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COMMUNITY SETS VEHICLES ALIGHT

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni May 31, 2023 0

The City of Ekurhuleni strongly condemns the torching of vehicles and the vandalism of the KwaThema customer care centre and the fire station today, 30 May. An unknown number of people arrived at the customer care centre and without raising any issues set alight a municipal vehicle and another

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CITY LAUNCHES A HOTLINE TO REPORT ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni April 20, 2023 0

Illegally disposing of waste is a punishable offense that goes with a hefty sentence and even jail time. In an effort to curb illegal dumping in the region, the city has launched a hotline to enable residents to report culprits of illegal dumping. Law-abiding citizens can report acts of illegal dumping via email and/or call […]

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CITY PUTS CONTINGENCY PLANS IN PLACE FOR SHUTDOWN

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni March 17, 2023 0

The City of Ekurhuleni has put systems in place to ensure that service delivery is not disrupted during Monday’s planned shutdown. After carefully considering possible threats to its functionality as a result of the planned action, the City has moved swiftly to ensure that there is less to zero impact on services on the day. […]

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EMPD LAUNCHES WALL OF REMEMBRANCE FOR FALLEN HEROES

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni February 27, 2023

A memorial wall, remembering officers who paid the highest price whilst performing their duties, was unveiled by the Executive Mayor, Alderman Tania Campbell, on 24 February 2023. The unveiling of the memorial wall was attended by the Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Community Safety Cllr Khuthatshelo Rasilingwane, Oversight Committee members, colleagues, and

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AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni February 15, 2023

In response to the rise in reported cases of domestic violence in recent weeks, officers from the EMPD visited the John Dube Settlement in Duduza on Sunday, 12 February, to educate residents on the scourge of gender-based violence (GBV). The campaign educates members of the community on how social ills such as domestic violence as […]

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CITY CALLS FOR HARSHER SENTENCE FOR ARRESTED CABLE THIEVES

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni February 9, 2023 0

The City of Ekurhuleni calls for the justice system to harshly sentence five brazen cable thieves arrested for theft at the city’s Boksburg Energy Depot yesterday, 08 February 2023. Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) Anti-Cable Theft Unit officers swiftly responded to a call of an ongoing theft of essential electricity supply infrastructure yesterday evening.

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CITY SERVICE DISCONNECTION BLITZES NET R8.1 MILLION

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni February 7, 2023 0

The City of Ekurhuleni has in the past two weeks, through electricity disconnection blitzes, recovered R8,1 million owed by businesses in and around Germiston.  The City has established a team comprising of EMPD and officials in finance and energy departments to switch off electricity and restrict water supply to businesses that owe the municipality money. […]

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THUGS TARGET AIR POLLUTION MONITORING STATIONS 

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni January 25, 2023 0

The latest attacks of Air Quality Monitoring Stations by criminals are putting the lives of our people and the general environment at risk. It is a fact that poor air quality is commonly known for its contribution to, among others, respiratory and cardiac diseases. According to the World Health Organisation, poor air quality kills an […]

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CITY BLITZ BRINGS IN OUTSTANDING R3 MILLION

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni January 25, 2023 0

The City of Ekurhuleni recovered about R3 million from three Germiston-based companies that owe the City millions of Rands in unpaid services. Yesterday, the City conducted an electricity cut-off blitz in Germiston the hunt down companies that owe the municipality millions in outstanding monies for services. Nine businesses, owing the City more than R21 million, […]

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THE EMPD CONFISCATED GOODS IN BYLAW BLITZ

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni January 24, 2023 0

PUTFONTEIN_ On Monday, 23 January 2023, at 12h45 the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) Bronberg Precinct officers conducted a bylaws enforcement operation around the Putfontein area. During the operation officers came across an illegal trader displaying goods on the sidewalk, denying pedestrians access. The 23-year-old female hawker was issued with an R500