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

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 […]

The City of Ekurhuleni will host an open day on Tuesday, 18 May 2021, from 09h00 at the Alberton 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 City Planning Department.  They […]

An elderly man (73) died after his backyard shack burnt down on 10 May in Thokoza. Spokesperson for the Disaster and Emergency and Management Services (DEMS) William Ntladi, said when firefighters from the Thokoza Fire Station arrived on the scene the fire had already been extinguished by members of the public. “Inspection was then conducted, […]

A team of fire fighters from the Alberton Fire Station fought frantically to extinguish a fire that had engulfed a multi-roomed house in Brackenhurst on 11 May. According to the City’s Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS) Spokesperson William Ntladi, when fire fighters arrived on the scene the house was already up in flames. “Neighbours […]

The City of Ekurhuleni has embarked on a verification drive of all building plans approved from 1 July 2018 to date. This drive will be completed at the end of 30 June this year. The verification process follows allegations of scammers promising to approve building plans. This is even if they do not meet the […]

Two drivers are lucky to be alive after their articulating trucks were torched on the R59 freeway north bound, Kliprivier, on 1 May 2021. One of the two trucks was a tanker fully loaded with 37 000 litres of diesel and the other a side tipper with 35 tons of wheat. According to the City’s […]

An elderly man died a gruesome death after his backyard shack burned to ashes on 3 May in Leondale. The City’s rescue and firefighting team from Wadeville received the call at 08h35 and, according to DEMS Spokesperson William Ntladi, when fire fighters arrived on the scene the fire had consumed the shack. “Inspection was then […]

Five Eastern Region fire stations had their hands full combating a blaze that was consuming a block of flats at Parklands Estates in Dunnottar on 3 May. A team from Duduza, backed by engines from Thokoza and Tsakani fire station, found the upper section of Parklands flats engulfed in black smoke and flames when they […]

Work is ongoing to restore stability to the Springs JVA Sub-Station following a devastating fire that burnt the entire electrical infrastructure in February 2019. The City has procured new switchgear panels and upgraded the 60MVA transformer both to the value of almost R40 million. Another 45MVA transformer is expected to be delivered at the end […]