While the scars left by the April 2022 flash floods aren’t obvious to visitors to Inanda, the township just northwest of Durban, the collective and individual trauma, often left unspoken, continues to linger
Everyone remembers April 2022, when torrential rains pummelled KwaZulu-Natal and floodwaters ravaged homes, roads and factories. Lives were lost, families were displaced and infrastructure was destroyed. And although every part of the province bore the weight of that disaster, one story in particular has found its way into court. Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM), has […]
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eThekwini metro is pulling out all the stops to make the Durban area once again attractive for business and leisure
The DA has refused to partner with the ANC in eThekwini because of its role in the removal of Tshwane mayor Cilliers Brink
The public works minister visited several notorious structures across the city, as well as the Durban magistrate’s court, which requires a major upgrade
Most of the derelict, hijacked and dangerous buildings are privately owned, according to eThekwini metro
The Jacob Zuma-backed party will be facing off in the electoral court on Tuesday against the ANC, which is trying to have it deregistered
South Africa’s service delivery woes have attracted all manner of violence. As water becomes more scarce, things will get worse
A severe storm system left a trail of destruction in eThekwini, KwaDukuza and Ndwedwe
More than 200 tenants of Jay Singh housing programme flats are being kicked out every month
The eThekwini Municipality says projects are underway to build proper water infrastructure
Political parties want the city to investigate the involvement of the Democratic Alliance’s Mergan Chetty in allegedly covering up corruption claims
Angry ratepayers stormed out of a meeting to discuss the reasons for their rates boycott when mayor Mxolisi Kaunda declared it closed
A lack of necessary skills has also contributed to the metro’s water and sanitation crisis
The Northern wastewater treatment works disgorges sewage into the Umgeni River, which flows into the sea at Durban, polluting the city’s popular beaches
The arrests come during an increase in municipal vehicle hijackings
Families who were relocated in November 2019 said they were told the project would take 18 months
The crimes were not overtly complicated, based on what the state said in the first week of trial. But they were brazen.
Although the city seems to be stabilising politically, it is heading for an uncertain financial future
Governing party says it agreed on the reconfiguration of the municipal committees to sharpen and strengthen its service delivery machinery
Umgeni Water and Mhlathuze Water will be consolidated into a single water entity after lengthy negotiations
Governing party says it cannot be ‘arrogant’ and try to run Durban alone
ANC regional leaders Tembo Ntuli and Nkosenhle Madlala are eyeing the job, but it may go to the Red Berets
A total blackout is unlikely, but South Africa’s municipalities say they won’t be caught off guard
Government’s assistance comes too slowly for those left without a roof
The province’s leaders are calling for mob rule and will try to convince their comrades at this weekend’s national policy conference to support their untenable position
The KwaZulu-Natal conference is taking place at the Olive Convention Centre in Durban, which used to be an ice rink
The Durban July is back, which means the glamour and high fashion are back too.
Feeling sorry for the president’s new spokesperson? Spare a thought for eThekwini’s public reps
Florida Road – where you’re immersed in all things that celebrate cultural craft – comes to KwaZulu-Natal for the first Arts Bar Festival.
Premier Sihle Zikalala’s special adviser, Nhlanhla Ngidi, will challenge him for the position of ANC provincial chairperson