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Ekurhuleni CIO suspended amid R2 billion billing scandal
Ekurhuleni CIO suspended amid R2 billion billing scandal! The City of Ekurhuleni’s Chief Information Officer, Moloko Monyepao, has been officially…
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Ekurhuleni allocates R200 million for water reservoirs amid political tensions
The City of Ekurhuleni has committed nearly R200 million towards the completion of eight water reservoirs as part of an…
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Bus involved in deadly crash roadworthy, says City of Ekurhuleni
Bus involved in deadly crash roadworthy, says City of Ekurhuleni! The City of Ekurhuleni has strongly defended the roadworthiness of…
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Ekurhuleni residents evacuated after life-threatening fuel spill
Ekurhuleni residents evacuated after life-threatening fuel spill! Hundreds of residents from the Thina Sonke RDP housing project, located east of…
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EFF says alert security and God saved its Gauteng chairperson Nkululeko Dunga from killers
The Economic Freedom Fighters have condemned what it termed an attempt to execute its Gauteng provincial chairperson Nkukuleko Dunga, after…
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5 men arrested in Kempton Park for generating fake pay slips & matric certificates
Police in Ekurhuleni arrested five men, aged between 23 and 54 years, for generating fake documentation including pay slips and…
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Ekurhuleni households with illegal connections get some reprieve
The City of Ekurhuleni has given households with illegal connections until the end of the year to take advantage of…
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Tembisa residents up in arms as uncollected waste piles up
Tembisa residents are fed up with the foul smell emanating from uncollected waste and are demanding action from the City…
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City of Ekurhuleni ordered to pay R751K to family of deceased man for injuries from hitting a pothole
The South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has ordered the City of Ekurhuleni to pay over half a million rand…
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23-year-old cheating cop killer sentenced for murdering her boyfriend, making it look like suicide
The High Court in Johannesburg has sentenced 23-year-old Bongiwe Praise Magwaza to 20 years imprisonment for the brutal murder of…
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Ekurhuleni mayor appeals for calm as Pastor Mboro appears in court
Executive mayor of the City of Ekurhuleni, Nkosindiphile Xhakaza on Wednesday called for calm ahead of the court appearance of…
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Ekurhuleni injects R22.5 million in health and waste collection
With the little or no delivery of services mostly felt by the City of Ekurhuleni residents over the past year,…
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City of Ekurhuleni warns of water supply interruptions on East Rand
The City of Ekurhuleni on Friday warned of interrupted water supply in parts of the East Rand. This is due…
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Spaza shop owner receives death threats, Ekurhuleni MMC demands action
MMC of Community Safety in Ekurhuleni Sizakele Masuku appealed to the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) on Wednesday to address…
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New Ekurhuleni mayor promises a clean city, Gauteng govt to keep close eye
The ANC has retaken the City of Ekurhuleni. On Thursday, Nkosindiphile Xhakaza was elected unopposed as the mayor of the…
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Sivuyile Ngodwana removed as mayor of Ekurhuleni
Sivuyile Ngodwana has been removed as mayor of the City of Ekurhuleni in a vote of no confidence in Germiston,…
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Opposition parties in another attempt to remove Ekurhuleni mayor
ActionSA in the City of Ekurhuleni said the ANC supports the removal of the mayor of Ekurhuleni Sivuyile Ngodwana. ActionSA…
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At least 250 EMPD workers have criminal records
At least 250 workers at the EMPD have been found to have criminal records. Some of them still face charges…
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Ekurhuleni Metro audit report delayed
The release of the City of Ekurhuleni’s 2022-23 audit report is currently the subject of contention. The Finance MMC is…
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Search on for suspects behind Brakpan Library fire
The City of Ekurhuleni said it’s working with local police to find suspects involved in what’s believed to be a…
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Brakpan Library in Ekurhuleni gutted by fire, parts of building destroyed
The monumental Brakpan Library in the City of Ekurhuleni was gutted by fire, leaving parts of the historic building destroyed.…
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City of Ekurhuleni drivers arrested for allegedly filling up fuel & offloading it at bus company for money
At least five people, including employees of the City of Ekurhuleni, have been arrested on charges of theft after diesel…
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Clubs still waiting for prize money from Ekhurhuleni tournament
Amateur football clubs in Ekurhuleni are hoping Christmas will come a little earlier this year. Clubs have been waiting for…
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Police seize dagga & scissors during raid at a primary school in Ekurhuleni
Police in Ekurhuleni have reignited their raids and awareness campaigns at schools across the metro in a bid to educate…
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Tshwane & Ekurhuleni municipalities owe Eskom a combined R4.7 billion
The Tshwane and Ekurhuleni municipalities owe a combined R4.7 billion in electricity debt. Eskom said Tshwane’s R3.2 billion debt accumulated…
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Reservoirs filling up following water supply issues, says Rand Water
