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PAY HUNDRED THOUSAND OR JAIL TIME FOR ILLEGAL DUMPING

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 02/04/2025 0

Illegal dumping is now a punishable criminal offence in the City of Ekurhuleni, with a hefty fine or jail time. This comes after the Chief Magistrate at the Johannesburg Magistrate Court determined and approved the implementation of the admission of guilt fines (in terms of Section 57(5) of

Council

CITY RESPONDS TO REPORTS ON CONTEMPT OF COURT RULING AGAINST CITY MANAGER

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 26/03/2025 0

The City of Ekurhuleni notes with concern recent media reports regarding the Labour Court proceedings involving City Manager, Dr. Imogen Mashazi. The reporting is not factual and has caused unnecessary reputational damage to the City Manager. The responsibility for implementing the arbitration award did not lie with the City Manager, but rather with the relevant […]

Office of The Executive Mayor

MAYORAL COMMITTEE ENGAGES WITH EMPD OFFICERS TO ADDRESS CONCERNS

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 20/03/2025 0

The Mayoral Committee (MayCo) delegation of the City of Ekurhuleni, comprising the MMC for Finance, Ald. Jongizizwe Dlabathi, MMC for Community Safety, Ald. Sizakele Masuku, and MMC for Corporate and Shared Services, Ald. Sivuyile Ngodwana today met with representatives of the disgruntled Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) officers. The engagement, which

Sports, Recreation, Arts & Culture

MASTERCLASS TO BOOST PITCHING SKILLS

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 18/03/2025 0

An exciting opportunity exists in the city for all creatives who wish to boost their pitching skills for their art businesses. The city is offering free Pitching Perfect Online Masterclasses. Interested creatives can register to be part of the masterclass by sending an email to creative.industries@ekurhuleni.gov.za to receive the link to join the session through […]

Energy

PUBLIC CALLED TO COMMENT ON INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 18/03/2025 0

The City of Ekurhuleni is calling on members of the public to make in-put on the issue of independent power producers (IPPs). The city plans to appoint multiple IPPs for various electricity generation technologies to a capacity of 1500 Megawatts. The appointed IPPs will be awarded 20 year contracts. Members of the community and other […]

Office of The Executive Mayor

EXECUTIVE MAYOR XHAKAZA TO CONDUCT OVERSIGHT VISIT IN BEDFORDVIEW FOLLOWING PROLONGED WATER OUTAGES

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 14/03/2025 0

The Executive Mayor of the City of Ekurhuleni, Alderman Nkosindiphile Xhakaza, will today, 14 March 2025, undertake an oversight visit to Bedfordview in response to the prolonged water shortages affecting the area on the G2 line of Rand Water. The visit aims to assess the situation on the ground and engage with affected residents. Executive […]

Service Delivery Interruptions

WATER SUPPLY INTERRUPTION IN BEDFORDVIEW

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 14/03/2025 0

The City of Ekurhuleni has deployed water tankers to Bedfordview due to water supply interruption. The cause of the supply interruption is not yet established. The water tankers are deployed as follows: Further updates will be provided on the city’s digital communication platforms.

Health

KNOW THE SAFETY OF THE FOOD YOU BUY AND EAT

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 13/03/2025 0

The City of Ekurhuleni is intensifying its food hygiene and safety inspections at food handling premises. In safeguarding resident’s safety, the City’s Environmental Health Practitioners (EHPs) encourage the public to be vigilant of what they consume. The community should buy foodstuff only sold from premises with a Certificate of Acceptability. This certificate is only

Transport

CITY OF EKURHULENI PROVIDES INFORMATION ON FATAL R21 BUS ACCIDENT

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 12/03/2025 0

The City of Ekurhuleni has moved swiftly to confirm details and facts concerning the tragic bus crash on the R21 Northbound, near the R24 split close to the OR Tambo International Airport, in the early hours of Tuesday, March 11, 2025. The incident, which occurred at approximately 06:32am, involved a city-owned passenger bus and an […]

Water & Sanitation

A CLARION CALL TO PROTECT WATER RESOURCES

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 12/03/2025 0

With National Water Week fast-approaching, the City of Ekurhuleni reminds residents to continue protecting and conserving water resources. Ekurhuleni is home to over 200 water bodies such as rivers, dams, lakes, and wetlands, most of which are infested with pollutants due to illegal dumping – hence the clarion call to protect and conserve this natural […]