With the ongoing rain, residents are urged to look out for any signs of a sinkhole developing on their properties.  Glory Momubaghan, Geotechnical Chief Engineer in the City Planning Department said that sinkholes develop due to a concentrated ingress of water into the ground,

The act of Illegal connections is not only an offence of bypassing the supply of electricity, it also poses a danger to officials that must attend to it. Anxiety and fear of the unknown grip all members of the team each time they are dispatched to attend to an illegal electricity connection call. Verbal and […]

An unknown middle-aged man was found hanging on the high voltage electrical power lines on the railway line in Rondebult this morning (29 January). The incident was reported and fire and rescue team from Wadeville fire station swiftly responded after receiving the call at 09h42. On arrival the motionless body was still hanging on an […]

Disruptive rain is expected over Gauteng, including the City of Ekurhuleni from this afternoon till towards the weekend. According to the South African Weather Services (SAWS), the prolonged rainfall is anticipated to cause large scale flooding, moreover in the low-lying areas. The City of Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS) remains on high alert

Bereaving families burying their loved ones in Ekurhuleni are encouraged to make their own arrangements for closing of graves after internment as the City has temporarily suspended the closing of graves by municipal workers to curb the spread of COVID-19. The temporary suspension of these services is due to reduced staff complement and to protect […]

The process to prepare food should not lead to clogging of the kitchen drainage system. There are certain foods that have the potential to do just that, if necessary precautionary measures are not taken.  Consider the following list of food as having a high potential to block drains. Expandable foods Some foods like pasta and […]

Members of the public can lodge a complaint against metro police officers for intimidation, harassment, assault or corruption, among other forms of misconduct. Those who believe that their rights have been infringed upon by EMPD officers need to lodge a formal complaint in writing with the department’s Internal Affairs Unit, responsible for handling such complaints. […]

The City’s access controlled community parks are currently closed as part of the adhering to COVID-19 lockdown regulations. Following the president’s announcement of maintaining the country at adjusted Level 3 of the national lockdown, it implied that some regulations remained in place such as the closure of community access controlled parks effectively from 11 January

The City warns the public to be aware of social media job scams that are falsely presented as the City’s recruitment process. The scammers lure the public to call them on their cell numbers where they are made to pay money in exchange for false job opportunities for drivers and cleaners, among others. The City […]

Following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address on the extension of COVID-19 lockdown Level 3 regulations on Monday, 11 January 2021, all service delivery departments will adhere to the guidelines such as operating with one third of employees per building so as to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace. The City’s workforce in service delivery […]