The Springs taxi rank, once a haven for criminals, has been transformed into a crime free zone, thanks to the steel fence the City put up as an intervention. Following sky-rocketing criminal activities within the rank, the local taxi association turned to the City for help. Taxi driver Jeffrey
The City of Ekurhuleni has scored highly in water quality for the water quality tests conduct for August 2020. The SANS 241 test results testify to the water quality that has ensured the City has not experienced any water-borne pandemic or outbreak in many years. The SANS tests entails the following: Acute Health: Determinant that […]
The City`s Energy Department is aware difficulties some prepaid meter customers experience when trying to load units. The cable that supplies the stand with power (alternating current) is subject to many interferences and attenuation that can sometimes affect the communication between the meter and the key-pad. This then results in the meter showing “ERROR-30” when […]
The City has prioritised cutting of grass at cemeteries and cleaning thereof following a backlog caused by COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. The City is also pruning trees and ensuring safety at cemeteries. Emmanuel Maphorogo, Divisional Head for parks and cemeteries in the City is pleading for patience from residents as the City is working hard to […]
The City of Ekurhuleni thanks its customers in Clayville Extension 45, Thembisa, for their patience while technicians worked tirelessly to address the issue of low pressure to no water in the area in the past 48 hours. Repairs to a valve were conducted and completed last night whilst a burst pipe had been leaking into […]
Replacement of faded road signs is underway in Van Riebeeck Park (Ward 15) in Kempton Park. This follows an assessment of the state of the signs and roads by the City’s Roads and Stormwater Department. Head of Department Sizwe Cele said, “It is our responsibility as a department to ensure the safety on our roads. […]
The City finished constructing stormwater channels in Winnie Mandela, Thembisa, at the end of October. This was after Thembinkosi Primary School and houses in the vicinity experienced flooding during recent heavy rains. According to 16-year-old Boitumelo Khuse, a Grade 11 learner at the school, the rain made it difficult to come to school. Roads and […]
The construction of Maruta, Memolodi and Mabaso streets in Etwatwa (Ward 109) by the City’s Roads & Stormwater Department will continue until December 2020. The scope of work entails construction of 1.3km of streets with Asphalt surface and installation of stormwater drainage pipes. Acting Head of Roads & Stormwater Department, Mthandazo Zulu said before the […]
The City has 47 libraries, one knowledge hub and two mobile libraries, all with kiddies’ sections that the community is urged utilize when it is permitted to do so. The kiddies sections in our libraries have Early Childhood Development Programmes, story hours, baby computer laptops, toys as well as gaming rooms in some of the […]
Executive Mayor Mzwandile Masina and MMC for Infrastructure Cllr Masele Madihlaba visited Roads and Stormwater Department’s sites as part of the City’s funded rehabilitation programmes. One of the main projects taking place is the construction of the off-ramp on N12 highway. MMC Madihlaba said, “This is one of the projects that we are very proud […]











