WATCH: Mayor Xhakaza launches high-impact by-law enforcement blitz in Germiston CBD
Ekurhuleni Executive Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza is leading a major by-law enforcement blitz in the Germiston CBD, targeting illegal trading, unsafe infrastructure, and long-standing urban management issues.
Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza is today (November 25) leading a high-impact by-law enforcement blitz in the Germiston CBD, backed by the EMPD and the SAPS.
The operation forms part of the mayor’s Renewal Agenda, which aims to restore order, improve safety, and strengthen law enforcement visibility in critical economic and public spaces across the city.
The blitz focuses on enforcing municipal by-laws to create a safer and more orderly CBD.
Officers are clamping down on illegal trading, checking permits, removing unlawful electricity connections, and working with the Department of Home Affairs to conduct immigration compliance checks.
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The operation also addresses long-standing urban management and safety challenges that have affected both residents and businesses in the CBD.
City officials say the coordinated effort reflects the administration’s commitment to revitalising key urban nodes and improving service delivery through firm, visible enforcement.
Members of the media are on the ground to cover the operation as it unfolds.
