City Of Ekurhuleni
latest news & developments
Ekurhuleni city manager placed on special leave until retirement
The city council said it could not extend the contract of Imogen Mashazi, who is reaching retirement age, by two years
ANC gunning for finance MMC portfolio after taking mayorship in Ekurhuleni
Newly elected mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza says there is ‘pressure’ for the ANC to fail the metro ‘as the EFF and DA had done’ This content is restricted to registered users and…
Review: ACDC’s 150W portable power station is pricey but makes load-shedding easier
Rechargeable through the mains, a solar panel or your car, this small power source provides ‘lights out therapy
As waste piles up and the stench intensifies, Tembisa residents threaten protest
But the municipality has laid the blame for the filthy state of Tembisa at the feet of the community
Transnet’s decline tears at tight municipal budgets
Inadequate rail capacity has pushed more trucks, and costs, onto municipal roads, which are steadily deteriorating
Metro municipalities in South Africa cannot function, they must switch to a relevant model
The executive mayor model used in Joburg, Tshwane, Cape Town, eKurhuleni and Nelson Mandela Bay is obsolete. An executive committee model is more fitting
Storytelling through printmaking
The Springs Art Gallery presents the Print Portfolio Exchange Exhibition. It features original work of 25 artists commissioned by the Soweto Arts Company
Deep concern over rising underground tide of toxic acidic mine water on East Rand
Broken abstraction pumps at the Eastern basin treatment plant mean that water supply may become contaminated, posing a serious threat
‘Terribly scary’: Dysfunctional municipalities are a threat to South Africa’s economy
The country’s local governments are a drag on investment, a strain on the fiscus and pose a critical sovereign risk
Steenhuisen names DA’s mayoral candidates and challenges ANC to do the same
DA leader John Steenhuisen challenges ANC to share its list of mayoral candidates during the main opposition party’s own big metro candidate list-reveal
There is shit in the Hennops River: ‘No way you can call this water’
E.Coli counts in tributaries feeding the Hennops River run into tens of millions, far above the permitted limit
Sewage still flows into ‘Poo Lake’
Despite Ekurhuleni spending R2.8-million on a sewer line to prevent further damage to a pump station, raw waste has contaminated a wetland