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CITY MARKS INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR BIODIVERSITY

Kgotso Motlhatswi 22/05/2024

The City of Ekurhuleni joins the global community in marking today, 22 May, as the International Day for Biodiversity. According to the United Nations, over half of global GDP is dependent on nature. More than one billion people rely on forests for their livelihoods while land and the ocean

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EKURHULENI ENGAGES BUSINESS SECTOR ON ITS DRAFT IDP AND BUDGET

Kgotso Motlhatswi 18/04/2024

The City of Ekurhuleni today (18 April 2024) met the business sector at the Germiston Lapa to present and discuss the reviewed draft Integrated Development Plan (IDP) and Multiyear Budget for the municipality. The reviewed IDP for 2024/25 and the multiyear budget for 2024/25 – 2026/27 were on the agenda giving the business sector an […]

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MAN SENTENCED TO EIGHT YEARS IN PRISON FOR ELECTRICITY THEFT

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 06/02/2024

The long arm of the law has snatched a thief who tampered with the city’s essential electricity infrastructure. Mxolisi Hlatshwayo (29) was sentenced to eight (8) years imprisonment on 1 February 2024,  by the Vosloorus Magistrates Court for the crime. It was on 30 June 2022, when the city’s officials caught Hlatshwayo tampering with cables […]

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CITY INVITES THE PUBLIC TO COMMENT ON RENAMING OF PUBLIC FACILITIES

Kgotso Motlhatswi 02/02/2024

The City of Ekurhuleni, in its quest to redress the injustices of the past and build social cohesion, is continuing to name and rename public facilities through participatory processes. The city’s Department of Sport, Heritage, Recreation, Arts and Culture has been tasked to facilitate the public participation process. Among the facilities that will be renamed […]

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CITY IS YET TO RECEIVE THE AUDIT REPORT FROM THE AG

Kgotso Motlhatswi 02/02/2024 0

The City of Ekurhuleni would like to make it clear that the institution is yet to receive the 2022/23 audit report from Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA). We welcome the fact that the AGSA has clarified the matter that this report is not yet finalized because there is a dispute that is currently being […]

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EKURHULENI RESIDENTS GET NEW HOUSES AND TITLE DEEDS

Kgotso Motlhatswi 02/02/2024 0

Ekurhuleni Executive Mayor Sivuyile Ngodwana joined the Minister of Human Settlements, Mmamoloko Kubayi, and Gauteng MEC for Human Settlements, Lebohang Maile, in distributing houses to first time homeowners in Clayville in Thembisa on Wednesday, 31 January 2024. The project in Clayville will see just under 500 houses handed over to new owners in the near […]

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BE PART OF THE FIT-FOR-FREE AEROBICS MARATHON

Kgotso Motlhatswi 01/02/2024 0

The City of Ekurhuleni, in partnership with the Gauteng Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation, will host the fun-filled annual Fit-For-Free Aerobics Marathon on Saturday, 3 February, at Mehlareng Stadium in Thembisa. Young and old residents from Thembisa and the surrounding areas are invited to come and reap the rewards of exercise which it […]

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EKURHULENI BRT SYSTEM ON THE GROWTH PATH

Kgotso Motlhatswi 01/02/2024 0

The City of Ekurhuleni together with the local taxi industry as its stakeholder are shifting gears and levelling up to establish a permanent Vehicle Operating Company (VOC) to manage its BRT system. In 2019, over 900 minibus/ taxi operators accountable for 2 300 taxis belonging to various local taxi associations underwent a registration process as […]

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EKURHULENI COUNCIL CONFERS ALDERMANSHIP TO FOUR COUNCILLORS

Kgotso Motlhatswi 26/01/2024 0

On Thursday, 25 January, during the resumption of the November 2023 Ordinary Council Meeting the Speaker of Council in the City of Ekurhuleni, Cllr Nthabiseng Tshivhenga, bestowed the title and status of Aldermanship upon four councillors of the City. This honorary title is bestowed upon councillors, in line with the City’s Conferment of Civic Honours Policy, […]

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FREE PERFORMANCE ARTS MASTERCLASS AT DUMISANI MASILELA THEATRE

Kgotso Motlhatswi 24/01/2024 0

The date has move to 26 January 2024 for the Physical Theatre Masterclass hosted by the multi-talented and award-winning stage and film actor, Mpume Mthombeni. The masterclass will take place at the Dumisani Masilela Theatre in Germiston and it will be free.  The session promises to be an immersive exploration of the art of physical […]