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R120 million and 12 years later, eThekwini delivers three substandard houses to residents of Inanda’s Stop 8
The Auditor General of South Africa said the project cost had ballooned by R143 million because of poor planning and project management
Section 154 intervention team back in place for eThekwini as KwaZulu-Natal unity government moves to ‘support’ city
The team’s work was previously torpedoed by resistance from ANC eThekwini councillors
Political stalemate as ANC and DA dispute delays eThekwini Metro mayoral election
ANC mayoral candidate Cyril Xaba has already replaced Mxolisi Kaunda as a councillor
Cyril Xaba tipped for eThekwini mayor, but ANC in the city opposes appointment
It is not clear whether the ANC will vote with its government of national unity partners
eThekwini ratepayers want ‘zero’ tariff hikes for battling households
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 This…
South Africa swiftly sliding to the right
Many if not most South Africans welcome the decline of electoral support for the ANC. But the alarming reality is that the alternatives could be far worse
Durban is dying: Violent strike highlights ongoing decay
Filth, frequent electricity and water outages and grotesque E-Coli levels in rivers have angered businesses and residents
SAPS, Metro to guard council staff as violent eThekwini strike continues
Vehicles were stoned on Umgeni Road on Monday morning, while reports of workers sabotaging water pipelines were also received
eThekwini turnaround team pulls out
Opposition from the ANC eThekwini region and a lack of clarity from above put paid to the attempt to intervene in the city
Twenty years later, Anant Singh’s R7.5bn Durban film studio may finally be built
The slow pace of development in eThekwini was raised at a meeting with Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Ebrahim Patel
Durban rates revolt: Tempers flare at meeting with mayor
Angry ratepayers stormed out of a meeting to discuss the reasons for their rates boycott when mayor Mxolisi Kaunda declared it closed
R83-million and three years later, only one RDP house has been built in Durban project
Families who were relocated in November 2019 said they were told the project would take 18 months
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
Fearing a repeat of 2021 riots, Durban prepares for EFF shutdown
Security companies, community policing forums and the police have drawn up contingency plans to stop looting and public violenc
Auditor General red flags eThekwini as city falters
Although the city seems to be stabilising politically, it is heading for an uncertain financial future