City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
[7] The name Ekurhuleni meaning place of peace alludes to the fact that the East Rand townships were the site of severe political violence between supporters of the Inkatha Freedom Party and the ANC in the early 1990s, prior to South Africa's first non-racial elections in 1994.[8] Ekurhuleni lies on the highveld plateau at about 1600 metres in altitude above sea level (asl).The highest elevation is at the Gillooly's Ridge – Bill Stewart Side – Fisher's Hill at 1772 metres asl.[14] The 2011 census divided the municipality into inter alia the following main places:[17] Germiston Lake is a natural pan in the Elsburgspruit system and has a catchment area of 1174ha.[21] The Thokoza Wall of Remembrance commemorates the people who died in the fight between the Inkatha Freedom Party and the residents.[31] The municipal government under Executive Mayor Mzwandile Masina conducted a feasibility study and lobbied the national government to establish a university in Ekurhuleni [32] which was formally announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in the 2020 State of the Nation Address.[33] As of 11 April 2011, the Municipal Council approved the separation of the legislative and executive functions of the metropolitan government.[36] The Mayoral Committee comprises the administrative branch of the municipality and is responsible for bringing to effect the by-laws of the Municipal Council, administering the responsibilities designated by national and provincial legislation, as well as providing for the political oversight for the functioning of the city structures.[34] A professional civil servant known as the City Manager, currently Dr Imogen Mashazi,[37] is responsible for the technical and managerial direction and oversight of the municipality.Ekurhuleni is home to the Rand Refinery, the largest integrated single-site precious metals refining and smelting complex in the world.[46] Ekurhuleni is one of 13 cities and towns in South Africa to implement the bus rapid transit (BRT) system.Phase 1 of the project runs from Tembisa to Vosloorus via Kempton Park and the OR Tambo International Airport.[5][51][52] Mango, a low cost airline owned by SAA, is headquartered on the grounds of OR Tambo International Airport.[59] There is an over 100 year old rowing club at the bank of Germiston Lake,[60] and over 30 swimming pools can be found in the city.[61] Ekurhuleni United FC play in the fourth division of South African Football.Although Eskom has identified Ekurhuleni as a municipality with a poor payment record, its 2021 debt with the power utility amounted to R8 million which compared favourably with the rest of Gauteng.
Metropolitan MunicipalitySouth AfricaGautengGermistonMunicipal councilExecutive MayorBlack AfricanColouredIndianFirst languagesEnglishAfrikaansSepediTime zoneNorthern Sothometropolitan municipalityEast RandJohannesburgXiTsongadistrictsOR Tambo International AirportKempton ParkLesedi Local MunicipalityHeidelbergHigh Court of South AfricaInkatha Freedom Partyhighveldsubtropical highlandKöppen-Geiger Climate classificationcold frontssunshine hoursmeteoblueWorld Meteorological Organisation2011 censusmain placesAlbertonBenoniBoksburgBrakpanDaveytonDuduzaEdenvaleEtwatwaKatlehongKwa-ThemaLangavilleSpringsThembisaTokozaTsakaneVosloorusWattvillesurface runoffChris HanicensusPopulation pyramidIsiZuluSesothoIsiXhosaSetswanaIsiNdebeleTshivendaSiSwatiSign LanguageCyril RamaphosaCity of Ekurhuleni electionsConstitution of South AfricaMinister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional AffairsMunicipal Demarcation BoardSivuyile NgodwanaAfrican Independent Congressmixed-member proportional representationfirst-past-the-post votingparty lists2021 South African municipal electionAfrican National CongressDemocratic AllianceEconomic Freedom FightersActionSAFreedom Front PlusPatriotic AllianceAfrican Christian Democratic PartyIndependent candidatesPan Africanist Congress of AzaniaAfrican Transformation MovementNational Freedom PartyUnited Democratic MovementCongress of the PeopleSpoilt votesRand RefinerySouth African AirwaysJohn D. KasardamanufacturingConurbationmetropolitan route numbering system as JohannesburgTembisaRhodesfieldReiger ParkMetrorailTransnetO.R. Tambo International AirportSouth African ExpressFederal AirSafairAirports Company South AfricaBedfordviewTAAG Angola AirlinesGlendower Golf ClubLood de JagerErnie ElsJakkals KeevySibusiso KhumaloKelly KhumaloKwestaRebecca MalopeLebo MathosaSenzo MeyiwaPearl ModiadieNthati MosheshJapie MulderEmmanuel Asanda 'Scara' NgobeseKhethi NgwenyaChris Rossouw (rugby union born 1969)Oliver TamboJaco TauteCharlize Theron