City of Ekurhuleni (CoE)will only be doing Fire and Rescue services.

Tania Campbell (DA member for community safety in Ekurhuleni) said the party opposes the politically driven decision to provincialise the city’s ambulance services and its employees, mainly because there was no prior consultation and the documentation about the decision has not been made available to interested parties.

“Although not smoothly operated, the City of Ekurhuleni has run the emergency medical service on behalf of the Gauteng provincial government for more than a decade,” she said

William Ntladi (spokesperson for Ekurhuleni emergency services) said the proposal for provincialisation was made about 10 years ago. The matter has been on and off the table for discussion as there was no tangible and confirmed date.

He added that the CoE received the confirmed date during January this year.

If you require ambulance services, phone 011 564 2211 or 011 564 2210.