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eThekwini Councillors speak out on poor working conditions
eThekwini Councillors speak out on poor working conditions! Councillors in the eThekwini Municipality have raised serious concerns over their poor…
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eThekwini Municipality plans to roll out electric buses
In a move to align with global sustainability efforts, eThekwini Municipality has announced its plans to introduce electric buses (e-buses)…
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Tragic mudslide leaves 3 children orphaned in KZN
Tragic mudslide leaves 3 children orphaned in KZN! This week, three young children were orphaned after their parents were killed…
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KZN’s heavy rains claim 4 lives and temporarily close beaches
The death toll from this week’s relentless heavy rains in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has risen to four, with the victims including…
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eThekwini completes electricity meter rollover
eThekwini completes electricity meter rollover! As the Sunday, November 24, deadline for prepaid electricity meter updates approaches, municipalities, and utility…
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eThekwini Municipality: Water curtailments coming, not water cuts
The eThekwini Municipality has announced that there are false and misleading media stories claiming that a ‘water cuts schedule’ is…
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eThekwini mayor warns public about scammer using his name to solicit money
An alleged scammer is reportedly using the eThekwini Mayor’s name to solicit money from unsuspecting victims. The Municipality announced the…
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Public Works Minister takes tough stance against construction mafia
The ramped-up efforts to tackle the scourge of construction mafias is an indication that the Government of National Unity (GNU)…
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eThekwini warns of fraudsters extorting ratepayers
The eThekwini Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal has warned of fraudsters pretending to be municipal employees. It said scammers claimed to be…
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Pregnant woman perishes in Kenville informal settlement fire
A young pregnant woman has died after a fire broke out at the Kenville informal settlement in Durban, earlier on…
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KZN COGTA MEC appoints 2 governance experts to assist struggling eThekwini Municipality
Two governance experts have been appointed to assist the eThekwini Municipality as the metro continues to buckle under functionality woes.…
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ANC removes Mxolisi Kaunda as mayor of eThekwini Municipality
The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal has removed the embattled mayor of eThekwini Municipality and redeployed him to the National Council of…
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Massive sinkhole forms in Durban CBD
eThekwini Municipality has issued a warning to motorists and pedestrians about a significant sinkhole that occurred on Dr Yusuf Dadoo…
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oThongathi tornado: EThekwini municipality unable to give timeframe for completion of rebuilding effort
The eThekwini municipality said that it could not commit to a timeframe of when rebuilding efforts would be completed in…
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2024 elections: Army and 17 000 police officers set to be deployed across KZN
In a proactive move to ensure a peaceful and secure electoral process, the KwaZulu-Natal South African Police Service (Saps) has…
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KZN to deploy over 17 000 police officers for elections
More than 17 000 police officers will be deployed across KwaZulu-Natal during the upcoming election. The security cluster has identified…
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Zandile Gumede says she wants a fair trial
ANC eThekwini Chairperson Zandile Gumede has hit back at reports that city officials are protecting her as she fights her…
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8 suspects arrested for extortion & illegal gun possession after ambushing independent contractor
Metro Police in the eThekwini Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, detained eight people for reportedly ambushing an independent contractor working on water infrastructure…
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KZN DA secures trial date for sewage & water case against eThekwini Municipality
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in KwaZulu-Natal has secured a trial date for the sewer and water court case against the…
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KZN ActionSA wants eThekwini Municipality renamed Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi
ActionSA in KwaZulu-Natal wants the eThekwini Municipality renamed after former Zulu Prime Minister Mangosuthu Buthelezi. The party said it would…
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eThekwini municipality set to demolish fire-damaged China Emporium building
The China Emporium, located at the western end of the Durban Central Business District (CBD), was engulfed by flames in…
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ActionSA vows to address in-sourcing of workers at eThekwini Metro
ActionSA has vowed to speed up the in-sourcing of security guards and cleaners in the eThekwini Municipality in Durban. The…
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eThekwini Municipality refutes allegations over uMhlanga estuary fish kill
The eThekwini Municipality has rejected allegations that a sewage overflow from the Blackburn sewage pump station was ‘likely’ responsible for…
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Durban needs billions to upgrade infrastructure
The eThekwini Municipality needs billions of rand to upgrade its failing infrastructure in order to resolve the many problems plaguing…
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Probe under way after Durban man dismembered while tampering with City pipeline
An inquest docket has been opened after a man was killed while tampering with eThekwini Municipality’s infrastructure at the City’s…
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Power cuts to resume in eThekwini from 6am on Wednesday
