Emmarentia Residents Association

The Emmarentia Residents Association (ERA) is mourning the tragic passing of Gemey Abrahams, a professional town planner and one of ERA’s key Executive Committee members, who was killed in a car accident on 13 December. Gemey had served… Read More

AS OUTLINE IN THE APPLICATION IN TERMS OF SECTION 26 OF THE CITY OF JOHANNESBURG MUNICIPAL PLANNING BY LAW, 2016, AS AMENDED 2023, FOR THE TOWNSHIP ESTABLISHMENT ON PORTIONS 246 AND 247 OF THE FARM BRAAMFONTEIN 53-IR –… Read More

Dear Emmarentia Residents The Emmarentia Residents’ Association (ERA), in partnership with the Greenside Residents’ Association (GRA) and several other neighbouring RAs have been engaging with the developers on the proposed Victory Park Ext 36 (Old Parkhurst Bowls Club… Read More

The week-end 12-13 April saw clean-ups happening in four different areas of Emmarentia: · Emmarentia security companies (SCP, Beagle and CAP) together with residents and a youth group, cleaned the green area and the spruit/small dam below the big… Read More

There’s a quiet movement growing in many countries across the world to tackle the environmental crisis weed by weed and plastic bag by plastic bag. In Emmarentia we are lucky to have numerous opportunities to help out just… Read More

A group of regular dog-walkers at the Emmarentia Park are organising a clean-up of litter and of invasive weeds on 1 February at the top dam. Come and join them and be prepared to get dirty. Wear suitable… Read More

Through the generous donation of a Louw Geldenhuys Drive (LG) resident, ERA arranged for the clearing of undergrowth on both the corners of LG and Olifants Road and cleared the entire dam embankment of weeds and alien invasive… Read More

How can we help the homeless? Sipho Ngcobo* slept on the streets and had a substance abuse problem. “If someone gave me food, clothes or money, I’d sell the food and clothes and use all the money to… Read More

Come to the AGM; come and contribute to change in Emmarentia Dear Residents You are all invited to join us at ERA’s AGM on 9 October at 18h30 in the Pavilion Room at Marks Park. Come and hear… Read More

Dear Emmarentia Residents It has come to our attention that an application has been made to rezone 2 properties on the Greenside side of Barry Hertzog Avenue, between Troon Rd and the Braids Road (but closer to Troon… Read More