The protests rejected this. They insisted that what we are seeing is the expansion of a single logic: imperial in character, colonial in structure, even when it speaks the language of democracy, security and humanitarian concern
DA eThekwini mayoral candidate Haniff Hoosen has criticised black political leadership, saying it has failed residents amid service delivery crises including chronic water shortages in Durban communities
The ANC succession debate is beginning to take shape ahead of its 2027 elective conference, with former minister Tokyo Sexwale emerging as a possible contender after a lobby group in KwaZulu-Natal began campaigning for his consideration as party president
The latest Green, Blue and No Drop reports show widespread deterioration of water and sanitation infrastructure. Nearly half of wastewater systems are critical, drinking water improvements are marginal and non-revenue water losses remain high in multiple provinces, highlighting urgent need for municipal investment and reform
Public budgets are unlikely to expand at the pace required to meet the escalating risks. A larger share of long-term capital will therefore need to come from private sources
The president said senior officials in municipalities would be appointed through an independent process free from political interference
The probe was conducted by the City Integrity and Investigations Unit
The alleged victim has had to be hospitalised and receive trauma counselling several times over the ordeal, internal sources said
The Bill seeks to stabilise local government by ensuring that parties which make the composition of municipal councils are a true representation of the will of the majority, Deputy Minister Namane Masemola said
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