety, I would like to remind you that the unlicensed sale and detonation of fireworks is illegal and should be reported to the authorities.

You can help to ensure a safer festive season by bringing contraventions of the above to the attention of the City of Tshwane law enforcement units at the following numbers:

• Tshwane Metro Police Department at 012 358 7095/7096
• Fire hazard at premises: Emergency Services Department at 012 310 6200/6300/6400 during office hours (08:00 to 16:00)
• Animals in distress or cruelty to animals: Waltloo or Centurion SPCA – 083 453 3863 or 082 807 5671 respectively

I have asked the Chief of TMPD to respond swiftly to firework related incidents and to ensure that perpetrators face the full might of the law.

In case of life-threatening emergencies, the Emergency Services Department can be contacted via 107 and Gauteng Ambulance Services 10177 (landline) or 112 (mobile phone), all toll free.

Yours truly,

Ald Grandi Theunissen
MMC for Community Safety

Would you give your children the equivalent of gunpowder to play with?

“Once lit with a fuse or spark, the sulphur melts first at 112.8 C. The sulphur flows over the potassium-nitrate and charcoal, which then burn. This combustion reaction quickly produces a large amount of energy and gas – in other words, an explosion. If there is a small hole for the gas to escape, the reaction launches the firework into the air. In a very confined space or if incorrectly manufactured, it blasts the components of the firework apart and ignites everything nearby.” Paul E. Smith, president of the Pyrotechnics Guild International, Inc.

With many of today’s fireworks sold in South Africa being produced in unregulated Asian factories, how confident are you that the cheap fireworks display you purchased are safe to use?

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