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Ekurhuleni

UPDATE: Rand Water says water supply restored in some areas of Ekurhuleni

By Dominic Majola

Technicians from the metro have been working to restore power at a Rand Water substation this afternoon which affected the distribution of water in the area.

  • ActionSA concerned Ekurhuleni coalition may collapse

    Speaking at a press briefing on 7 February 2022, ActionSA national chairperson Michael Beaumont and its president Herman Mashaba said they were worried about developments in the Ekurhuleni metro. Mashaba and Beaumont said should the coalition government in the metro not survive, the ANC would regain control of it.

    101 days ago
  • New City of Ekurhuleni Mayor Tania Campbell. Picture: City of Ekurhuleni/Twitter.

    Ekurhuleni Metro announces mayoral committee following coalition agreements

    The metro had been without mayoral committee members since parties such as ActionSA, Freedom Front Plus, UDM and EFF supported the DA to become the leading party.

    159 days ago
  • New City of Ekurhuleni Mayor Tania Campbell. Picture: City of Ekurhuleni/Twitter.

    DA's Campbell beats ANC's Masina to become Ekurhuleni mayor

    She was up against the African National Congress (ANC)'s Mzwandile Masina.

    178 days ago
  • Some of the 224 councillors in the City of Ekurhuleni being sworn in on 22 November 2021. Picture: Thando Kubheka/Eyewitness News.

    DA’s Raymond Dlamini elected speaker of Ekurhuleni council

    Most municipalities will be serving through coalitions following South Africa's 2021 government elections.

    178 days ago
  • Gogta MEC Lebogang Maile held a press conference on 06 October 2021 to announce the province’s response from to the ConCourt ruling, which found that the decision to dissolve the Tshwane municipal council was unwarranted. Picture: Eyewitness News.

    Maile appeals to parties in GP to work together ahead of electing mayors

    Maile held a briefing on Sunday in Sandton on the reconstitution of new municipal councils and the election of office-bearers across Gauteng municipalities following the results of the local government election earlier this month.

    179 days ago
  • FILE: Voting station presiding officer supervising voters as they arrive at a voting station to vote in the by-elections in Ward 30, at Rantailane Secondary School in Ga-Rankuwa on 19 May, 2021. Picture: Boikhutso Ntsoko/EWN.

    Angry residents say voting has become meaningless

    As South Africa gears up for the local government elections on 1 November, disgruntled voters in Tshwane and Ekurhuleni say they have little reason to cast their ballots.

    226 days ago
  • Water crisis hits parts of Palm Ridge in Ekurhuleni

    Palm Ridge residents living in RDP houses in Ekurhuleni have shared their frustration with Eyewitness News, describing how potable water is running down the streets from broken pipes at a time when many have no access to water in their homes.

    252 days ago
  • Picture: Winnie Theletsane/Eyewitness News

    4 people arrested following armed robbery at Ekurhuleni jewellery store

    About 10 suspects stormed into the jewellery store at the Ekurhuleni Shopping Mall on Wednesday before taking expensive jewellery and cellphones.

    273 days ago
  • People fleeing as police use water cannons and rubber bullets to disperse them from the streets of Hillbrow, in what was believed to be a #FreeZuma protest on 11 July 2021. Picture: Boikhutso  Ntsoko/ Eyewitness News.

    ANC Ekurhuleni ward councillor believed to be among instigators of recent unrest

    It’s understood the ward councillor from Daveyton was among those who looted a local bottle store at shopping mall in the area.

    296 days ago
  • ‘I just want a place to call home’- Mayfield residents still waiting for housing 10 years later

    After residents of an informal settlement in Bapsfontein, Ekurhuleni were forcefully relocated to Mayfield, also in Ekurhuleni, the Constitutional Court ruled the relocation was unlawful and ordered - amongst other things - that the municipality provide adequate housing and services to the community. Ten years later, while some residents received serviced stands, many others remain without access to basic services such as electricity and water.

    346 days ago
  • Ekurhuleni Mayor outlines plan to drive job creation, economic growth

    Mayor of Ekurhuleni Mzwandile Masina delivered the State of the City Address on 24 March 2021. During his address, Masina said the Ekurhuleni metro was working on revitalising its economy through various programmes.

    421 days ago
  • FILE: Law enforcement is offering an undisclosed cash reward to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest of the rapist. Picture: SAPS.

    Police hunt serial rapist operating in Ekurhuleni

    Just last week, a young woman was attacked in Crystal Park allegedly by a man who's been terrorising the community for years now.

    443 days ago
  • FILE: A health worker process a COVID-19 antibody test after getting the blood from the patient. Picture: AFP.

    Ekurhuleni allows COVID testing of children from six years old

    The city said its recorded concerns from parents who want their children presenting flu-like symptoms to be tested for the coronavirus.

    468 days ago
  • One of two trucks that were on fire on the N12 in Daveyton, Benoni on 25 November 2020. Picture: Via @EWNTraffic/Twitter

    2 trucks on fire in Daveyton, nearby N12 temporarily closed

    A section of the N12 has been closed to traffic.

    540 days ago
  • FILE. Picture: SAPoliceService/Facebook

    Gauteng police uncover more than 2 dozen illegal firearms in Ekurhuleni

    Anti-crime operation Okae Molao was again rolled out in parts of Gauteng over the weekend with areas including Thokoza particularly targeted.

    606 days ago
  • Three men were killed on 8 September 2020 and 11 others injured in a crash on the R25 in Bapsfontein. Picture: @Netcare911_sa/Twitter

    3 people dead, 11 injured after multi-vehicle collision in Ekurhuleni

    A bakkie, taxi, and car collided in Bapsfontein.

    618 days ago
  • FILE: Remains of a mattress following a shack fire. Picture: EWN.

    Ramaphosa informal settlement residents reeling after shack fire tragedy

    The children, aged two and four, were trapped inside their home when the blaze broke out in the early hours of Saturday morning. Their eight-year-old brother survived.

    635 days ago
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