{"id":226292,"date":"2019-12-19T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-19T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/226292\/essential-services-will-be-uninterrupted-during-festive-holidays\/"},"modified":"2019-12-18T14:48:59","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T12:48:59","slug":"essential-services-will-be-uninterrupted-during-festive-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/12\/19\/essential-services-will-be-uninterrupted-during-festive-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"Essential services will be uninterrupted during festive holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The metro is informing its ratepayers of the closure of council offices between Christmas and New Year.<\/p>\n<p>All administrative offices, libraries, selected rates halls and pay-points will be closed from noon on December 24 until January 2.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>However, emergency and essential services, such as refuse collection, electricity and water services, will not be affected by the recess, though refuse will not be collected on December 25.<\/p>\n<p>Thereafter refuse collection will resume as per the schedule, which is available on www.ekurhuleni.gov.za.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/225880\/ward-councillor-warns-of-a-sinkhole-developing-in-cemetery-road\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ward councillor warns of a sinkhole developing in Cemetery Road<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/225763\/metro-launches-r300-million-enterprise-development-partnership-with-national-empowerment-fund\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Metro launches R300-million Enterprise Development Partnership with National Empowerment Fund<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Residents are advised to utilise the following numbers if need be:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Life-threatening emergency line: 011 458 0911, 10177 or 112 from a mobile phone.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Municipal services call centre: 0860 543 000<\/p>\n<p>Residents are also reminded to pay their municipal accounts on time and utilise facilities such as the online rates payment platform, Siyakhokha.<\/p>\n<p>The municipality wishes all its residents a wonderful and blessed festive season and prosperous New Year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" 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