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Musa Mbhele, the eThekwini city manager fires back, saying his detractors must prove their sexual claims.

eThekwini city manager fires back at accusers, asks them to prove sexual allegations against him

‘People have created this monster that has a libido on steroids he cannot control … The emotional scars inflicted on me because of these unsubstantiated claims is unexplainable’

Ethekwini mayor Cyril Xaba. Photo: City of eThekwini

eThekwini corruption scrutiny could hurt ANC in November elections, analysts warn

The ANC faces mounting political pressure in eThekwini after municipal leaders were grilled by Parliament’s Scopa over R6.4 billion in irregular expenditure, governance failures…

Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda is expected to deliver the city’s consolidated budget, as well as announce property rates, electricity and water price increases for 2024-25, on Friday. (Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

eThekwini residents continue boycott amid unresolved dispute, budget reshuffle underway

Ratepayers have asked why municipal employees have been allowed to rack up debt for services, when ratepayers are threatened with court action

eThekwini mayor Mxolisi Kaunda. (Photo by Gallo Images/Darren Stewart)

eThekwini rescue bid finally starts

The team brought in to deal with the financial and administrative morass will present a report once it has been introduced to councillors

Mzimuni Ngiba

Jailed ANC councillor accused of killing predecessor is finally fired

Mzimuni Ngiba, however, was axed for missing council meetings, not because of the murder charge he is facing

Sweating: President Cyril Ramaphosa’s re-election as ANC president might not be certain. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Ramaphosa, ANC’s working committee head to troubled KwaZulu-Natal

With eThekwini metro having been placed under administration, Ramaphosa is expected to hold meetings with regional leaders

This stinks: An auditor general’s report on the state of the city of eThekwini’s finances found the city’s leadership unwilling or unable to maintain sewage plants, among other failings. Photo: Deon Raath/Gallo Images

Auditor General red flags eThekwini as city falters

Although the city seems to be stabilising politically, it is heading for an uncertain financial future

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala. (Photo by Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Zikalala handpicks next eThekwini city boss, sources say

ANC provincial leaders in KZN are headed for a fight over the next eThekwini city boss, with Premier Sihle Zikalala accused of imposing an inexperienced associate