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DEMS

Call an Ambulance for Emergencies

In Gauteng, the demand for ambulance services is too high due to the rising coronavirus infections.   To avoid suffocating the ambulance service, it is important for community members to know that during this period only emergency life threatening services will be attended by ambulances. Most people do not understand when it is necessary to […]
Community Safety

Permit for Transporting Dangerous Goods

It is important to consider safety in transporting dangerous goods. Transportation of dangerous goods is regulated to prevent accidents to persons, property, and damage to the environment by means of transport or other goods. The Department of Disaster and Emergency Services (DEMS) provides permits to transport dangerous goods. Any
Energy

Winnie Mandela Substations Repaired- Power Back

The City has successfully repaired the substations which had blown up and power has since been reconnected to residents of the Winnie Mandela area in Thembisa.  This area was plunged into darkness following damages to the two substations which blew up a week ago. Preliminary investigations reveal that illegal connections and electricity theft were the […]
EMPD

Electricity Thief Rots In Jail

The City loses millions of Rands every year through illegal connections which ultimately cause damages to electricity infrastructure. Through several interventions, the City has waged war against illegal connections with little luck. Tones of cables that are illegally connected to the grid are removed by the City in its fight against illegal connection. However, there […]
Energy

People Fined for Electricity Theft

Approximately R50 000 of reinstatement fines were issued during the anti-electricity theft operations jointly held in Primrose and Elsburg on Monday, 15 June 2021. During this operation, the Department of Energy and law enforcement agencies within the City, 13 properties were found with bypassed electricity meter boxes. The owners were each issued with R3613.79 as
Tenders awarded

Bids awarded May 2021

TENDER NR STATUS DESCRIPTION  OF BIDS AWARDED-RECOMMENDED TO THE CM SUPPLIER A-EE 01-2021 AWARDED The appointment of contractors for the design, supply, install, delivery, offloading, test, commissioning and retrofit of an existing floodlighting luminaires conventional types high intensity discharge (HID) with light emitting diodes (LED) on an as and when required