October is breast cancer awareness month according to the health calendar of events. This year’s theme is ‘Keeping Her in the Picture’ a message aimed at supporting women who are affected and impacted by breast cancer. According to statistics, the prevalence of breast cancer among South
GERMISTON – The City of Ekurhuleni’s newly launched Siyakhokha WhatsApp Business Channel is yielding positive results, with almost 7 000 residents already benefitting from using the application since its launch last month. “With WhatsApp Business, we are now able to communicate with our customers in a fast and efficient way thus, improving our customer engagement and
The City of Ekurhuleni has set up help desks to assist Small, Medium and Micro Enterprise (SMME) owners in doing business with the municipality. The intervention will, among others, assist with registration onto the supplier database, the completion of tender forms, and navigating through the new Preferential Procurement Regulations of 2022. The Preferential Procurement
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 […]
Ekurhuleni’s health practitioners are crisscrossing the City educating communities about cholera prevention, treatment, and care. As part of the campaign, on Friday, 10 March, a team visited the Germiston Clinic to explain cholera, its side effects, symptoms and how it can be prevented. Patients visiting the facility got to learn about the importance of hygiene, […]
Entrepreneurs are invited to participate in the City of Ekurhuleni’s business development initiative, which will be hosted at the Uhambo Innovation Hub facility in Kempton Park. The City of Ekurhuleni is looking for high-potential small businesses owned by military veterans to participate in an incubation program aimed at helping the SMEs grow into sustainable businesses
The City has introduced a new self-service meter management system that allows residents to capture and send through their own readings, should they wish to. All of this happens by simply going to the Siyakhokha tab on the My CoE App, choosing ‘Meter Systems’ and following the prompts. The dates for reading submissions are on […]
To ease the financial burden faced by customers who are in arrears with their municipal accounts, the City is offering a 50% debt write-off incentive. However, this Debt Rehabilitation Incentive is not automatic as customers will have to apply for such a relief and those qualifying customers will receive the incentive which will be from […]