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Ethekwini mayor Cyril Xaba. Photo: City of eThekwini

New Durban mayor Cyril Xaba commits to infrastructure repairs, restoring water supply

Cleaning up the city and improving governance are also among immediate priorities

Michael Sutcliffe/ LinkedIn

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

Some city residents have had no water for 150 days, yet have received bills of up to R60 000. (Rogan Ward)

Don’t politicise water crisis, Human Rights Commission urges

Some city residents have had no water for 150 days, yet have received bills of up to R60 000

eThekwini mayor, Mxolisi Kaunda. File photo by Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty Images

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

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

This is the type of military vehicle the eThekwini metro plans to buy so that metro police can control riots in Durban

Fortress eThekwini

The metro’s bid to control meetings and its purchase of armoured vehicles angers activists

eThekwini manager under fire

eThekwini manager under fire

eThekwini manager Mike Sutcliffe wrote to the Hawks to ‘clear the air’ and said he is willing to cooperate with investigations.

My city

My city, my World Cup: Mike Sutcliffe

The <i>M&G</i>’s <b>Niren Tolsi</b> speaks to Durban municipal manager Mike Sutcliffe about his expectations for the World Cup.

Sutcliffe’s Achilles heel?

Two controversial projects are trouble for eThekwini municipal manager, Mike Sutcliffe, writes Sam Sole.

Mike Sutcliffe and Evita. Photo: Rogan Ward

Evita grills Durban boss

City manager’s attempts at self-deprecation do little to endear him, writes Niren Tolsi.

The spray-paint revolution

Seemingly haphazard name changes in Durban have residents up in arms.

Party tricks and power play

Mike Sutcliffe invites Niren Tolsi to his Zulu shield table to talk about what makes eThekwini tick.

Protesters barricade Durban township

Scrap cars, fridges and burning tyres were used to barricade several Durban roads on Monday as about 500 residents demanded that a local ward councillor leave the area. The…

State declines to prosecute journalist

The case against a journalist who was arrested by Durban’s metro police was thrown out by the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Thursday after the control prosecutor declined to…

Sewage leaks into Durban river

Heavily polluted water from a punctured sewage pipe appears to have been flowing into the Durban harbour via the Umhlatuzana River for up to nine months — reportedly the result…

Refinery fires cost Engen R200-million

Two separate fires and the subsequent repairs at Durban’s Engen Refinery have cost the company close to R200-million rand, refinery spokesperson Herb Payne said on Tuesday.…

Thousands attend Zuma Christmas bash

African National Congress president Jacob Zuma received a rousing welcome from the more than 5 000 people who turned out for his annual Christmas party in Nkandla on Friday where…

Durban’s Absa Stadium the new home of tennis?

Durban’s Absa Stadium — the home of the Super 14 Shark franchise — could become a tennis stadium or part of a ”high-performance centre”, it was announced on Saturday. The head of…

Stadium strike: Draft agreement on the table

Negotiations between the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the Group Five-led consortium building Durban’s Moses Mabhida Soccer World Cup soccer stadium have yielded a…

Durban construction strike continues

Dozens of 2010 construction workers converged on Durban’s Moses Mabhida stadium on Friday to continue industrial action. Talks with their building contractor failed to result in…