The eThekwini Municipality has confirmed that load shedding will resume across the municipality from 6am on Wednesday. “Load shedding affecting…
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Samwu required to explain why it should not be fined R3 million for being in contempt of court
The South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) in Durban was on Friday put on terms by a judge to give…
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eThekwini Municipality teams working to restore services impacted by Samwu strike
eThekwini Municipality teams are working to restore crucial services impacted by the protracted strike by South African Municipal Workers Union-affiliated…
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EFF KZN supports protests over minimum wage in eThekwini
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in Kwazulu-Natal is demanding a recovery plan from the eThekwini municipality following days of power…
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Westville without water for 3 days and counting
Residents in the Westville area in Durban have been without water since Thursday with some blaming the ongoing eThekwini Municipality…
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eThekwini Municipality worker in jail awaiting bail after being arrested for tampering with CCTV footage
A 36-year-old eThekwini Municipality employee, who was arrested for vandalizing closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras belonging to the City, appeared in…
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eThekwini CCTV operator arrested for allegedly destroying cameras
An eThekwini Municipality staffer has been arrested for allegedly damaging CCTV cameras linked to the City’s emergency service control room.…
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Senzo Mchunu defends eThekwini’s failure to meet deadline to restore water
Water Minister Senzo Mchunu has defended the eThekwini Municipality’s failure to meet the February 15th deadline to restore water supply…
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eThekwini ready to host EFF’s manifesto launch at Moses Mabhida Stadium
The eThekwini Municipality says its ready to host the Economic Freedom Fighters’ manifesto launch which is set to take place…
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Phoenix protester to join legal battle against police after being shot in the face over water
Forty-four-year-old Urasha Rasmsunker and her son Sasheen from Eastbury in Phoenix decided to join Monday’s protest over the constant water…
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eThekwini Municipality: Providing water tankers to communities whose taps have run dry is draining coffers
The eThekwini Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal said that providing water tankers to communities whose taps had run dry was draining its…
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eThekwini Municipality gets to resolving water issues plaguing Verulam communities
eThekwini Municipality has confirmed that repair work is underway to help give residents living in areas north of Durban access…
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ActionSA blasts DA’s failure to engage in talks
Only councillors’ votes can dissolve the eThekwini Municipality, not a picket and a petition, ActionSA stressed ahead of a picket…
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All beaches in the north closed until further notice, says eThekwini municipality
The eThekwini municipality in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has said all beaches are closed in the north, with Umgababa Beach being the…
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VIDEO: eThekwini shocked after alleged intoxicated municipal worker caught sleeping in parking lot, probe opened
The eThekwini Municipality has opened an internal investigation after a video went viral showing one of its employees sleeping in…
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2 bodies found washed up on the beach
Two bodies were found washed up between Reunion and Cuttings beaches yesterday morning, January 10. Authorities were alerted in the…
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eThekwini ratepayers furious over surprise water & sanitation bank charges
Thousands of taxpayers in the eThekwini Municipality received a shocking surprise for Christmas after the city issued them with an…
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eThekwini says educating litterbugs better than fining them
We are all aware of the amount of litter that accumulates each day at public spaces during the festive period,…
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Minister Senzo Mchunu to address water challenges in eThekwini
Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu and eThekwini Municipality Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda will on Wednesday host a water imbizo at…
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eThekwini Municipality rivers could be root cause of E. coli problem
Since the beginning of the year, the quality of rivers in the eThekwini Municipality has consistently dropped with subsequent increases…
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eThekwini Municipality hires ex-municipal execs to fix water woes
The eThekwini Municipality has hired three new former municipal employees from KwaZulu-Natal to help the city successfully implement its water…
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KZN’s M4 Tongaat bridge reopens after flood damages
The M4 Tongaat bridge, which connects KwaDukuza and the eThekwini Municipality, will officially be reopened this week after it sustained…
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6 popular Durban beaches test 1 000 times over acceptable E.Coli level ahead of festive season rush
As the eThekwini Municipality gears up for its festive season holiday rush, anticipating thousands of holidaymakers to descend on the…
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Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda says eThekwini’s finances are in good shape
The eThekwini Municipality was in good financial health, with a surplus of over R1 billion, and on track to welcome…
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Durban residents fuming over lack of service delivery
Durban may be the warmest place to be, but its residents are hot under the collar. They say they’ve been…
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