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EKURHULENI BRT SYSTEM ON THE GROWTH PATH

Kgotso Motlhatswi 01/02/2024 0

The City of Ekurhuleni together with the local taxi industry as its stakeholder are shifting gears and levelling up to establish a permanent Vehicle Operating Company (VOC) to manage its BRT system. In 2019, over 900 minibus/ taxi operators accountable for 2 300 taxis belonging to various local

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BOOK CHARACTERS COME TO LIFE AT THE BENONI LIBRARY

Kgotso Motlhatswi 31/01/2024 0

The city’s future leaders from Palm Campus in Benoni enjoyed a fun-filled story hour at the Benoni library on Friday, 26 January. The boys and girls from Palm Campus were mesmerized as they attentively listened to Grade 12 learners from their school read books while dressed up as the characters of the books they were […]

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EXECUTIVE MAYOR AND MMCs WRAP UP BACK-TO-SCHOOL IN EKURHULENI

Kgotso Motlhatswi 30/01/2024 0

Charlotte Maxeke Secondary in Phomolong and Inxiweni Primary School in Thembisa had the privilege of ending off the City’s Executive school visits for 2024. This has been part of the municipality leadership checking up on the state of teaching and learning at some of the schools as the new academic year kicked off on 17th […]

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EKURHULENI COUNCIL CONFERS ALDERMANSHIP TO FOUR COUNCILLORS

Kgotso Motlhatswi 26/01/2024 0

On Thursday, 25 January, during the resumption of the November 2023 Ordinary Council Meeting the Speaker of Council in the City of Ekurhuleni, Cllr Nthabiseng Tshivhenga, bestowed the title and status of Aldermanship upon four councillors of the City. This honorary title is bestowed upon councillors, in line with the City’s Conferment of Civic Honours Policy, […]

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FREE PERFORMANCE ARTS MASTERCLASS AT DUMISANI MASILELA THEATRE

Kgotso Motlhatswi 24/01/2024 0

The date has move to 26 January 2024 for the Physical Theatre Masterclass hosted by the multi-talented and award-winning stage and film actor, Mpume Mthombeni. The masterclass will take place at the Dumisani Masilela Theatre in Germiston and it will be free.  The session promises to be an immersive exploration of the art of physical […]

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CITY LAUNCHES CLEAN YOUR KASI CAMPAIGN

Kgotso Motlhatswi 22/01/2024 0

Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Environmental Resource and Waste Management, Cllr Leshaka Manamela, on Friday, 19 January 2024, launched the ‘Clean Your Kasi, Manje Namhlanje’ campaign in Thembisa. This grassroots initiative aims to address the persistent issues of illegal dumping and the grass-cutting backlog that has developed across the City of Ekurhuleni. The

Office of The Executive Mayor

EXECUTIVE MAYOR CELEBRATES THE CLASS OF 2023

Kgotso Motlhatswi 19/01/2024 0

The matriculants of 2023 have proved to be historical with an achievement of a record high 82.9% pass rate nationwide. However, as the Gauteng province and City of Ekurhuleni we fell short as other provinces and districts scooped top honours. Congratulations are in order to the learners, educators and other stakeholders for shining the spotlight […]

Office of The Executive Mayor Press Releases

MAYOR LEADS 2024 BACK-TO-SCHOOL CAMPAIGN

Kgotso Motlhatswi 18/01/2024 0

Executive Mayor, Cllr Sivuyile Ngodwana, along with his whole team of MMCs yesterday criss-crossed Ekurhuleni doing spot checks to ensure that the 2024 academic year got off to a flying start without any hinderances. This was part of the Gauteng Provincial Government’s annual Back-to-School program which sees the Premier and MECs spread throughout the province […]

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ENTRIES TO THE THIRD ANNUAL UMSIZI NOPENDE VISUAL ART PROJECT NOW OPEN 

Kgotso Motlhatswi 17/01/2024 0

Visual art practitioners are invited to submit their artworks and stand a chance of being a part of the third annual Umsizi Nopende National Visual Art Programme which carries prize money of R50 000. Artists are encouraged to present their best artworks which are aligned to this year’s theme: ‘Looking into the past, present and the future’. […]

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RAND WATER MAINTENANCE TO RESULT IN TEMPORARY WATER SUPPLY INTERRUPTION

Kgotso Motlhatswi 17/01/2024 0

Rand Water has notified the City of scheduled maintenance work at the Zuikerbosch water treatment plant which will affect the water supply to several parts of the city from Sunday, 21 January until Tuesday, 23 January – depending on how quickly the Rand Water system stabilises. To mitigate the effects of the interruption, the City […]