Former president tells Ace Magashule that he will not appear before state capture inquiry, even if top party officials ask him
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The eThekwini branches say they will engage the party’s regional and national structures to prevent Magashule and Zuma’s ‘persecution’
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Municipalities have failed to maintain their existing infrastructure for providing residents with water
Ten homeless men who turned a vacant lot into an organic vegetable garden are now reaping the rewards of their toil
Amid protests by the ANC’s MK Military Veterans, distressed foreign nationals have shut their stalls at a Durban flea market
The corruption-fraught metro is coming to grips with having a municipal manager who is on bail for graft, yet has returned to work
ANC regions in the province have ordered their mayors, chief whips and speakers to stay in office
Defiant backers of the former eThekwini chairperson and mayor, who has appeared in court over corruption charges linked to a tender, face disciplinary action over ‘divisive’ court protest
Instead of facing the music, Zandile Gumede seems to be winning a game of political musical chairs
eThekwini metro police and security staff are raking in almost R100-million in overtime during the lockdown, with some employees far exceeding the permitted overtime cap of 40 hours a month
eThekwini’s enterprising parks and recreation department launched the channel, intended to entertain the city’s people during the lockdown, without getting authorisation
South Africa’s Covid-19-related deaths have been comparatively lower than the rest of the world. But municipalities are preparing for the worst
The municipality leaves it up to its executive committee and councillors to follow their conscience and contribute what they want to the city’s Covid-19 relief fund.
The president and Cabinet dropped their salaries and rejected a hike, but councillors take 4% more
eThekwini plans to retain permanent and safe open spaces for people with nowhere to sleep
All of KwaZulu-Natal’s Covid-19 emergency spending has been centralised under the provincial treasury after the controversial purchase of R22-million of blankets by the social development department
In Tshwane, forcing homeless people off the street resulted in chaos and the abuse of a vulnerable population. In Durban, a smooth, well-planned operation fared far better
Sipho Nzuza had previously agreed to turn state witness
Thabani Nyawose will challenge disgraced former Durban mayor Zandile Gumede while 17 other ANC regions also hold elective conferences
It began with reinstating the finance committee and cameras in the mayor’s parlour, and targeting bent business forums
Instead, it’s Mama, the former Durban mayor who may have been wading through the solid waste tender, the Hawks are visiting
The postponement granted to allow prosecutors time to complete the investigation into the embattled eThekwini mayor and her co-accused
The governing party has deferred taking action on her fate by a week
In part three of a series on how government entities get around procurement processes, the M&G looks at why this is a big problem for the AG’s office
In a crumbling eThekwini, the ANC is scrambling to appease the supporters of one of Jacob Zuma’s powerful allies, but also move her out of the way
Contemptuous municipal attitudes have compromised public sanitation in Durban forcing people into undignified, unhealthy and dangerous situations.
A month after heavy storms tore through KwaZulu-Natal,
Paddy Harper and Delwyn Verasamy visited some villages still do not have water
Embattled eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede’s supporters have revolted against the ANC’s decision to place her on enforced leave
Gumede is facing charges of fraud, racketeering and corruption, implicating 62 city councillors. How did she rise to such a powerful position?
The former president, who is also facing corruption charges in the Durban High Court has asked his comrade to be strong as "this too shall pass"
Arrests over alleged tender fraud come as Durban mayor Zandile Gumede fights for her political life
‘In last week’s vote, the ANC was offered a lifeline by a public anxious to see its choice validated by action’