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You know the summer season is officially here when the Overstrand Municipality proudly hoists their Blue Flags, marking the start of the 2025/26 Blue Flag season. On Monday, 1 December, the weather played its part, and the beaches were packed as holiday makers made the most of the sunshine, sand, and sea. In Overstrand, Kleinmond […]
Executive Mayor Browen Johnson (centre), flanked by Nosidima Vumindaba, Manager: Parks and Recreation (left), and Cllr Erika Brown, MMC for Community Services (Refuse, Environmental and Parks), together with the George lifeguard team and law enforcement officers at the launch of the 2025/26 Blue Flag summer season at Herold’s Bay. The George Municipality officially launched its […]
In the photo: Garden Route Dam’s dropping water levels highlight the urgent need for water conservation across George The George Council, at a Special Meeting on Thursday, 04 December 2025, approved the implementation of stricter water demand management measures, moving from Level 2B to Level 2C with immediate effect. This follows the continued decline of […]
Bid Number: PS- REDP 06-2026 Description: The appointment of Accredited Service Providers for Spazashop Registration, Compliance Support, Business Licence Audit/Enforcement, Training and Partnership Optimization within the City of Ekurhuleni on an as and when required basis from date of award until 30 June 2028 Bid closing date: 29 January 20265 at 10:00 Information session: Will […]
Bid Number: PS-EWM-05-2026 Description: The appointment of service providers for the Maintenance of Aquatic (Dams and Lakes) and Terrestrial Ecosystems (Rivers, Streams, Wetlands) within CoE on an as and when required basis from date of award until 30 June 2028 Bid closing date: 28 January 20265 at 10:00 Information session: N/A Contact Person (Project manager): […]
GERMISTON – The City of Ekurhuleni has received a notification from Rand Water of a scheduled maintenance on its bulk water supply infrastructure, from Sunday, 07 December to Monday, 15 December. The maintenance will affect water supply to various parts of the city on different days including Edenvale, Bedfordview, Germiston, Thembisa, Kempton Park, Benoni, Wattville, Springs, Brakpan, Kwa-Thema, Vosloorus, Eden Park and […]
It’s fantastic to see some familiar faces returning to provide lifeguard services on Overstrand’s beaches, including our Blue Flag beaches, lagoons, and the public swimming pool in Hawston. Our local lifeguards (or ‘homegrown boytjies,’ as they are affectionately known) on duty this season include Rodrigo Natus, Warren Fisher, Que Martin, Angelo Gillion, Jordan Gibson, William […]
George Municipality is proud to announce that it has once again received an unqualified audit opinion for the 2024/2025 financial year — marking 13 unqualified audit opinions in the past 14 years, of which 11 were unqualified without findings. This long-term track record places George among the top-performing non-metro municipalities in South Africa for financial […]
GERMISTON – The City of Ekurhuleni confirms that the Head of Department for Legal and Risk Services, Adv. Kemi Behari, has been placed on precautionary suspension with full remuneration. This decision follows the resolution of the Municipal Council taken on 18 November 2025, which delegated authority to the City Manager to act in terms of the Local […]
This year’s World Aids Day is observed under the theme Overcoming disruption,transforming the Aids response. This directly speaks to the massive shift onattention poured on this health condition as experienced some months earlier. Weexperienced a major financial blow when the United States abruptly halted and endedprograms promoting effective response to HIV/Aids due to shutting down […]