The City of Ekurhuleni has invested resources to rehabilitate its wetlands and many other water bodies such as lakes, dams, and ponds in line with world environmental standards. As such, efforts to restore the city’s wetlands include the development of the catchment assessment plans for
WATER SUPPLY CHALLENGES AS A RESULT OF POWER FAILURES AND HIGH WATER CONSUMPTION DURING THE HEATWAVE
Rand Water’s maximum water treatment capacity of our purification plants (Zuikerbosch and Vereeniging) is 5 000 Mega litres of water a day. From our water purification works, we pump purified water to our pumpstations (Eikenhof, Mapleton, Palmiet and Zwartkopjes) that further pump water to a total of 59 water storage reservoirs in our distribution network […]
The City of Ekurhuleni wishes to notify residents that the Rand Water’s Mapleton and Zwartkoppies supply systems are experiencing low water levels affecting the following areas: Meanwhile, Chloorkop near Kempton Park, is also experiencing low water pressure. The city has deployed water tankers which are roving in the various locations within the affected areas.
The City of Ekurhuleni calls on all municipal account defaulters to pay up or face increased action, which includes the cutting of services. Debt management interventions are being intensified against all account defaulters to ensure the City’s financial sustainability and the continued delivery of quality public services. The City will embark on a new SMS […]
The City of Ekurhuleni wishes to advise residents that the fire incident at the Simmer and Jack landfill site is currently under control. Security personnel notified the city and the ward councillor around 22:00 last night that a fire had broken out at the landfill site. Our current investigation has confirmed that the fire came […]
The City’s officials working together with the members of the community have rolled up their sleeves to clear illegal dumping spots in Thembisa. This comes following complaints from residents about the waste seen dumped in various parts of the township, including along main roads. In response, the City has dedicated more resources to the area […]
The latest attacks of Air Quality Monitoring Stations by criminals are putting the lives of our people and the general environment at risk. It is a fact that poor air quality is commonly known for its contribution to, among others, respiratory and cardiac diseases. According to the World Health Organisation, poor air quality kills an […]
The City of Ekurhuleni recovered about R3 million from three Germiston-based companies that owe the City millions of Rands in unpaid services. Yesterday, the City conducted an electricity cut-off blitz in Germiston the hunt down companies that owe the municipality millions in outstanding monies for services. Nine businesses, owing the City more than R21 million, […]
The City of Ekurhuleni is accelerating vaccination of children against Measles following detection of 16 confirmed Measles cases since the start of the year in the region. Measles is a highly contagious disease that spreads through infectious airborne respiratory droplets from an infected person when coughing or sneezing. The first Measles cases in Gauteng were […]
The Speaker of Council, Cllr Raymond Dhlamini invites all interested members of the public and media to attend the City of Ekurhuleni’s Ordinary Council Sitting for January, which is scheduled to take place on Thursday, 26 January 2023 at the OR Tambo Government Precinct, Germiston. The details are as follows: Date: Thursday, 26 January 2023 […]










