Environmental Health Practitioners (EHPs) are the first point of contact in ensuring that homes and workplaces are safe, hygienic and healthy places to live and work in. As such, the City of Ekurhuleni assures residents that it has a dedicated team of men and women who are at the forefront of

Ekurhuleni health practitioners receive numerous questions pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic, and we have summed them up for you: Question 1: Can I just come to the clinic whenever I feel like it? Answer: You should have a COVID-19 test when: You were in close contact with a person who tested positive for COVID-19. When […]

Mayoral Committee Member for Community Safety Cllr Pheladi Mmoko payed tribute to healthcare workers for their continued contribution to the fight against COVID-19. MMC Mmoko was speaking at the ceremony to hand over personal protective equipment (PPE) at Thembisa Health Care Centre on Friday, 12 February. This was part of the City of Ekurhuleni’s programme […]

Member of the Mayoral (MMC) for City Planning Cllr Ndosi Shongwe gave Nimrod Ndebele Secondary School in Duduza the thumbs up during the back to school inspection to assist compliance to COVID-19 regulations. “There is nothing more assuring than knowing the City’s future leaders will be safe as they head back to class. The site […]

As the fight against the COVID-19 continues, Executive Mayor of Ekurhuleni Cllr Mzwandile Masina will on 12 February launch the distribution programme of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the City’s 77 clinics for healthcare workers. The distribution of the PPE will be to complement the PPE already provided to the City’s healthcare staff. The distribution […]

Talk to your partner and make sure you both agree to use condoms, as they are a more effective type of birth control every time you have sex. As the world commemorates Condom Awareness Week (8-14 February) the City encourages residents to make condom usage fashionable by speaking openly about using them. Member of Mayoral […]

I am Cllr Nomadlozi Nkosi, the Member of the Mayoral Committee for Community Services in the City of Ekurhuleni. As a city, we are appalled at the falsehoods that were shared by DA councillors about the state of the Leondale Clinic. None of their claims are true. The clinic is fully capacitated with staff; it […]

The right to have access to health care services is a basic human right guaranteed by the Constitution. Thus, residents need to raise their concerns if they feel that right is violated. In upholding this basic human right, residents visiting any of the City’s health facilities are encouraged not to leave a facility without their […]

Ekurhuleni health practitioners urge residents visiting clinics for a free COVID-19 test not to sit in the waiting area, but to report directly to the health personnel at the entrance for assistance. “As part of the City’s precautionary measures to curb the further spread of COVID-19, a patients visiting the clinic for a COVID-19 test […]

The City of Ekurhuleni wishes to inform residents that due to Covid-19 restrictions, only 50 percent of clinic’s capacity is allowed to be inside the clinic at a time. Other patients are accommodated outside the clinic to ensure social distancing and other health protocols are adhered to. Ultimately all patients are attended to. The MMC […]