{"id":84912,"date":"2015-03-30T09:15:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-30T07:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/84912\/what-progress-has-been-made-in-ekurhuleni-in-the-last-year-ormayor-highlights-metros-progress\/"},"modified":"2015-03-30T11:22:33","modified_gmt":"2015-03-30T09:22:33","slug":"what-progress-has-been-made-in-ekurhuleni-in-the-last-year-ormayor-highlights-metros-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/03\/30\/what-progress-has-been-made-in-ekurhuleni-in-the-last-year-ormayor-highlights-metros-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"What progress has been made in Ekurhuleni in the last year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Executive mayor Clr Mondli Gungubele delivered the State of the City Address, last Wednesday, March 25, in the Germiston Council Chambers.<\/p>\n

He opened his \u201cStrengthening social maturity by advancing social cohesion in pursuit of a prosperous and, therefore, livable city\u201d-themed speech with a reminder of the struggle the city has with illegal mining.<\/p>

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\u201cThe ongoing, senseless illegal mining-related murders that continue to bedevil our area are giving us sleepless nights and seem to be escalating,” he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust this weekend the municipality had to assist with the burial of several victims of these senseless killings, including an 18-month-old toddler.\u201d<\/p>

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The mayor went on to touch on a number of topics, including:<\/p>\n