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Keep Ekurhuleni Clean Project Sweeps Streets Clean

The Keep Ekurhuleni Clean Project launched by the City in March has brought smiles to over 1000 residents through the creation of temporal job opportunities. Every day, the ‘Keep Ekurhuleni Clean Brigades’ as the workers in the project are known as,  embark on cleaning of scattered litter, servicing of street litterbins, timeous removal of all […]
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Water is Scarce Resource, Use it Sparingly

Residents are urged to use water sparingly as temperatures rise in many parts of Gauteng. The South African Weather Service has recorded high temperatures in Ekurhuleni this week, resulting in high water consumption levels and strain on the water supply network. Member of the Mayoral Committee for Water, Sanitation and Energy, Cllr Tiisetso Nketle urges […]
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Foreign Objects Major Cause of Sewer Blockages

A large number of sewer blockage complaints the City attend to are caused by rubble and foreign objects in the system. In some incidents foreign objects such as rocks animal carcass, vehicle tyres, shoes, clothing and general household waste are found lodged into the sewer system. Among the causes of foreign objects finding their way […]
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Waste Collection Continues as Normal

Work has started in earnest to clear waste collection backlogs following the dismissal of 49 waste workers in Kempton Park. All depot managers are on alert with regard to management of holding employee meetings during working hours, some of which have led to the disruptions. The City also assures residents that there is enough capacity […]