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eThekwini ANC branches opposed to corruption-accused Magashule stepping aside
President Cyril Ramaphosa revealed on Sunday that the party's NEC had adopted the guidelines saying this is an important step towards renewing the party and...
Gumede and 17 others are expected to return to the Durban Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in connection with tender fraud at the eThekwini Municipality amounting over R400 million.
At the beginning of the had lockdown in March, the city was forced to find shelter for more than 2,000 people living on the streets.
Ethekwini acting city manager Sipho Cele said 70% of the fuel for the country comes from the two refineries in the south Durban basin and preferential load shedding will ensure that systems such as these are not interrupted.
Gumede was sworn into the provincial legislature last week, despite being out on bail.
Zuma congratulated Gumede on her legislature appointment and added that she should be considered "innocent until proven guilty".
Without offering any evidence to back her claim, she's told eNCA on Thursday morning that the media has an agenda against women.
Ethekwini is the epicentre of the coronavirus in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and home to 47% of all known cases in the province.
eThekwini metro police spokesperson Parboo Sewpersad said the motive for the attack was not yet known but the South African Police Service was investigating.
Drug expert Monique Marks said she has observed that in many cities across the country – except for Durban and Pretoria – it has become difficult for indigent drug users to access the medical care they need.
In an online meeting on Thursday, the three municipalities briefed Parliament’s cooperative governance and traditional affairs oversight committees on their plans to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
The mayors of Joburg and eThekweni and officials from the City of Cape Town briefed a joint virtual meeting of Parliament’s committees on cooperative governance and traditional affairs on Thursday.
Despite President Cyril Ramaphosa announcing the easing of restrictions from later this week, Sihle Zikalala is concerned about the rising infection rate in the metro, which is the epicentre of KZN.
The province has so far recorded about 20% of all new coronavirus cases in the country, with 579 cases of the province's total of 875 cases.
Families crammed in community halls and transit camps established by the eThekwini municipality say they fear they are at a high risk of contracting the coronavirus.
Eyewitness News visited one of the centres around eThekwini on Monday where many of the city's homeless people are being housed during the country's 21-day lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus.
The city has made available temporary shelters and health screening for those living on the streets.
This follows Sipho Nzuza’s appearance in the Specialised Durban Commercial Crimes Court on Tuesday on corruption charges linked to the waste collection tender scandal implicating former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede.
Six councillors - including former Mayor Zandile Gumede - face corruption charges relating to a waste collection tender that paid over R200 million.