The City will officially open the Olifantsfontein Fire Station on Friday, 9 October 2020. The station has five bays to house five fire trucks and three ambulances, and a shift comprising of 11 officials. The new fire station, built to relieve the old fire station built in the mid-1940s in the

Moving the country’s lockdown to level 1, has made it possible for the City to re-introduce its water conservation education in communities. Officials from the Water and Sanitation Department have since engaged with residents of Brakpan, Nigel and Benoni where they shared pertinent tips on how to use water wisely. The rainy season is almost […]

The rehabilitation of the Snake Road sinkhole in Benoni is nearly complete and the road might be open for traffic before the end of October. This sinkhole, which developed on 19 November 2019, grew to about 15 metres wide and 15 metres deep within a short space of time leading to the closure of the […]

The construction of the second phase of the Germiston Fire Station Housing project is near completion. Set to change the face of urban housing in Germiston CBD, the R92 million project is in its final stages and set to be finished end November. It is made up of 197 rental units to provide accommodation to […]

Tons of debris including plastic bottles, bags and beer bottles, papers and clothes were removed at the cleaning of the stormwater drainages in Spartan, Kempton Park. Along Forge Road, a pool of water was found along the road due to a blocked stormwater drainage. However the road was given a new lease of life when […]

The City obtained a court order to halt operations at the Steel Sheeting Company based in Wadeville following complaints of unbearable stench believed to be caused by illegal recycling and manufacturing operations. The company buys plastic recyclables from waste collectors and washes them to recycle into plastic granules that can be used to manufacture plastic […]

The Executive Mayor of the City of Ekurhuleni, Cllr Mzwandile Masina, recently switched on 12 solar high mast lights in Tsietsi informal settlement near Zonkizizwe in Katlehong. So far over 40 high mast lights have been installed in Marikana, Msholozi, Dukathole and Ramaphosa informal settlements. During the switching on of the lights in Tsietsi, Mayor […]

Illegally connected copper cables and forged pylons were removed in Boksburg during an operation conducted by EMPD, SAPS as well as the City’s Energy Department and a private security company on Tuesday and Wednesday (22 – 23 September). Areas targeted were Delmore, Jerusalem and Angelo. Wit Deep Road between Commissioner and Main Reef, including Main […]

The City’s Roads and Stormwater Department repaired a stormwater manhole at Beukes and Stefanus roads in Glen Marais, Kempton Park. Complaints from residents that water was flowing from the manhole led to the department assessing the cause and found that it had burst from underneath the surface and needed an urgent repair to stop the […]