4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (433+ words) Residents gathered outside the Phoenix 2 Reservoir on Thursday, 10 September, calling for greater accountability over ongoing water and sanitation challenges in the area and demanding the removal of eThekwini Municipality’s Executive Director for Technical Services, Ednick Msweli. The protest coincided with…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (361+ words) Durban’s subsistence fishermen have scored a major victory after eThekwini Municipality agreed to reopen more fishing piers along the coastline. The decision follows growing concerns from fishermen over overcrowding at Battery Beach, which has become one of the only accessible…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (413+ words) Residents in parts of Chatsworth, Crossmoor, Shallcross and surrounding areas are calling for urgent action over what they describe as delays in repairing burst and leaking municipal water pipes. Community activist Derrick Govender said some leaks had been reported repeatedly…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (361+ words) For five years, residents of Parkvale Place in Rydalvale have watched clean municipal water seep into their properties, damage their homes and create what they fear is an increasingly serious health and safety hazard – yet the leak remains unresolved. Affected…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (264+ words) Senior management is undertaking targeted site inspections in areas where service delivery concerns and backlogs have been reported, in an effort to ensure that water and sanitation challenges are not only attended to, but are subjected to sustained technical intervention,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (117+ words) Minister conducts water and sanitation oversight visit in eThekwini Tabloid Newspapers DA Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation Jack Bloom is in eThekwini today for a two-day strategic oversight visit focused on water and sanitation service delivery. This morning, Bloom…...