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Zandile Gumede and her supporters face ANC backlash

Politics Paddy Harper - 16 Sep 2020

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

Mama mia! Here we go again

Opinion Paddy Harper - 23 Aug 2020

Instead of facing the music, Zandile Gumede seems to be winning a game of political musical chairs

Red flags over Durban’s multimillion-rand Covid-19 overtime bill

Coronavirus Paddy Harper - 22 Jul 2020

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

Durban mayor pulls plug on R8m online lockdown channel

Coronavirus Paddy Harper - 22 Jul 2020

eThekwini’s enterprising parks and recreation department launched the channel, intended to entertain the city’s people during the lockdown, without getting authorisation

Hard-hit municipalities brace for more deaths

Coronavirus Sarah Smit - 16 Jul 2020

South Africa’s Covid-19-related deaths have been comparatively lower than the rest of the world. But municipalities are preparing for the worst

eThekwini does U-turn on three-month, 30% salary cut

Coronavirus Paddy Harper - 18 Jun 2020

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.

Councils skint but officials get pay rise

Politics Paddy Harper - 11 Jun 2020

The president and Cabinet dropped their salaries and rejected a hike, but councillors take 4% more

A lifeline for the homeless people in eThekwini

Coronavirus Paddy Harper - 5 Jun 2020

eThekwini plans to retain permanent and safe open spaces for people with nowhere to sleep

Blanket scandal exposes potential for Covid-19 corruption

Article Paddy Harper - 16 Apr 2020

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

Stay at home, Cyril said. But what about the homeless?

Article Simon Allison & Paddy Harper - 2 Apr 2020

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

R50 000 bail for Durban city manager

Article Paddy Harper - 10 Mar 2020

Sipho Nzuza had previously agreed to turn state witness

‘Unity’ man in battle for eThekwini

Article Paddy Harper - 6 Mar 2020

Thabani Nyawose will challenge disgraced former Durban mayor Zandile Gumede while 17 other ANC regions also hold elective conferences

Durban on the up after purge

Article Paddy Harper - 31 Oct 2019

It began with reinstating the finance committee and cameras in the mayor’s parlour, and targeting bent business forums

Timmy’s copped it – or so I thought

Article Paddy Harper - 11 Oct 2019

Instead, it’s Mama, the former Durban mayor who may have been wading through the solid waste tender, the Hawks are visiting

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Gumede corruption case postponed until January 2020

Article Paddy Harper - 8 Aug 2019

The postponement granted to allow prosecutors time to complete the investigation into the embattled eThekwini mayor and her co-accused

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