Notices

NOTICE

LENASIA CREMATORIUM TO CLOSE TEMPORARILY FOR ESSENTIAL REPAIRS

The Lenasia Crematorium will be temporarily closed from 24 November to 6 December 2025. The closure is required to repair and replace the facility’s gas installation, ensuring that cremation services remain safe, compliant, and fully operational.

All cremation requests should be directed to the Braamfontein Crematorium, with the Brixton Crematorium available as an additional alternative. JCPZ encourages funeral homes and residents to plan ahead and to contact the respective facilities for assistance and guidance.

For enquiries and further information, you may contact:

JCPZ Cemeteries Booking Department: 011 712 6600
Braamfontein Crematorium: 011 338 5189
Brixton Crematorium: 083 400 2560

TENDER EXTENSION NOTICE

REMOVAL OF TREES ON COUNCIL OWNED LAND

Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo (JCPZ) prohibits the removal of public street trees. JCPZ will only cut down a tree when it is severely dying back, diseased beyond recovery or dead. Trees will only be removed should they pose a danger to the public or private property. JCPZ regards the following requests as invalid reasons for trees to be removed and therefore such requests will not be approved:

- Security hazard

- Dropping of leaves/seeds/flowers into a pool or gutters

- Blocking of sunlight

- Blocking of streetlights (causing the property to be dark)

- Blocking residents’ view

- Removal of indigenous trees

- When a property owner requests to construct an additional entrance to the property and the tree is in the way

- Branches growing into overhead power cables, interfering with the reception of the residents’ satellites, etc.

Should the customer proceed with the removal of the tree despite the invalid reasons stated above, the customer will be (1) fined as the tree is council property (2) fully liable to pay for the value of the tree as JCPZ is losing an asset.

HORTICULTURAL MAINTENANCE AND PARK INFRASTRUCTURE

Please be informed that all service requests relating to horticultural maintenance and park infrastructure should be logged with the City of Johannesburg’s call centre on (011) 375 5555 / 0860 56 2874 or alternatively e-mail joburgconnect@joburg.org.za.

EMERGENCY FALLEN TREES

Please be informed that all service requests relating to emergency fallen trees/branches should be logged with the City of Johannesburg’s call centre on (011) 375 5555 / 0860 56 2874 or alternatively e-mail joburgconnect@joburg.org.za. Tree emergencies include: obstruction of streets, trees that have fallen onto properties or vehicles, trees that have fallen onto the sidewalk, preventing the owner from entering or exiting their property.

TREE PRUNING

Please be informed that all service requests relating to tree pruning should be logged with the City of Johannesburg’s call centre on (011) 375 5555 / 0860 56 2874 or alternatively e-mail joburgconnect@joburg.org.za.

SUNKEN GRAVES AT OLIFANTSVLEI CEMETERY

Due to the impact of the recent heavy rainstorms, we are aware that many new graves in the Olifantsvlei cemetery have sunk, especially burials that were done during November and December last year, and in January. The sinking of graves due to heavy rainfalls is a global phenomenon and JCPZ will do the necessary to restore the graves with consent from the families. Families who have buried loved ones during these months (or earlier) in Olifantsvlei cemetery are requested to visit the graves and to report any damage to the cemetery's administration office or email zmpophoma@jhbcityparks.com with full details of the gravesite (cemetery name and grave number)