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December
EThekwini Mayor to Handover House to Ward 57 Senior Citizen
City’s Festive Season Plans in Full Swing
Durban Crowned the Greenest City in the World
Durban Has Come Out On Top as the Greenest City in the World
Zero Tolerance for Unruly Behaviour
Opening of SALGA KZN DSR Games 2019 Has Been Postponed
EThekwini Mayor to Assess Damage In Flood-Stricken Areas
All Systems Go For Bumper Festive Season
Update_Refuse Collection in Umlazi
EThekwini Municipality warmly welcomes thousands of KZN youth participating in SALGA-KZN DSR Games
Att_ All Sports Editors, Sports Writers
EThekwini Mayor to Unveil Comprehensive Plans for the Festive Season
Human Remains Found In Municipal Water Reservoir Compartment
All Systems Go For SALGA KZN DSR Games 2019 to Be Hosted By EThekwini Municipality
Touting-For_Christmas-Gifts-by-DSW-Staff-Not-Allowed
Re_ Disater Management Responds To Kenville Informal Settlement Shack Fires
City Addresses Disciplinary Cases Backlog
November
The Annual Food, Fashion and Music Event to Open the City’s Festive Season
Mayor Kaunda Hosts Business Breakfast and Career Expo for People with Disabilities
City Means Business - Municipality and Business Community to Collaborate On Inner-City Regeneration Programme
MEC Mshengu and Mayor Kaunda to Launch 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children in Durban
EThekwini Municipality Unveils Platform For Business To Rejuvinate Inner City
City to Host Seminar to Highlight Key Biodiversity and Conservation Issues
Ease of Doing Business Seminar to Be Hosted In Durban
EThekwini Mayor Rolls Out Service Delivery Outreach Programme
City to Host Seminar Celebrating KwaMashu Township
Mayor Kaunda Calls For Intensive Search of Beach Murder Suspects
Durban’s New Promenade Extension Officially Opens Ahead of the Festive Season
City Cautions Bathers Post Heavy Rains
Ground Breaking MOU to Save Clivia Species
Update on Weather-Related Incidents in KZN
EThekwini Customer Services Comes To Westwood and Chatsworth Mall This Weekend
EThekwini Weather Warning Update
City on High Alert as Heavy Rainfall Expected
3rd AFUS Learning Exchange
City to Act on Derelict Building
City to Act on Derelict Building
RE_Durban Springboks Victory Tour Media Arrangements
Bokke to Receive a Warm Welcome in Durban
Media Statement By EThekwini Municipality Mayor, Cllr Mxolisi Kaunda On The State Of Readiness To Host The Three International Conference in Durban
City to Host Three International Conferences
Moses Mabhida Stadium Will Be Hosting the Telkom Knockout Quarter Final Match
October
Executive _!Committee Decisions_!
Country’s Oldest Tortoise Turns 109 Years Today
All Systems Go For SALGA KZN DSR Games
Kaunda to Unlock Service Delivery Challenges in Ward 94
Kaunda Backs Durban Heat
Durban Beachfront 8km Promenade Extention 100_ Complete
Executive Committee Decisions
The Tsogo sun Amashova classic cycle race will take place on Sunday 20 October 2019 from Pietermaritzburg to Durban
Governance_and-Human-Resources-Committee-Recommendations
Residents Urged To Be Considerate When Lighting Fireworks
EThekwini Municipality Lauded By World Mayors For Being The First City In Africa To Develop Climate Change Action Plan
Mariannhill Landfill Site Will Be Terminating Some Of Its Operations From The 1st Of February 2020
CIGFARO Conference Hones In On Leadership
City to Host 90th Annual CIGFARO Conference
Re_Unavailability of Blue Bags
Public Warned Not To Bribe City Officials to Fast Track Services
September
Durban Business Fair Boosts Emerging Businesses
Residents in High Spirit Following Mayor Kaunda’s Intervention
DBF21 Drives Fourth Industrial Revolution Agenda
Women in Business Given a Boost At _DBF21
21st Edition of the Durban Business Fair Kicks Off On High Note
King Goodwill Zwelithini Kabhekuzulu to Deliver Queen Thomozile Memorial Lecture in Durban Tonight
Cheryl Zondi and Jackie Phamotse to Address the Young Girls Seminar in Durban Tonight
Fourth Industrial Revolution Takes Centre Stage at Durban Business Fair
Mayor Kaunda Commends Police Action in Isiphingo As It Restores Business Confidence in the City
Cleansing and Solid Waste Jobs Still To Be Advertised
City Takes A Stand Against Gender Based Violence
All Systems Go For Durban Business Fair
Two Thousand Men March against the Abuse of Women and Children
Mayor Kaunda Saddened by Deputy Minister Hlongwa’s Untimely Death
Members-of-Parliament-to_Launch-Service-Delivery-Programme-in-eThekwini
2nd Pan African Cemeteries _ Crematoria Conference 2019 to Shine the Spotlight on the Shortage of Burial Spaces
Techno Fun at the 21st Edition of the Durban Business Fair
EThekwini Municipality Kicks Off Heritage Month Celebrations
New City Leadership Announced At Special Full Council Meeting
Alert_ Rain Expected In EThekwini
EThekwini Municipality Continues To Promote Arts And Culture Throughout PRC Month
EThekwini-Full-Council-Meeting_!
