City Manager's Newsletter

Moses Mabhida Stadium 21 December, 2009 12:23

Our journey to build what we believe is the best stadium in the world reached a very important milestone when we hosted our first PSL match between our ...
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Building On 2009 Towards 2010 And Beyond 18 December, 2009 10:36

Another Year has swept past and in a fortnight’s time we will be celebrating the year that was and the year that will be.
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Building Public Transport 17 December, 2009 11:21

A critical part of our 2010 and Beyond strategy is using the FIFA World Cup windfall capital expenditures to build a long-lasting legacy of safe, economic and ...
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EMPOWERDEX’S INDICATOR OF MUNICIPAL PERFORMANCE 13 November, 2009 11:11

Wiith great fanfare on Wednesday 21 October 2009 Empowerdex launched an index countrywide purporting to measure municipal service delivery. Headlines screamed ...
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BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE CITY 12 November, 2009 12:51

One of the greatest challenges we face is building an inclusive city, country and continent.
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Umgeni Bird Park 11 November, 2009 10:34

A few weeks ago, Tsogo Sun decided to close down the Umgeni Bird Park. There had been no prior warning and the decision was greeted with overwhelmingly strong ...
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Municipal Institute of Learning (MILE) 17 September, 2009 10:59

As a former academic I am amazed at just how much learning happens in our municipal offices.
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eMAIL VIRUSES 15 September, 2009 10:30

Every day I receive eMails containing blatant untruths, devised by people who appear to be very bitter and twisted.
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Assessing Local Government 14 September, 2009 11:09

In his State of the Nation Address in June 2009, President Zuma emphasised that service delivery to our people should be accelerated by ensuring that our ...
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Building a Caring Society 06 August, 2009 09:25

Over the past few weeks I have thought a lot about the challenges we are faced with in building a caring society. As City Manager, there are many things we ...
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Ensuring a disabled-friendly city 05 August, 2009 10:58

The increased infrastructural spend on 2010-related projects has brought the city many benefits.
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Building a Safer City 04 August, 2009 18:49

Building a safer eThekwini Municipality requires all of us to get involved to ensure the city is safe and feels safe. As a local government we are well placed ...
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Wasted Water 31 July, 2009 15:40

Presently, in our city, almost 40% of the clean water we buy from Umgeni water is wasted .
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Durban Transport 27 July, 2009 17:22

Over the past two years, commuters depending on Durban Transport have not had an easy ride.
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Developing Formerly Underdeveloped Areas 22 July, 2009 08:00

One of the greatest challenges we have faced in the past 15 years of democracy is to help facilitate the economic development of formerly African township areas
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WARWICK DEVELOPMENT: RESPONSE TO ROBBINS AND SKINNER 12 June, 2009 11:50

The request for public debate around Warwick developments is welcome, but I am not sure that Glen Robbins and Caroline Skinner have drawn on any basic research ...
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RESPONSE TO ACADEMICS AROUND WARWICK DEVELOPMENTS 04 June, 2009 14:12

Academia is about research, teaching and outreach.
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FIXING TRAFFIC LIGHTS 20 April, 2009 11:53

Faulty traffic lights, potholes, poorly maintained parks, gardens and verges and identifiable staff not doing their work generally receive the most negative ...
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Speaking truth to power 07 April, 2009 14:04

In these very difficult times, our Council has passed a draft budget for the next three year budget cycle. This budget will go out for community and other ...
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Working on our port for the future 28 March, 2009 17:15

A large part of our economy depends on the Port of Durban.
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