The City of Ekurhuleni in partnership with Eastfashionweek 360 is hosting the third edition of the annual Eastfashionweek to be held between 3 and 5 December 2020 at the Springs Art Gallery. Visual artists as well as the crafters within the City are also invited to collaborate with
People residing in areas exposed to illegal dumping are prone to numerous diseases. Community members of Kwamkhancwa informal settlement near Brakpan have organised themselves into a concerned group that tackles illegal dumping head on by cleaning all the open spaces that have been turned into illegal dumping spots. The city provides residents of Kwamkhancwa informal […]
The next six months will see 20 young people from Sky City near Alberton benefit from job opportunities brought about through the Greening Project by the City’s Department of Environment Resources. This is in partnership with Department of Forestry and Fisheries and the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and 2 000 donated trees […]
Clean running water found next to a housing estate in Albertsdal was due to would-be thieves. When investigating the cause of the leak, the Water Department found that there was an attempted theft of the valve and air valve from the high pressure water supply. Repairs soon got under way. Damage to council property is […]
The City is clamping down on the illegal practice by those who burn tyres in open space. Burning of tyres releases a dangerous toxic soup of pollutants that is extremely harmful to the environment, and poses a danger to human life. An increased number of incidents of burning of tyres has been noted, especially in […]
Largo, Grootvaly small holdings, Strubenvale, Strubenvale Extension and Aston Lake in Springs are without water. Technicians are working on new connections to upgraded the pipelines, and water is expected back around 20h00. Roaming water tankers have been dispatched: 1x water tanker roaming at Largo and Grootvaly 1x water tanker roaming between
A single trip on the Ekurhuleni municipal bus will cost 50 cent more, as per the new budget passed by Council on 23 May 2019, which came into effect on 1 July. Commuters using municipal buses are encouraged to use bus coupons, which are cheaper compared to cash payments and are convenient to the customers. […]
On Monday, 24 June 2019, the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) arrested three suspects in connection with the robbery of goods from the City’s Germiston Waste Depot. On Sunday, 23 June 2019, this depot was robbed of items including, vehicle tyres, office furniture, fridges, microwaves and other valuable items. Upon further investigation, the EMPD uncovered
The City of Ekurhuleni urges residents to use water sparingly as water supply to customers is anticipated to be reduced from 24 to 27 June. This is as a result of Rand Water, which supplies the City with water, conducting valve installation work for the duration of the period on the main supply pipeline. “Rand […]
On Thursday, 30 May 2019, the Ekurhuleni Council approved the appointment of Kagiso Lerutla as the City of Ekurhuleni’s new Group Chief Financial Officer (GCFO). Lerutla (33) first joined the City in 2014 as Divisional Head: for Governance and Compliance within the Finance Department, having previously worked in the office of the Auditor General. The […]










