Scores of residents in and around Thembisa flocked to Olifantsfontein Train Station to be screened and tested for Covid19 and other illnesses at the Transnet Phelophepa Healthcare train.   The 19-coaches Transnet Phelophepa train is a fully-fledged primary health care facility, fitted with

The City of Ekurhuleni has amended its load shedding schedule to respond to customers’ needs and provide for up to Stage 8. The amended schedules, which has already been uploaded on the City’s website, is applicable immediately. When Eskom declares Stage 1 or 2 load shedding, the latest schedule that is now available on the […]

Residents recently relocated to Putfontein from Glen Marikana will soon have electricity. They were settled in a blocked formation to allow for installation of basic and other municipal services such as emergency services. The electrification designs for the area have now been concluded, and three contractors appointed to install electricity.  The contractors

The delivery of 34 chemical toilets saw dignity restored to residents in three informal settlements in the City. The toilets were handed over on Wednesday, 16 September, to parts of Winnie Mandela, Madibatlou and Mampaku informal settlements. Handing over the toilets was Cllr Mbulehani Makhado, who said the City was committed towards changing the lives […]

The City of Ekurhuleni is investigating what led to the seven homes in Phomolong to be soaked in water. Kempton Park Customer Care Centre (CCC) manager, Isaac Bangilizwe said that the City’s specialist will investigate the source of the water that is sipping into these properties.   “We have about seven houses that are water […]

Residents of Vumbuka, an informal settlement in Volsoorus, will have a very bright Christmas as the City prepares to switch on the electricity plug for the first time in the area.  Vumbuka Informal Settlement in Ward 44 is on the footprint of the Sotho hostel buildings. It accommodates 795 households.  The area was known as […]

The number of mushrooming private firefighting companies has confused some residents who tend to mistake them for the City of Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS). While some residents opt to use the services of private fire fighters when fires breaks in their properties, there are those who mistakenly call the private ones instead […]

The City of Ekurhuleni through its department of Roads & Stormwater has embarked on reconstructing blocked stormwater drainages in preparation for rainy season. Corner Storms and Krokodil streets in Norkem Park got a timeous response from the roads department after the residents logged a call through the city’s call centre. According to Roads & Stormwater […]

Following the fire that initially engulfed the Springs JVA sub-station in February extensive damage to the facility was recorded with most of the electrical appliances burnt to ashes, rendering the facility inactive. A temporary structure was erected outside the sub-station building to temporarily house the electrical components so as to allow for uninterrupted supply of

Due to COVID-19 and the State of Disaster restrictions, the City’s libraries were closed from end of March.  Permission has now been granted by Minister of Arts and Culture to partially re-open some libraries. Not all libraries and services can be opened immediately due to the Lockdown Level 2 restrictions to minimise the risk of […]