Residents are warned to be on the lookout for scamsters posing as municipal meter auditors and demanding payment.
The settlement, located in the Rand West City Local Municipality, was established near several decommissioned mines.
Over the festive season, the Municipal Public Safety Department ran a road safety campaign to educate road users and promote safer driving.
For the last two weeks, at least 250 residents of the Sporong informal settlement in the Rand West City Local Municipality have been living at the Randgate Boxing Club.