On March 15, executive mayor of Ekurhuleni Mzwandile Masina announced precautionary measures for this year’s State of the City Address (SOCA) in line with the current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The SOCA is due to take place at the Germiston council building on March 18 at 10am.
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“After careful consultation with community services officials regarding the health and safety of everyone set to attend the SOCA, it has been decided to cancel all SOCA public viewing areas and restrict the attendance of guests at the event,” Masina said.
The SOCA will be live streamed on the metro’s Facebook page and on their Twitter feed and residents are urged to use the metro’s free Wi-Fi services to stream the speech on the various digital platforms.
The SOCA will also be broadcast on the following media channels:
• NewzRoom Afrika (Channel 405 on DSTV).
• Power FM.
• Kaya FM.
• Lesedi FM.
• Kasie FM.
• Voice of Thembisa.
• All Ekurhuleni Customer Care Centre screens.
“We are very disappointed that we are unable to host the public and invited guests for this year’s SOCA event, but we know it’s the right decision based on the information we have received,” the mayor said.
“In my address, I will be outlining the metro’s state of preparedness to deal with the COVID-19 outbreak.
“This is not a signal for the public to panic, but the start of new habits we must adopt in order to protect our people.”
