Earthmovers and heavy machinery will dot the landscape for the next year from Blue Lagoon up to Country Club Beach as the second phase of the Beachfront upgrade takes place. This follows the massive upgrade of the beachfront up to Ushaka Beach that the Municipality had undertaken in 2010. Contractors, Vumani Civils, have been appointed [...]
Flooding caused by Tropical Cyclone Irina – Treat Social Media Reports with Caution
5 March 2012 by
The arrival of a cold front, combined with the Tropical Cyclone Irina, has resulted in heavy rains within the eThekwini Municipal area. Main incidents reported include localised flooding due to the clogging of water drainage systems, high wave levels, vehicle accidents and traffic light failure. Bathing at beaches and rivers has been banned due to [...]
New Street Names Stay
2 March 2012 by
The eThekwini Municipal Council has unanimously agreed to retain the names of all nine streets that were subject to the court order. This decision was taken at the full sitting of Council, held at City Hall on Wednesday, 29 February 2012. The Supreme Court of Appeal in November ruled against the Municipalityâs renaming of nine [...]
Queen Nandi Drive Construction Completion Date
15 February 2012 by
The eThekwini Municipality’s Roads Provision Department has implemented the construction of Queen Nandi Drive, Phase 4. The construction works which commenced in January 2012 is programmed to take eighteen months to complete and is scheduled to be complete in July 2013. This construction will provide a three lane westbound carriageway from Marseilles Crescent in Briardene [...]
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Concern Over Irregular Municipal Expenditure
26 January 2012 by
The eThekwini Municipality’s Executive Committee (EXCO) has expressed unhappiness and frustration that the Municipality has incurred further irregular expenditure in the 2010/11 financial year. The Municipality’s annual report was tabled and discussed at the EXCO meeting on Tuesday, 24 January 2012. The report will be tabled for noting at the next full Council meeting on [...]
eThekwini Executive Committee Conveys its Condolences to the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality
18 January 2012 by
The Deputy Mayor Councillor Nomvuzo Shabalala expressed shock and sympathy regarding the passing away of three councillors from Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality in a car accident, during the Executive Committee meeting held on Tuesday at the City Hall. The tragedy killed Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Councillor Phumeza Lose, Mxolisi Gumenge and Noncedo Ngqondi from the [...]
New City Manager, Sibusiso Sithole, Outlines his Plan of Action
11 January 2012 by
ETHEKWINI Mayor Councillor James Nxumalo officially introduced the new City Manager Mr Sibusiso Sithole to the media at a news conference held at City Hall on 10 January 2012. Sithole’s appointment was announced in December shortly after the Council took a unanimous decision that he should take over the baton from his predecessor, Dr Mike [...]
No Oil Spill on eThekwini Beaches
1 December 2011 by
The eThekwini Municipality would like to refute reports by the E-News, that there has been an oil spill on three of eThekwini beaches making it unsafe for the public. These reports are in fact incorrect as the oil substance was seen on the Blythedale beach in Kwa-Dukuza outside the jurisdiction of the eThekwini Municipality. The [...]
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EThekwini Municipality Mayor Commits to Cycling to Work
3 November 2011 by
EThekwini Municipality Mayor James Nxumalo has committed himself to cycling regularly using an electric bicycle when going to work. The pledge was made during the launch of the Metro Police Electric Bicycle Pilot Project. Ten electric bicycles were handed over to the Metro Police to use when patrolling in the Durban beach front as part [...]
Smartcard For Cashless Bus Payments in EThekwini
28 October 2011 by
EThekwini’s Public Transport system is about to get a 21st century face-lift. The introduction of the City’s first large-scale cashless transit tariff system, in the form of the public transport smartcard (the ‘Muvo card’), is set to redefine the way commuters pay their bus fares. On 27 October 2011 His Worship the Mayor, Cllr. James [...]
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