Four people were lucky to be alive after a pile up after five cars were involved in an accident at the intersection of Oliver Street and Van der Merwe in Elsburg Germiston on 22 May. According to DEMS Spokesperson William Ntladi, the three patients sustained minor injuries and were transported

An articulated truck fully loaded with iron-ore stone overturned on R59 freeway southbound reading interchange in Alberton on 22 May. The rescue and firefighting team from the Alberton Fire Station had to use the jaws of life to free the truck driver who was trapped inside his vehicle. The City’s Disaster and Emergency Management Services […]

The City of Ekurhuleni’s prospects to be viable are largely dependent on its ability to define and utilize its unique core competencies and competitive advantages in relation to other municipalities. The City’s undertaking to make land available for strategic development projects is vital in unlocking the economic growth and transformation of the City. The establishment

The City of Ekurhuleni is working around the clock to clear all waste removal backlogs across the city after delays were recorded in some areas recently. This was due to uncompleted procurement processes that have since been completed. Currently areas that have been fully restored and normalised include: Kempton Park Edenvale Boksburg Bedfordview Springs Nigel […]

The City of Ekurhuleni will host an open day on Thursday, 27 May 2021 at the Thembisa1 Customer Care Centre (CCC), which will be led by the City Planning Department. On the day, residents and customers will have a chance to explore the basket of services offered by the department.   They will also be able […]

Firefighters from the City responded out promptly to a 10- roomed house on fire in Bedfordview on 13 May. A team from Bedfordview were alerted of the burning flats by members of the public. Firefighters responded immediately to the scene, on arrival they requested backup from Primrose and Edenvale fire stations.  A fleet of five […]

The City has intensified its war against residents and businesses that are involved in illegal electricity connections. An anti-electricity blitz carried out by a joint operation of the Metro Police, Energy Department and other security forces nabbed 29 customers for tempering with their meter boxes in Springs, Thokoza and Eden Park between May 17 and […]

A team from the Farramere Fire Station in Benoni had their hands full when they responded to an accident scene at Cnr Elm and Glengory street involving three vehicles, including a minibus taxi on May 16. According to DEMS Spokesperson William Ntladi when the team arrived on the scene. one motionless female adult in the […]

Restoning Dignity into Informal Settlements A number of Informal Settlements are benefitting from the City’s Re-blocking programme aimed at reconfiguring the current layout of informal settlements and re-organising the ground plan to effectively use space to promote health, safety and the well-being of households. Reblocking Re-blocking concept was introduced during the

Impacts of climate change are visible both globally and locally, causing damage and affecting human lives on a daily basis. Gauteng province in particular has reported four major floods between 2015 and 2018. This has resulted in 12 fatalities, more than 150 people directly affected and many homes damaged. Such natural disasters also have a […]