The Olifantsfontein Business Community (OBF) has showered the City of Ekurhuleni with praise for its timely intervention in rehabilitating the sinkhole along the heavily industrialised R562 road. Sol Botha from OBF said their members were worried that, if not attended, the sinkhole would
Media Liaison Officer for the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) Constable Thabiso Makgato has been with the department for 11 years, standing tall among her male counterparts. She shares her experience in working in a male dominated space and what Women’s Month, celebrated in August, means to her. What is you rank? Constable, and I […]
“I was not entirely surprised, as I understood that at some point one might get exposed to the virus, but when the results came back positive I said to myself ‘oh well ,so be it’”. These are the words of Kholofelo Madisha, one of seven officials from the Executive Mayor’s office who tested positive for […]
The City has taken a tough stand against illegal mining by shutting down four illegally operated mine shafts within two months. Two of these shafts are in Makause informal settlement, whilst another is located at the Marathon informal settlement – both settlements are in Germiston. Mandeni informal in Benoni is the fourth one to be […]
The Covid-19 pandemic has posed a serious threat to most businesses, particularly those in the food industry. Selling food to customers on the street can be extremely hazardous if such interactions do not include taking into account measures of preventing the Covid-19 pandemic. Vuyisile Singo, a mobile kitchen operator in Springs, has committed to abide […]
All trenches were closed and remaining cables connected at the Thokoza substation today (Thursday, 13 August). If all tests come out positive, the second transformer will be ready to take load on Friday, 14 August. This follows weeks of work to rebuild the substation after it blew up on 6 July, causing extensive damage and […]
The coordinated fight against the spread of Covid-19 led collaboratively by the City of Ekurhuleni with Gauteng Provincial Government continue to make strides. The team comprising of officials from the two institutions is conducting ward-based screening and testing across the City. Altogether, the team screened 1 000 and tested 83 people for Covid-19 on Wednesday, […]
The MDB has, after consideration of inputs received from communities, delimited wards for all Batch 1 Municipalities, in terms of schedule 1 of the Municipal Structures Act. Wards have been published in Provincial Gazettes, and any person aggrieved by the determination of municipal wards may within 14 days of publication of the Provincial Gazette, submit […]
The City provides a 240ℓ wheelie bins for each property and refuse is collected as per the waste calendar. Waste that cannot be recycled, should be placed in waste bins. What you can put in the bin: Polystyrene and polythene Carrier bags Tissues, napkins and kitchen towels Nappies, cat litter, animal faeces and bedding Soiled […]
Collection of waste had to be temporarily halted after a community protest by residents of Reiger Park, Popcorn Valley and Joe Slovo informal settlement in Boksburg from 17 to 31 July, and similar incident in Germiston on 7 August. A wage dispute between a service provider contracted to service the informal settlement and the local […]











