Tata’s last meal before his capture

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Nagamma Naidoo, the wife of the late photojournalist GR Naidoo, speaks of Nelson Mandela’s last meal the day before his arrest.

City hall explains gag on media

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Opening the eThekwini municipality’s reports for public scrutiny before they were deliberated by the council was not in the ratepayers’ interest, according to eThekwini ...

Manase hearings under way

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Disciplinary hearings involving senior Durban officials implicated in a report into financial irregularities in the city have started.

City must pay fired security boss

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Former eThekwini safety and security boss Bheki Mkhize’s dismissal was “substantively unfair”, a council has ruled.

Mpisane to rake in millions

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The eThekwini municipality has agreed to revive a multimillion-rand tender awarded to convicted fraudster, Shauwn Mpisane.

R6m bonuses for municipal bigwigs

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Senior managers in KwaZulu-Natal's struggling municipalities have paid themselves big performance bonuses even though their towns are in financial distress.

City’s legal eagles at snail’s pace

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It takes about four to six months, or even longer, for the eThekwini municipality’s legal team to take up cases lodged by the housing unit against tenants.

Durban to splash out for culture

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A R1. 5 billion development to transform grubby, abandoned buildings in the Durban CBD and Waterfront precinct into a vibrant cultural hub is on the cards.

‘My safety must be a priority’

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IF eThekwini deputy mayor Nomvuzo Shabalala had her way, she would be chauffeured around in an armoured Mercedes-Benz

Municipality’s hefty wage bill

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The Labour Court has ruled that the eThekwini municipality properly grade employees and then backpay them.

DA young guns fail to oust Tex

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Infighting in the DA in eThekwini has seen the "young guns" having made an unsuccessful attempt to topple caucus leader Tex Collins.

Probe into collapsed bridge walkway

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Much of Durban's infrastructure is aging and crumbling - highlighted this weekend when a pedestrian walkway linked to one of the city's busiest routes over the Umgeni ...

uShaka turns to section 36 for slide

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R848 000 could be used to buy "body tornado" water slide for Durban's uShaka Marine World if eThekwini's top brass approve.

Development levy awaits green light

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A proposed development levy has been put on ice until national Treasury gives the eThekwini municipality the green light.

Sutcliffe vows to sue left, right and centre

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Former city manager Michael Sutcliffe says the Manase report has damaged his reputation and prospects of employment.

Malema slams league vote bribes

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WHO offered R2 000 bribes to ANC Youth League members from KwaZulu-Natal not to vote for the league’s newly elected leadership – and who were the bribes offered ...

Back in ANC fold, without IFP clothing

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The saga over the political affiliation of KwaZulu-Natal businessman Hassan Motala took another turn yesterday when, for the second time in a week, he emerged with ...

ANC/IFP in T-shirt tug-of-war

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On Thursday, Durban businessman Hassan Motala appeared on television in a new ANC T-shirt. Yesterday, he was back in front of the media in IFP attire

Kusuke umsindo ngetende lesonto

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Ubhodla umlilo umfundisi webandla elidumile eThekwini ngabaholi be-DA abazama ukususa itende lebandla lakhe e-Albert Park.

Rumpus over ‘noisy’ church

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The eThekwini Community Church is facing mounting pressure to move from Albert Park.