After having spent time in various parts of Durban, a relative from New Zealand described Durban’s condition as ‘filthy, unkempt and an insult to previous generations.’ The condition of streets, verges, traffic islands and open spaces always...
ANC governance of eThekwini Municipality continues to be a series of own goals, the latest being its measures to reduce water consumption (The Mercury, October 1). Its recent lament over the shoddy state of the Metro is entirely its own fault for...
In that optics always frame impressions, the lament that there is no visible improvement of conditions in eThekwini Municipality (The Mercury, September 10) could be remedied in a very simple and basic way. The most glaring negative impression of...
In June 2023, in terms of section 154 of the constitution, the department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs appointed Drs Sutcliffe and Lubisi to intervene in the chronic shortcomings of eThekwini municipality. Astonishingly...
Looting of funds in eThekwini municipality has become synonymous with ANC misrule as reports in The Mercury over the past three months indicate. In any half-decent public enterprise, the fact that R32 million earmarked for low-cost housing cannot...
Several questions and implications come to the fore regarding eThekwini municipality’s splurge of R1,7 million on 200 employees for their work excellence (The Mercury, August 16). If out of a workforce of 28,000 the ANC can find only 200 worthy...
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