Section 26(1) of the Constitution provides that everyone shall have the right of access to adequate housing. Accessibility means that government must create conducive conditions for all its citizens, irrespective of their economic status, to access affordable housing. The right to adequate housing ensures that people enjoy physical and mental health and live in a […]

Two drivers felt the long arm of the law when they were arrested for driving beyond the speed limit on the N3 Freeway in Germiston on 23 April. EMPD officers monitoring the freeway between 6am and 11am next to Grey Avenue off-ramp stopped two vehicles for exceeding the 120km/h speed limit. According to EMPD Acting […]

The City of Ekurhuleni will host the 2021 Godfrey Pitje Academic Excellence Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, 10 March, at Germiston Civic Centre, Banquet Hall. The awards are held to award the best performing learners and the City’s bursary scheme graduates. About 45 learners will be awarded for their 2020 matric performance. The top six best […]

The East Fashion Week, an annual event hosted by the City, was honoured with the 2020 Gauteng Premier’s Service Excellence Award in December for excellent work done in supporting grassroots designers. Eastfashionweek was initiated and managed by the City of Ekurhuleni’s Arts, Culture and Heritage Division for creative industries. It provides access to the market […]

The last weekend of January was not a good one for one man who met the long arm of the law when he was arrested for having a bag filled with narcotics, worth R15K, in Springs on 29 January. According to EMPD Acting Spokesperson Kobeli Mokheseng, the 34-year-old was arrested after officers uncovered 92 Ziploc […]

Residents urged to wear gloves, disinfect their bins and wash their hands to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Waste collectors handle many bins on a daily basis. The gloves they wear are for personal protection.  Should one bin be contaminated, other bins handled thereafter may be contaminated. Please take precautionary measures when handling your […]

The City of Ekurhuleni’s Executive Mayor, Cllr Mzwandile Masina, handed over the Kempton Village Social Housing project worth more R100 million over the weekend. This will benefit those people earning between R1 500 and R15 000and who are over 21 years old, South Africans or have permanent residency with a clean credit record. Mayor Masina said […]