Some city residents have had no water for 150 days, yet have received bills of up to R60 000
An announcement about measures to reduce load-shedding in the metro is expected ‘soon’
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Durban and Cape Town have experienced tourism growth to achieve economic revenue exceeding pre-Covid-19 levels
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They plan to take eThekwini Metro to the high court over allowing the environmentally sensitive coastal land to be rezoned for a housing and hotel development
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The Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged eThekwini to partner with the private sector to fix its ageing water infrastructure
The retail phase of the development is underway, including a high street space with 300 trees
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Local business and property owners say trade and values have plummeted due to taxi traffic congestion caused by the lack of a permanent public transport facility
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The metro plans to spend R8.6 million in total on ‘uplifting’ events, but has refused to make available a breakdown of costs
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The City Integrity and Investigation Unit will look into a claim of bribes in the R48 million Chatsworth water project
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The South African Human Rights Commission also details how officials show ‘contempt’ for citizens with water complaints
But the Westville Ratepayers Association says eThekwini is unfairly targeting its members
eThekwini Municipality started disconnecting ratepayers who have joined a citywide utility bill and rates payment boycott
Ratepayers have asked why municipal employees have been allowed to rack up debt for services, when ratepayers are threatened with court action
ANC KZN provincial secretary Bheki Mtolo said although the municipality had issues, not all staff were responsible for these, and they should be rewarded
Durban’s battle against broken sewage infrastructure and E coli is playing out in court after the city did not comply with a raft of environmental directives
Angry residents are embarking on the boycott to force the city to confront corruption and mismanagement
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Following the 27 June deluge, the Durban Chamber of Commerce has warned the city that industry will relocate if it does not put in place risk mitigation measures
While the motion to remove them was valid, the process of bringing it was flawed
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The social housing investigation was handed to eThekwini municipal manager and the presidency last year
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Police Minister Bheki Cele and his team of officers appear to be better at arresting radials than criminals
eThekwini’s chief resilience officer says the city is the ‘ideal test tube’ because it’s a microcosm of the world’s climate change problems
The protector of the suspended public protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, was targeted by a retired American colonel
Residents of beachfront tent camp hope to be allowed to farm there long term
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But the corruption accused former mayor will not be allowed to take office because of the ANC’s step-aside rule
Tenants’ associations want regulator to enforce its cap on rentals
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The eThekwini mayor says there were incidents of excessive use of force towards Africans at roadblocks controlled by residents
A shortage of burial plots and viable land for new cemeteries has been worsened by the pandemic’s death toll, forcing people to buy rural land on which to bury their loved ones.
Independent candidates look set to play a greater role in the metro municipality after 1 November
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The party is in danger of losing five KwaZulu-Natal municipalities over a registration flop, but counts the absence of political murders as a win
Political feathers are ruffled as deputy mayor candidate Diana Hoorzuk is ‘imposed’ on eThekwini by provincial executive council
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City clinics and community vaccine centres closed along with crematoria and cemeteries
The dairy’s Lichtenburg factory, which is being closed due to service delivery issues, employs about 380 permanent and 40 temporary workers