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Call for probe after contracts renewed for companies implicated in tender fraud
This comes after executive council members were told on Tuesday that companies implicated in tender fraud, together with embattled Mayor Zandile Gumede, had their contracts renewed, despite criminal charges laid against their directors.
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Zandile Gumede agrees to take 30 days leave of absence
This followed a resolution by the ANC in KZN that the embattled mayor takes days to afford the party time to finalise her matter.
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Charges against eThekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede cloud her budget speech
ANC councillors came to Zandile Gumede’s defence, saying the mayor was innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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eThekwini EPWP workers threaten protest if job, salary demands unfulfilled
Over a week ago, EPWP workers marched to controversial eThekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede's office to demand the permanent jobs and salary increases that the Mayor had promised shortly after she was elected in 2016.
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ANC KZN: No final decision taken on Zandile Gumede’s future as eThekwini mayor
On Tuesday, Gumede was granted R50,000 bail after being arrested on charges of corruption and racketeering.
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Disgruntled eThekwini municipal workers march on mayor's office over salaries
The group of about 100 marched through the streets of Durban and asked Mayor Zandile Gumede to deliver on a promise she allegedly made to workers from the Expanded Public Works Programme in 2017.
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ANCYL: Call for Zandile Gumede to resign not an attack on her
eThekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede handed herself over to police on Tuesday, alongside regional deputy secretary Mondli Mthembu, on charges relating to tender fraud worth R208 million.
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Hawks: Nothing sinister about timing of eThekwini mayor’s arrest
The Hawks were responding to concerns around why eThekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede was only arrested after the May 8 elections.
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6 arrested in KZN election day protests
Police in KwaZulu-Natal continued to monitor protest-prone areas after attempts by some residents to disrupt voting.
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eThekwini voting set to go ahead smoothly after deal reached to end Samwu strike
The city and municipal workers’ unions reached a settlement following a two-week strike that turned the city into a rubbish dump.
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eThekwini municipality, workers to meet in bid to end strike
The water, sanitation and electricity workers are adamant they want their grievances addressed.
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More questions than answers after a reservoir in Durban was damaged
A statement purportedly from the municipality, said the facility was bombed allegedly by striking municipal workers.
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Damage from eThekwini municipal workers’ protests estimated at over R3.5m
Disgruntled employees took to the streets of eThekwini, demanding answers as to why they were not appointed to posts they had applied for.
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Police patrol Durban CBD after municipal workers attempt City Hall sit-in
Workers shut down essential services on Tuesday demanding an explanation for promotions favouring allegedly only struggle veterans.
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'Let's fight what are we waiting for?' - eThekwini municipality workers strike
eThekwini municipality workers took to the streets of Durban to protest over claims that only former liberation fighters were being promoted.
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1 injured as protesters clash with police in eThekwini municipal workers’ strike
eThekwini employees are demanding a response to their claims that promotions are only being given to former liberation fighters.
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GALLERY: Municipal workers protest in Durban
Disgruntled eThekwini municipal workers have taken to the streets, demanding that the city meet their demands.
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Striking eThekwini workers bring Durban to standstill over wage dispute
Rubbish was thrown on the streets, while municipal vehicles stood parked in the city centre.
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Residents recount panic, horror of deadly KZN floods
The eThekwini Municipality has been hit by heavy rains that have resulted in mudslides.
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eThekwini mayor denies plans to fund Zuma’s recording album
The about-turn was announced during Gumede’s opening statement at an executive council meeting at the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Tuesday morning.
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DA to take action over Jacob Zuma album funding
The party says it met with an NGO that works with young artists but is now struggling with its programmes because it no longer gets funding from the eThekwini Municipality.
