Service Delivery

Gauteng Emergency Medical Services Fully Provincialised

Super User 07/07/2020 0

In a statement from the Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH), the process to provincialise Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is now complete with Ekurhuleni being the last municipality. The migration was finalised on 30 June bringing to conclusion a process that started in 2012 with Sedibeng

Service Delivery

Benoni License Centre Reopens

Super User 06/07/2020 0

“We have reopened to ensure that service delivery continues for members of the public.” These are the words of Centre Manager for Benoni DLTC Vincent Ditshego, who explained that the Benoni license centre had to close on Friday due to a reported Covd-19 case. This was also to allow for Covid-19 management, as per the […]

Service Delivery

Amphibious Excavator Set To Root Out Invasive Plants in Lakes and Dams

Super User 05/07/2020 0

The City is stocking up on resources to maintain its lakes and dams, while caring for the environment. On Wednesday, 17 June, Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Environment Resources and Waste Management Services Cllr Makhosazana Mabaso officially received the amphibious excavator at Germiston Lake. Over R6 million has been invested in the purchase […]

Service Delivery

Mayor Masina Officially Closes Down The City’s Foodbank

Super User 04/07/2020 0

Over 170 000 needy residents of the city of Ekurhuleni benefitted through the foodbank initiative started by the Executive Mayor Cllr Mzwandile Masina which began immediately after the president’s announcement of the COVID-19 level 5 lockdown which kick-started Friday, 27 March. The Gauteng Premier David Makhura together with the Executive Mayor Cllr Mzwandile Masina

Service Delivery

Renewable Energy is a Cost Effective Solution for the City

Super User 03/07/2020 0

City of Ekurhuleni has identified renewable energy mix as the alternative solution to curb and minimise escalating costs of electricity to its residents. Energy supply management is likely to be one of the most complex problems for the city for now and in the immediate future, particularly being the industrial hub of the country. As […]

Service Delivery

Replacing Burnt Transformers in Tsakane Too Costly

Super User 03/07/2020 0

Bypassing transformers to connect electricity illegally is a costly, criminal act. Tsakane residents who were affected by outages caused by transformer failures, and city officials and Eskom met with the residents to explain to them the reasons for power cuts. A consensus was reached to disconnect everyone who is found to have by-passed electricity so […]

Service Delivery

Hostel Dwellers Upset With Illegal Waste Dumping In Their Premises

Super User 03/07/2020 0

Some residents of the Actonville hostel in Benoni are upset with the unbecoming conduct of illegal waste dumping by their fellow residents. Mlamuli Ngwenya is a resident at Actonville hostel and is concerned about the ongoing illegal dumping of skeleton cow heads thrown all over the hostel premises. “There are people who run small businesses […]

Service Delivery

New Solar High Mast Lights Contribute to Safer Communities

Super User 03/07/2020 0

Informal settlements that have not been electrified tend to be dark at night, making residents vulnerable to crime. As part of the City’s programme to make informal settlements habitable and restore human dignity by installing basic services, the City has installed solar high masts lights at Tsietsi Phase 5, in Katlehong. The solar technology provides […]

Service Delivery

New Improved Municipal Services App Replaces Old My Ekurhuleni App

Super User 02/07/2020 0

The City of Ekurhuleni is pleased to announce that it has developed another technologically advanced customer interface platform in a form of an improved services app that boasts new functionalities that add to the old My Ekurhuleni App launched in 2018. The new mobile app, named My COE App, replaces My Ekurhuleni App. The new […]

Roads

More Work Still to be Done On Thembisa Sinkhole

Super User 02/07/2020 0

The City is closely monitoring the sinkhole that developed along the R562 (Olifanstsfontein Road) next to Phumulani Mall in Thembisa. Preliminary investigations show that the collapsing of the stormwater channel and the flash floods that hit the area in January left a sinkhole. It has grown to about 20m in diameter and is 6m deep. […]