The City of Ekurhuleni wishes to reassure residents that our potable water is of excellent quality and safe to consume. The city’s reassurance to residents follows false statements on many social media platforms that the tap water is contaminated with the cholera-causing bacterium. The fake
The City of Ekurhuleni invites local businesses to a training session on the new Preferential Procurement Regulation (PPR) of 2022 which became effective on 16 January 2023. The most notable change to the regulation is the replacement of the broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) status level contributor with specific goals, and as a result, points […]
The City’s Draft Water Services By-law that combines the content from two previously approved by-laws is now open for comment. The 2002 Water Supply and Wastewater by-laws were used as the basis of the 2022 Draft Water Services By-law. Before the bylaw is approved to come into effect, a public participation process is followed where […]
Germiston – The City of Ekurhuleni regrets to inform the public that our official Facebook Page has been hacked. We have already reached out to Meta, the parent company of Facebook, for assistance in resolving the issue. Our ICT department is currently working diligently to reclaim our Facebook Page and restore it to its original […]
The City strongly condemns the burglary of the Villa Liza Clinic. The facility was broken into on Wednesday night and 22 computers, two monitors and kitchen appliances were among the items stolen. Discovered the following morning, the burglary forced the facility to close to the public on Thursday, 2 March, but reopened on Friday. “This […]
Yesterday, myself and the MMC for Waste Management, Cllr. Brandon Pretorius visited various mini waste dump sites in Kempton Park and Boksburg. The purpose of these visits was to monitor operations at the waste disposal stations to ensure that backlogs are all cleared. The waste disposal sites visited included the Norkem Park, Dayen Glen, Attlasville, […]
The City of Ekurhuleni advises residents to keep their taps closed at all times during water supply interruptions to avoid erroneous billing caused by air trapped in the pipes passing through the water meters. The water metering glitch, which some residents may have encountered during the recent water supply interruptions, is because the city uses […]
On Tuesday, 28 February 2023, the Speaker of Council in the City of Ekurhuleni, Cllr Nthabiseng Tshivhenga, officiated the swearing of two new Democratic Alliance Councillors. Cllr. Michael Waters and Cllr. Nina McFarlane took their oath of office before the Speaker in accordance with Rule 11 (1) and (2) of the City of Ekurhuleni Standing […]
Today, after a month of political grandstanding, the much-needed adjustment budget was passed in council. This adjustment budget will be realigning the city’s finances to give expression to the needs of residents on the ground. Yesterday the city took stock of 36 waste compactors through our plant hire tender to address the waste backlog. With […]








