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Parkhurst Bowling Club Petition
ERA has joined forces with other Residents Associations and organizations to express our dissatisfaction with the City of Joburg around its inaction around the unlawful occupation of the Parkhurst Bowls Club and the open spaces around this. We… Read More
Emmarentia Post, No 3, October 2023
Dear Resident Just after we had sent the latest newsletter to the printer, the weather got hotter and hotter, and just when we needed it more than ever, water stopped coming out of our taps. We tried to… Read More
WATER CRISIS – We need your help
We’ve all suffered through this last week with extreme heat and little water. We’ve listened to your suggestions on what to do on the WhatsApp groups. We’ve joined with WaterCAN, other residents’ associations and the Water Crisis Committee… Read More
ERA joins with WaterCAN
After many years of intermittent water supply or none at all, ERA has joined forces with WaterCAN to try and put pressure on water authorities to get to the root of the problem. WaterCAN has asked for a… Read More
Let’s make it bloom again
The Gold Reef Rose Society has undertaken a project with City Parks & Ludwig’s Egoli at the Emmarentia Botanical Gardens Rose Garden – “Let’s Make It Bloom Again” Recently, GRRS members, Ludwig’s Egoli & City Parks met in… Read More
How you can support the homeless
Many people living in Joburg are struggling to make a living. Some are genuinely poor while others beg to fuel their substance abuse habit. See the Table below for details of Homeless organisations close to Emmarentia which are… Read More
ERA AGM – 6 September 2023, 18h30, Marks Park
Are you worried about: Rising costs of rates and services DESPITE never-ending water leaks, potholes, broken traffic lights, power outages and and and? Homeless people settling in our green spaces? Crime and lawlessness? More and more building being… Read More
Emmarentia Post, No 2, June 2023
NO WATER… again! We thought nothing could be worse than having no power for days on end… But then —our taps ran dry, it was October 2022 all over again. In May we sent CoJ entities a list… Read More
City Parks gives answers
On May 16, ERA and Councillor Nicolene Jonker called a Town Hall meeting to ask City of Joburg entities to answer questions that residents had sent to us. City Parks sent its apologies but subsequently sent its answers… Read More
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Last Updated: 3rd February 2024 by Jenny Grice
Make your voice heard on concerts and events
Dear Residents An event took place at the Botanical Gardens on the 27 January (Thank God Fest 2024). There were many complaints of unacceptable noise levels, issues with parking etc. We have decided to create a form for… Read More