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 District Municipality. Back in 2009, the Gauteng Executive Council decided […]

“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 […]

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 […]

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

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]