Residents are alerted to a scam doing the rounds about bogus job opportunities with the City. The advert states that the municipality is looking for code10/14 drivers, general workers, cleaners and safety officers. It goes on to encourage job seekers to contact a Mr Mohlala on 0766837607 and

Computer or laptop users are advised to change their passwords regularly to protect information on their emails from hackers. A hacker is someone who gets into someone else’s computer without permission to access information and use it for criminal purposes. The following are security tips to make a password strong: Make your password strong Usually […]

Uprooted trees and those that hang too low on public roads are dangerous to motorists and pedestrian as they obstruct the view of the road. Sometimes part of a tree may hang low and obstruct the view of a motorist making driving on that road dangerous. This may tempt residents to cut and remove those […]

There has been a notable increase in power outages across the City, largely due to illegal connections and meter bypass. Areas experiencing power outages have a high rate of illegal connections through direct connection on to distribution pillars, street and high mast lights that result in about 63% of customers not buying electricity. This has […]

Mayoral Committee Member for Water and Sanitation Cllr Tiisetso Nketle, together with representatives of Business for South Africa and the National Business Initiative, donated hand washing units to residents of Qalabosha informal settlement in Daveyton.  Qalabosha has been selected as one of the informal communities where social distancing is difficult to maintain,

A man was electrocuted when he allegedly attempted to cut the 3 000 volts electrical overhead power cables at Germiston Lake train station this morning. The City’s Disaster and Emergency rescue team were alerted at 09h10 and on arriving at the scene, found the motionless body of an adult male hanging from high powered electrical […]

The City of Ekurhuleni warns the public to be aware of Grant-in-Aid scam that is being carried by a person claiming to be an employee of the City. The City has been inundated with complaints from residents who are receiving calls from the scammer soliciting money to purportedly fast-track their Grant-in-Aid applications. The scammer who […]

The City of Ekurhuleni has partnered with the taxi industry, Outsurance and the Church of Scientology to disinfect 25 taxi ranks across the City. The partnership was launched on Friday, 8 May at the Germiston Taxi Rank were taxis were disinfected. The event was attended by the City’s MMC for Transport Planning Cllr Phelisa Nkunjana […]

Over two thousand City of Ekurhuleni employees were screened for Covid-19 on 4 May in line with the Level 4 lockdown regulations that require screening of all employees returning to their workplaces, and furthermore in contributing to the need to do more tests to detect any case of Covid-19. The City is conducting mass screening […]

In line with Level 4 COVID-19 Lockdown restrictions, it is compulsory for everyone using any of the municipality’s facilities to wear a face mask, or any form of material covering mouth and nose, with effect from Friday, 1 May. All visitors to the City’s buildings will not be permitted to enter or board any of […]