The City of Ekurhuleni wishes to reassure residents that our potable water is of excellent quality and safe to consume. The city’s reassurance to residents follows false statements on many social media platforms that the tap water is contaminated with the cholera-causing bacterium. The fake
The City of Ekurhuleni understands that customers are experiencing challenges with waste removal services, and we want to express our sincere apologies for the inconvenience caused by the backlog. We are working tirelessly to address this issue, which has been compounded by the closure of multiple landfill sites. The city would like to update our […]
The City of Ekurhuleni has hit the ground running to conduct critical maintenance on identified industrial and main roads following the passing of the Adjustment Budget by Council recently. The adjustment budget has availed an additional R2.9 million to be used for road rehabilitation until the end of June 2023. The maintenance of main and […]
Germiston – The City of Ekurhuleni regrets to inform the public that our official Facebook Page has been hacked. We have already reached out to Meta, the parent company of Facebook, for assistance in resolving the issue. Our ICT department is currently working diligently to reclaim our Facebook Page and restore it to its original […]
The City of Ekurhuleni advises residents to keep their taps closed at all times during water supply interruptions to avoid erroneous billing caused by air trapped in the pipes passing through the water meters. The water metering glitch, which some residents may have encountered during the recent water supply interruptions, is because the city uses […]
“As of today, the Solid Waste Department in the City will embark on a waste collection and cleaning blitz to normalise regular, scheduled collection throughout Ekurhuleni,” says MMC for Environment and Waste Management Cllr Brandon Pretorius. “Through the approval of a plant hire tender, the City has taken delivery of 36 vehicles which brings our […]
Simmer and Jack landfill site is now open to the public and fully operational. This follows the facility’s unplanned closure due to a turf war between waste reclaimers on Friday, 24 February 2023. The situation needed the intervention of the SAPS to stabilize.
The road closure at Barbara and Diesel roads in Isando, Kempton, has been extended to the end of March. This is due to the non-availability of specialised material required to fix the leaking pipeline. However, the municipality will work tirelessly to ensure the pipeline is fixed before the end of March. The City apologises for […]
RONDEBULT SINKHOLE REFERRED TO COUNCIL FOR GEOSCIENCE AND DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY
The City of Ekurhuleni has referred the Rondebult sinkhole to the Council for Geoscience (CGS) and the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE). The referral of the matter to the two institutions follows the city’s finding that the sinkhole is not dolomite-related and might be linked to the mining history of the area concerned. […]
Road users are informed that a portion of Lower Main Reef Road is temporarily closed at the Stanhope Road intersection in Wychwood going towards Heriodale, due to a sinkhole that has developed. The road closure is a precautionary measure to allow the authorities to attend to the sinkhole. The extent of the damage and the […]










