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DEMS

Multiple Shacks on Fire

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Over 30 residents of Marathon Informal settlements in Primrose are lucky to be alive when their shacks were gutted down by fire on 6 June. A total of 13 shacks that shelters the resident were engulfed by flames burning their belongings. Fortunately, no one was injured during the fire breakout.
Roads

A Costly Fight Against Sinkhole

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Between June 2016 and June 2020, the City had rehabilitated about 32 sinkholes costing close to R12 million. Sinkholes develop due to concentrated ingress of water into the ground mostly caused by an inappropriate or illegal connection of storm water pipes and drainage pipes, including sewer pipes. It is a big hole on the ground caused […]
DEMS

Motor Vehicle Accident on M7

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A sedan and a taxi pulling a trailer were involved in a gruesome crash on M7 road east bound next to Eden Park and Phola Park in Thokoza on 6 June. A firefighting team from the Thokoza Fire Station responded to a scene where a taxi pulling a trailer and a sedan were involved in […]
Energy

Interim Load Shedding Schedule for CoE

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Eskom has introduced a nation-wide load shedding due to sudden loss of capacity at various power stations, and is implementing it directly at point of intake. This means that the City’s load shedding schedules are not applicable. In an effort to assist consumers, a temporary load shedding schedule has been drafted for stages 1 to […]
City Planning

Daveyton Residents Attends Planning Open Day

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Building plans and occupational certificates are just compliance but are needed when selling your house. This was said by Tabudi Tebele, a Regional Manager Building Control in the City Planning during the department’s open day in Daveyton Customer Care Centre (CCC). He said it is important for home owners to use the services of the […]
Water & Sanitation

36-Hour Water Storage Capacity Within Reach, 13-Mega Litre Kwathema Reservoir Nearing Completion

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Kwa-Thema is one of Ekurhuleni’s biggest townships. Its population, according to the latest population statistics is about 105 614. The City of Ekurhuleni (CoE) is on course to deliver on its commitment of ensuring security of water supply to all its residents and the business community. The Zulu/Xhosa Reservoir, which is currently under construction in Kwa-Thema […]
DEMS

A Man Died a Gruesome Death

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A 46-year-old man died a gruesome death after his rented garage burned to ashes, on 31 May in Extension 28 Vosloorus. The City’s rescue and firefighting team from Hlahatsi, Zonkizizwe and Wadeville fire responded to the scene for intervention. According to DEMS Spokesperson William Ntladi, the roof of the garage had already collapsed and flames […]
Service Delivery

Multiple Shacks on Fire

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The City’s Emergency Service personnel responded to the Makausi Informal settlement where multiple shacks had caught fire on May 30. Lives were at risks as a few people were trapped in the raging fire which was spreading rapidly.  Sadly a 33-year-old man passed away from the incident. According to DEMS Spokesperson William Ntladi fire engines […]