Pietermaritzburg township plagued by raw sewage spills

Msunduzi Municipality blames ageing infrastructure, improper waste disposal, and illegal connections

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News | 17 January 2024

Taps have been dry in this Durban community for more than a decade

“My daughter was a year old when I last saw water coming out of our taps. She will be 14 next month,” says frustrated Bester resident

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Brief | 16 January 2024

Retrenched eThekwini workers shot at with rubber bullets while marching to ANC offices

The workers’ contracts under the public employment programme were terminated in October when the City ran out of funds

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Brief | 11 January 2024

Ladysmith flood victims want more help from government

Death toll since December is at 24

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Brief | 9 January 2024

Victory for union at chicken plant

Workers celebrate as Rainbow Chicken agrees to recognise union

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Brief | 13 December 2023

Pietermaritzburg station opens but train delayed 10 hours

Passenger rail services were suspended at the station in 2021 due to vandalism and theft

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News | 12 December 2023

Pietermaritzburg shack dwellers have been relocated to flats. But some can’t afford the rent

And some residents expressed joy at living in a brick and mortar home

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Brief | 27 November 2023

Protest by people left homeless by Durban fire

Human settlements MEC promised them building materials

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Brief | 22 November 2023

Hundreds homeless after shack fire rips through Durban settlement

MEC for Human Settlements promises to fast-track assistance

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Brief | 17 November 2023

Hundreds march to the City Hall in Durban demanding jobs

Retrenched Public Employment Programme (PEP) workers want to be reinstated by eThekwini municipality

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Brief | 16 November 2023

Durban residents, dumped for 2010 world cup, protest

They were told in 2009 their temporary accommodation was only for six months

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Brief | 13 November 2023

Protesters storm Durban City Hall

Presidential Employment Programme workers received SMSes on Sunday stating that the programme was suspended due to a lack of funds

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Brief | 2 November 2023

Durban families have been living in this “transit camp” for 15 years, and now their homes are falling apart

They say eThekwini municipality promised that their stay would only be for 6 months, but they’re still there

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News | 1 November 2023

Hundreds march in the rain in Durban to demand municipal jobs

The workers also want the eThekwini municipality to pay them on a higher salary scale

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Brief | 31 October 2023

Over 100 grannies march in Durban to demand better healthcare and housing

This follows a three-day conference that brought together grandmothers from across the country

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Brief | 27 October 2023

Richmond land occupiers given refuge in preschool

The eThekwini municipality repeatedly demolishes their shacks located near a river

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Brief | 26 October 2023