Finding a suitable workspace where one could operate a business can prove to be a challenging task when your business is based in a township. However, the City of Ekurhuleni’s intervention and a grand plan to give support to SMMEs is bearing much fruit as the City established business parks to
Over the past 20 years, the City has amplified resources to tackle waste management services by establishing over 30 mini dumping sites across to fight increasing illegal dumping spots. These public off-loading facilities are a catalyst of promoting cleanliness and eradicating the scourge of illegal dumping in residential areas. Construction of these sites allows residents
Back in the day, solid waste officials in the City were subjected to unsafe working conditions in dilapidated depots. All that has changed as solid waste depots have been refurbished and new ones constructed. The modern waste depots have transformed from corrugated iron zinc to brick and mortar, with partitioned buildings consisting of administration […]
Tourism Sticky
ourism stakeholders and product owners in Ekurhuleni can register and update details of their establishments on the City’s database that will reflect all tourism offerings in the City. This will not only assist in delivering on the City’s tourism mandate but also ensure that information displayed on various platforms, including the CoE website, is updated […]
The Etwatwa Extension 19 reservoir and tower are some of the water supply infrastructure that the City is delivering to augment supply. Altogether, the City is building 29 reservoirs and water towers during the term of office of the current administration. The Etwatwa Extension 19 reservoir will boost storage capacity and provide adequate water pressure […]
Watville Housing Development Sticky
The City of Ekurhuleni is going full-steam ahead to meet its target to deliver 100 000 housing units and serviced stands by 2024. At the beginning of this term of office, the City identified that among others that it should focus on provision of sustainable urban integration, improve on infrastructure investment, construct 100 000 houses, […]
The City’s is on course to fulfil its commitment of providing dignified dwellings to all its residents. Ramaphosa informal settlement is turning into one of the model areas for how much re-blocking of informal settlements can improve the lives of its residents and provide a dignified dwelling. In the last three months, from April to […]
The huge chunk of R28 million budget allocated to the city’s Energy department will provide stability and protection for the revenue stream from sales of electricity by addressing meter related issues contributing to revenue losses. The budget allocated will be used to install protective structures into which the meters are installed. Protective structures are strengthened
Between June 2016 and June 2020, the City had rehabilitated about 32 sinkholes costing close to R12 million. Sinkholes develop due to concentrated ingress of water into the ground mostly caused by an inappropriate or illegal connection of storm water pipes and drainage pipes, including sewer pipes. It is a big hole on the ground caused […]
36-Hour Water Storage Capacity Within Reach, 13-Mega Litre Kwathema Reservoir Nearing Completion Sticky
Kwa-Thema is one of Ekurhuleni’s biggest townships. Its population, according to the latest population statistics is about 105 614. The City of Ekurhuleni (CoE) is on course to deliver on its commitment of ensuring security of water supply to all its residents and the business community. The Zulu/Xhosa Reservoir, which is currently under construction in Kwa-Thema […]
Construction of the 25-mega litre Fairleads reservoir in Benoni is nearing completions, and it is scheduled to be finished by end of June 2021. The reservoir will go a long way to ensure consistent supply of clean quality water to the citizens and businesses for an extended period even in case where, for emergency reasons, […]
The new human settlements plan reinforces the vision of the Department of Housing, to promote the achievement of a non-racial, integrated society through the development of sustainable human settlements and quality housing. The Breaking New Ground [BNG]) strategy aims to promote an integrated society by developing sustainable human settlements and quality housing within a
In its efforts to reduce inconveniences experienced by residents as a result of ongoing load shedding around the country, the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality has amended its load shedding schedules. From today, December 12, the Metro will follow the newly published timetables available on their website. The newly designed schedules respond to complaints received from
The Executive mayor of Ekurhuleni Cllr Mondli Gungubele has expressed great excitement at news that the city and five of its entities got clean audits in the 2013/14 financial year. Speaking at a handover function hosted by the Office of the Auditor General (AG) in Pretoria this morning, an elated Gungubele thanked the political and […]
The City of Ekurhuleni has formally reinstated the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) Media and Public Relations Unit as a dedicated, formally constituted function within the department and has returned Lieutenant Colonel Kelebogile Thepa to her substantive position as Head of the unit. The decision follows an internal review of the EMPD’s communications
It is all systems go in the City of Ekurhuleni as preparations to host the (Group of 20) G20 Social Summit are at peak level. The G20 Social Summit South Africa 2025 is a powerful platform for shaping international policy and cooperation. Since its inception in 1999, the G20 has grown from meetings of finance […]
TENDER NR DESCRIPTION OF CONTRACT MONTHREPORTED SUPPLIER REPORTED AMOUNT A-EE 01-2025 Subsequent award : Appointment of service providers for the supply, delivery and off-loading of low voltage (LV) cables on an as-and-when required basis from date of award until 30 June 2027 Oct-25 MORAPA POWER SYSTEMS (PTY) LTD Rates A- CS 03-2025 The Appointment of […]
KEMPTON PARK – The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department has received a new fleet of 68 vehicles as the festive season nears. The vehicles comprising of 50 VW Polos, 10 GTIs and eight (8) VW motorbikes will enhance crime and traffic policing productivity in and around the City of Ekurhuleni. The fleet will enable metro police […]
The City of Ekurhuleni is proud to host the first Africa Water and Sanitation Dialogue at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, from 9 to 12 November 2025. The three-day dialogue brings together South African municipalities and others from outside the country, including water experts, to discuss key challenges and solutions in the water and sanitation sector. […]
The City of Ekurhuleni confirms that Deputy Chief of Police, Mr. Julius Mkhwanazi, has been placed on suspension, effective 11 November 2025. This follows the recommendations of an internal audit investigation into allegations of misconduct. The suspension is an administrative measure intended to safeguard the integrity of the disciplinary process and should not be
The G20 Social Summit is a premier international forum for economic cooperation among the world’s major economies, originally formed in response to global financial instability in the late 1990s. The Group of Twenty (G20) is a coalition of 19 countries plus the European Union—and more recently, the African Union—that together represent around 85% of global […]
Bid Number: PS- F 07-2026 Description: The appointment of a (Service Provider) Municipal Valuer to do maintenance of the Valuation Roll in Compliance with the Municipal Property Rates Act 2004 (act no. 6 of 2004 as amended) which will be valid from date of award until 30 June 2028 Bid closing date: 08 DECEMBER 2025 […]
Bid Number: A-CS 01-2026 Description: THE APPOINTMENT OF SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR INDIGENT BURIAL AND FOR THE BURIAL OF PAUPERS ON AN AS AND WHEN REQUIRED BASIS FROM DATE OF AWARD UNTIL 30 JUNE 2028 PAUPERS ON AN AS AND WHEN REQUIRED BASIS FROM DATE OF AWARD UNTIL 30 JUNE 2028 Bid closing date: 25 NOVEMBER […]


















