The City’s Revenue Enhancement team, in collaboration with the Anti-Cable Theft Unit and other departments, has taken decisive action to combat lawlessness and illegal power connections this week. This robust approach, carried out in Germiston, Benoni, and Brakpan saw the team
The City of Ekurhuleni wishes to provide clarity and context on the fixed charge and the structure of electricity tariffs for the 2025/2026 financial year. It is important to note that the fixed charge on electricity bills is not unique to Ekurhuleni. Municipalities across the country have similar charges in place as part of their […]
The City of Ekurhuleni calls property owners who qualify for rates exemption or rebates to apply as the current exemptions and rebates will expire with the current evaluation roll on 30 June 2025. In terms of the city’s Property Rates Policy, the exemptions and rebates lapse with the expiry of the validity period of the […]
The City of Ekurhuleni notes the correspondence received from the MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Hon. Jacob Mamabolo, and the leaked letter drafted by the Minister of CoGTA, Hon. Velenkosini Hlabisa, concerning the validity of the appointment of Mr. Kagiso Lerutla as Group Chief Financial Officer (GCFO). While we acknowledge the concerns
Key Takeaways: INTRODUCTION This statement provides an update on the City of Ekurhuleni’s financial performance for the third quarter of the 2024/25 financial year. It forms part of our commitment to strengthening transparency, accountability, and good financial governance. When I assumed responsibility for leadership and oversight of the Finance portfolio, the City was
This morning (Thursday, 20 February 2025), the City of Ekurhuleni and Eskom met to resolve the outstanding debt of the former. The meeting, which was convened by the MMC for Finance and acting Executive Mayor Ald Jongizizwe Dlabathi – who led the Ekurhuleni team, flows from a recent statement issued by Eskom threatening a possible […]
The City will be taking the public into confidence about the Auditor General of South Africa’s 2023/24 financial year report findings on unauthorized, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure (UIFW). This will be done in a form public hearings. The issues raised by the AG’s report on UIFW were referred to the city’s Municipal Public Accounts […]
The City’s Finance Department remains committed to responsibly addressing the backlog of long-outstanding invoices. As the recently appointed Member of the Mayoral Committee responsible for Finance, I have been actively overseeing the progress made in clearing these pending payments to ensure that our suppliers and partners receive due compensation in a timely, fair, and
The City of Ekurhuleni has changed its primary banker in line with the municipal supply chain management regulation that prescribe competitive bidding for procuring of banking services and that the service may not be for a period of more than five years.
The City of Ekurhuleni invites members of the public to a series of Integrated Development and Planning (IDP) and Budget consultative meetings that will start on Tuesday, 9 April until 19 April. The first sessions will take place in Duduza, Boksburg and Katlehong 1.