Rand Water, Joburg Water, and the City of Ekurhuleni have committed to strengthening communication, pro-active engagements, cooperation, and co-ordination, following…
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Water restored at two Gauteng hospitals and Pholosong still dry
The Gauteng health department on Sunday said water supply has been restored at two of three hospitals that were left…
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If you see police officers in full uniform doing grocery shopping, take a picture & report it – says KZN police boss
KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has spoken out against police officers doing grocery shopping in full uniform,…
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Randburg power outages a result of illegal connections’ strain on the system
City Power said constant power outages in Randburg are a result of overloading the system through illegal connections. The utility…
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Police officers rescue biker from raging inferno after he crashed into heavy truck in Ekurhuleni
A motorcyclist was rescued by members of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department’s Germiston precinct officers after he crashed into a…
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Eskom to implement power cuts directly in Ekurhuleni
Eskom has decided to directly implement rolling blackouts in the City of Ekurhuleni. The utility says the metro has not…
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EMPD arrest 3 security guards for allegedly stealing copper cables worth R20 000
The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) arrested three security guards for allegedly stealing copper cables worth R20,000 in Tembisa. The…
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Another City of Ekurhuleni vehicle seized while dad was dropping off child at school
The Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) has seized another vehicle, a Ford Ranger belonging to the City of Ekurhuleni which…
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Electricity restored in Kwa-Thema after month-long outage
Power has finally been restored to Kwa-Thema on the East Rand after residents were left without electricity for a month.…
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Municipal car seized while father was taking his child to school
The Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) has given several warnings to City of Ekurhuleni officials on using municipal vehicles for…
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Ekurhuleni residents warned of massive water cuts due to maintenance work this weekend
Rand Water has warned City of Ekurhuleni residents of planned water shutdown in several areas over the weekend. Rand Water…
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City of Ekurhuleni allocates R256 million towards roads and stormwater systems
The City of Ekurhuleni has allocated R256 million towards upgrading the municipality’s roads and stormwater systems. On Thursday, the city’s…
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It may take 5 days for water supply to normalise after maintenance, says Rand Water
Rand Water has warned that after a 59-hour maintenance operation on the City of Ekurhuleni’s systems this weekend, it might…
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ActionSA: Tembisa residents left stranded amid ANC-EFF coalition power struggles
Prolonged outages in Ekurhuleni, outside of load shedding, are causing frustration for residents and businesses. ActionSA said the community of…
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Court reserves judgment in Langaville flushing toilets case
Johannesburg High Court Judge Steven Kuny has reserved his judgment in a case which a group of shack dwellers has…
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SACP renews calls for fresh inquest 30 years after Chris Hani’s assassination
The South African Communist Party (SACP) said it would use Monday’s 30th anniversary of struggle icon Chris Hani’s death to…
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Taxi ploughs into pedestrian, killing him after taxi driver had a seizure on R21
A taxi driver and 13 passengers have been transported to the hospital after they were injured when the minibus taxi…
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Municipal tractor driver in Ekurhuleni arrested for drunken driving
Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) has arrested a 53-year-old City of Ekurhuleni employee for driving a municipal tractor while under…
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Ekurhuleni Mayor Tania Campbell faces another no-confidence motion
City of Ekurhuleni Mayor Tania Campbell will face another fresh attempt by opposition parties to remove her from office. The…
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Ekurhuleni to hold Rand Water accountable for water supply interruptions
The City of Ekurhuleni said that some areas in Benoni were left without water as a result of Rand Water’s…
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Ekurhuleni condemns murder of electricity contractors
The City of Ekurhuleni has condemned the brutal murder of contractors in Germiston. They were called out to Klippoortjie after…
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City of Ekurhuleni to send private security to cable theft hot spots in Boksburg
The City of Ekurhuleni said that as part of its cable theft intervention, it would assign a private security team…
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Disabled man arrested while driving marked Ekurhuleni municipal vehicle issued to his wife
A 39-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly driving a City of Ekurhuleni municipal vehicle without consent. The Ekurhuleni Metro…
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Eskom: Theft and vandalism of electricity infrastructure have risen to disastrous proportions
Eskom has again bemoaned the vandalism and theft and electricity infrastructure in Gauteng, which it says have risen to “disastrous…
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Rand Water warns Ekurhuleni of water shortages
Rand Water says some Ekurhuleni residents should brace themselves for water shortages after a power supply failure at one of…
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