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Meida Statement: Emfuleni re-implements water rationing measures to save water

21st January 2017 - Emfuleni Local Municipality will re-start with water rationing measures from this coming Monday, the 23rd January 2017 in an effort to save water. The municipality had actually stopped with the rationing of water in December 2016 because of number of operational factors and high demand of water during that period.

In that process, the municipality did not meet the requirements or restrictions of 15% set by the national department of Water and sanitation. Water users did not make the situation any easier for the municipality to save water, and change behaviour towards water usage.

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Media Statement: Emfuleni Local Municipality Executive Mayor, Councillor Mahole Simon Mofokeng congratulates the Matric Class of 2016

05 January 2016 - Emfuleni Local Municipality Executive Mayor, Councillor Mahole Simon Mofokeng has congratulated all Grade 12 learners who passed their 2016 final examinations.

“We congratulate all students for their outstanding results and we hope they will encourage the class of 2017 to work harder and even achieve even greater results,” he said.

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Media Statement: Emfuleni Local Municipality Executive Mayor, Councillor Mahole Simon Mofokeng surprises new mothers with gifts

02 January 2016 - Executive Mayor Councillor Mahole Simon Mofokeng and his entire Mayoral Committee surprised mothers whose bundles of joy were born on Christmas Day [December 25th 2106] and New Year’s Day [January 1st 2017] with gifts.

Councillor Mofokeng and his team visited several maternity wards at different medical facilities including Kopanong Hospital in Vereeniging, Johan Heyns Community Health Centre in Vanderbijlpark and the Levai Mbatha CHC in Evaton. This was part of an annual two-day programme championed by Mayor Mofokeng and aimed at welcoming toddlers born on days of significance, as part of the municipality’s social responsibility programme.

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Media invite: Festive season mass roadblock

08 December 2016 - As part of demonstrating the state of readiness for the 2016 festive season, Emfuleni Local Municipality’s Public Safety Department together with Gauteng Provincial Traffic, SAPS and Local Social Crime Prevention will be launching the festive season via a mass roadblock tomorrow on Friday the 09th December 2016, 11h30 at Golden Highway off- ramp (Randfontein).

Under the theme “OPERATION THATHAZONKE” this launch is aimed at intensifying the resolve to reduce road fatalities and to call upon all road users to take responsibility for the safe usage of the road during this season.

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Media Statement: A call for members of the public to participate in the upcoming ward committee elections

19 September 2016 - The Emfuleni Local Municipality (ELM) Speaker Cllr Maipato Tsokolibane, in accordance with the prescripts of the Municipal Structures Act, 1998 is inviting the public to participate in the Ward Committee Elections to take place within the municipality’s 45 wards.

The Ward Committee Elections process for the 5 year council tenure will be held under the Theme: “Getting the Basics Right - Participate in the election of the Ward Committees.”

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