Rain and thunderstorms are predicted for the rest of the week and residents are to take care in the wet weather. A thunderstorm is a localised storm accompanied by lightning and thunder. It may also have gusty winds and often brings heavy rain.
The City calls on residents to join hands in the fight against vandalism of street lights. About 10 street lights along Rev RTJ Namane Drive in Thembisa have been vandalised and copper wires stolen. Preliminary investigations reveal that the vandalising of the street lights was carried out by a syndicate targeting the copper wire. The […]
A valid driver’s licence can be a key to many closed doors for job opportunities in South Africa. Many companies in logistics look for qualified drivers who can help them with transportation of goods from one place to another using road-based transport, such as trucks and panel vans. The National Road Traffic Act stipulates that […]
As a means of raising funds for the Rest-A-While Primrose Community Centre for the aged residents of Primrose in Germiston are collecting and selling recyclable glass bottles to Consol Glass Company. The glass company has placed two of its recycling bins in at the community centre on the corner of Shamrock and Churchill Avenue where […]
The City of Ekurhuleni wishes to inform customer in Palm Ridge and Katlehong of a planned water supply interruption from 08h00 to 17h00 on 1 October. This is due to repairs to damaged 400mm and 600mm pipes which will result in no water during this time. The following areas will be affected: Palm Ridge: […]
Silungile Chibi Sbahle Myaka is a 12-year-old Grade 6 learner at Kenton Primary School in Alberton. She is also the current junior chess player for the Ekurhuleni Chess Team and has a number of awards and accolades to her name. Affectionately known as Lulu, she started playing in Grade 1 and was motivated by not […]
Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) officers based at KwaThema Precinct arrested four suspected house robbers in Brakpan on 28 September after a shoot-out and car chase. According to EMPD Acting Chief Superintended Kobeli Mokheseng the suspected robbers were driving a vehicle stolen in Honeydew last year. Mokheseng said the suspects sped off when they noticed
Tons of debris including plastic bottles, bags and beer bottles, papers and clothes were removed at the cleaning of the stormwater drainages in Spartan, Kempton Park. Along Forge Road, a pool of water was found along the road due to a blocked stormwater drainage. However the road was given a new lease of life when […]
The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) arrested a female for drunken driving and a male suspects for possible dealing in narcotics on 24 September. The 56-year-old female almost crashed into an official motor vehicle when she was stopped at Sunward Park, Boksburg at 4:20pm. She could not stand straight when exiting her vehicle. According to […]
Remember those days when a parent or guardian would warn not to look directly at the sun or that over overexposure to sunlight may cause blindness. For the ‘Eye Care Awareness’ Month, commemorated from 23 September to 18 October, Manager for Non-Communicable Diseases in the City’s Department of Health, Angie Ndhambi cautions that too much exposure to
