Poor road infrastructure and traffic congestion delay movement of people and goods, before delaying economic activities and consequently affecting negatively the economic prosperity of the City. It is for this reason that the City is deploying resources to refurbish roads and improve traffic
The Keep Ekurhuleni Clean Project launched by the City in March has brought smiles to over 1000 residents through the creation of temporal job opportunities. Every day, the ‘Keep Ekurhuleni Clean Brigades’ as the workers in the project are known as, embark on cleaning of scattered litter, servicing of street litterbins, timeous removal of all […]
Mayoral Committee Member for Water and Sanitation Cllr Tiisetso Nketle, together with representatives of Business for South Africa and the National Business Initiative, donated hand washing units to residents of Qalabosha informal settlement in Daveyton. Qalabosha has been selected as one of the informal communities where social distancing is difficult to maintain,
Be part of the WEBINAR meeting on the review of the City’s Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP). The meeting is online. This is due to restrictions and limitations that apply to public gatherings, as stipulated in the Disaster Management Act Regulations Guidelines for Alert level 3 during Coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown. To be a part of […]
Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) responsible for Finance, Economic Development and ICT, Cllr Doctor Xakhaza, has expressed gratitude to ratepayers for constantly paying their municipal bills. “Amid the COVID-19 challenges, the City would like to take this opportunity to thank both business and residents for paying their bills and encourage those who are
The City’s waste and mini disposal sites are now open and residents can dump limited general and non-hazardous solid waste for free at their closest site. This includes garden waste, rubble less than 1m3, recyclable paper, plastic, glass, cardboard, wood and metal. Disposal of general and non-hazardous solid waste in excess of 1 000kg is […]
Be aware of a scam being carried out by a person claiming to be the Executive Mayor of the City, Mzwandile Masina, on Facebook. Mayor Masina’s personal Facebook account was hacked by scammers and reports sent to the Mayor’s office claimed that the Mayor was allegedly messaging members of the public on the platform to […]
Responding to a tip off from concerned community members, the EMPD Specialised Task Team Unit were able to apprehend a 38-year-old man in possession of 38 bags on marijuana in a house in Tsakane Extension 19. It was on Friday, 29 May, at 14h30 on Siyabonga Street, where the 47-year-old was handcuffed and marched to […]
On 26 October 2019, the lifeless bodies of a young girl (3) (strangled) and her granny (68) (head injuries) were found by a family member in KwaThema. A television set was missing and the confirmed drug addict grandson, who also lived on the premises, was nowhere to be found. The case of double murder and […]
The City’s licensing services will NOT open on 1 June 2020. Resumption of these services is subject to hygiene, disinfection control, social distancing and sanitising measures – all necessary to curb the spread of COVID-19. Before the offices can open for business, the Gauteng Provincial Government must first inspect and approve compliance of licensing facilities










