The City of Ekurhuleni strongly condemns the misinformation purported by the Citizen Newspaper article titled, “Protest over tenders”. The article was published by the Citizen Newspaper on 16 March 2021. In the article, authored by Brian Sekotu, the Citizen Newspaper claims that, “The city’s

Ekurhuleni City Manager Dr Imogen Mashazi scooped another accolade when she was elected chairperson of the South African Local Government Association (Salga) Gauteng City Managers Forum. Dr Mashazi was elected by her peers to this forum where they share experiences and lessons learnt towards overcoming the myriad of challenges confronted by individual municipalities as

It is with great sadness that Council announces the untimely passing of Ward 89 councillor, Cllr Albert Makhubela (ANC) on 30 January 2021. Sworn into his role in November 2020, Cllr Makhubela’ s tenure was a short one. However, he had an illustrious history of servanthood. Well known by his community, he exemplified the values […]

It is with great sadness that the City announces the passing Cllr Nomsa Phakathi (ward 63). A special council meeting was held on 19 January where a civic funeral for Cllr Phakathi, in line with council’s funeral policy, was declared. A humble and hardworking community leader with a long history in public service, Cllr Phakathi […]

The City of Ekurhuleni vehemently rejects the unfounded and sensational allegations made by the Democratic Alliance (DA) in Ekurhuleni. In a media statement released on 3 December 2020, the DA alleges that the City’s Roads Department has run out of tar and is losing the ‘war on potholes’.  The City of Ekurhuleni would like to set the […]

“This last Council meeting of the year is taking place during what is undoubtedly one of the most important periods in our nation’s calendar: the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence. This annual campaign, which began on the 25th of November, provides us with an opportunity to reflect meaningfully on the challenges that confront […]

So, you have sold your property and need to close your service account with the municipality – what do you do? All you need to do is complete the Termination form and send it through, with a copy of you ID. Remember to include the address of the property and account number. Send the completed […]

The City’s Energy and Finance departments recovered R397 430 from stolen electricity by residents of KwaThema, Duduza and Langaville and Brakpan. This was during a two-day operation carried out by the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department together with the two departments. On Wednesday, 11 November 2020, the operation in KwaThema, Langaville and Duduza resulted in

The City of Ekurhuleni has set eyes on implementing measures to maximise revenue collection and to stop revenue losses. These measure include conducting audits to identify revenue leakages in property rates, water, energy and real estate, as well as audits on new developments to recover revenue. Some of the measure will be to lobby grants […]

It is with great sadness that the City of Ekurhuleni announces the passing of councillor for ward 43, Cllr Bruce Reid (DA). His presence will be missed in council as he was known for being vocal and impassioned when speaking on issues close to his heart. Cllr Reid served council since 2011. He was an […]