Health Advisory_Elevated Levels of Mercury in the Umngcwini Stream
EThekwini Full Council Meeting
Weekend Opening Times and Requirements for Verulam And Toti Drivers Licence Test Centres
August
Members of Parliament to Launch Service Delivery Programme in Ethekwini
Full Council Meeting Postponed
Invest Durban Catapults EThekwini as Investment City
EThekwini Full Council Meeting
Traffic Accommodation Plan for the Permanent Closure of the Link Road Between Cumnor Gardens And Mr577 Dinkelman Road
New Outdoor Advertising By-Law Comes Into Effect
July
EThekwini Municipality Committed To Improving Service Delivery
Full Council Decisions
Executive Committee Decisions
Re_ Acting Mayor’s PA Is Well – No Water Alarm!
City Starts Demolishing Bad Buildings
Executive Committee Decisions
City’s Vehicle Auctions Are Not Aimed at Discriminating against Residents of Indian Descent
Temporary Closure of Umlazi Fire Station
Temporary Water Shut Down In the La Lucia Area
Cable Theft Conviction Final
RE_New City Planning Commission To Guide Development In EThekwini
Executive Committee Decisions
Bad Buildings Disfiguring Durban to Be Demolished
OThongathi Mall Construction Creates 900 Jobs
EThekwini Deputy Mayor Shocked By 2-Year-Old Burned To Death in Bonela
City Of Durban Real “Durban July” Winner
Durban Ready To Host Vodacom Durban July Visitors
Refuse Collection Commences In Umlazi
Temporary Closure of KwaMashu Library
National Winter Championships Off To a Smooth Start
June
EThekwini Acting Mayor Poisoning Not Confirmed
Government Leadership to Address Community of Umlazi on Refuse Removal
GO!Durban to Start Operating in September
Executive-Committee-Decisions
Residents warned of scammers who claim to be fundraising on behalf of Mayor Zandile Gumede
Temporary Closure of Beaches in the South
Executive Committee Decisions
Ushaka Pulls a Hat Trick of Awards
Municipality Donates Red Duikers to Umdoni Park
Building a Solid Furniture and Design Industry
Re_Disruption of Refuse Collection in uMlazi
Billions Invested In Inner City Regeneration
EThekwini Economic Development and Planning Committee Decisions
Deputy President DD Mabuza to Launch Human Rights Plan Ahead of SA Aids Conference
May
City Hosts 4th Annual Smart Procurement World_ Regional Kwazulu-Natal Conference and Enterprise_Supplier Development Exp
Re_Mayor Gumede sends Condolences after Passing of Ward 3 Councillor
EThekwini's 2019_20 Financial Year Budget Adopted
R40m Rivertown Precinct gets underway
Executive Committee Decisions
Budget Adoption Speech 2019_20
Get your tickets for the COSAFA Cup matches
Invitation to the Public Meeting for the Upgrade and Development of the Rivertown Precinct
Emotional Tributes for Murdered Metro Police Officers
Durban Business Fair Stalls Sold Out
Public Meeting for The Upgrade and Development of the Rivertown Precinct
Mayor Congratulates Members of the 6th Democratic Parliament
EThekwini Municipality Welcomes Arrests Of Three Suspects Following The Murder Of Two Metro Police Officers Tuesday Night
Business Community Gives City’s 2019_2020 Draft Budget Thumbs Up
KZN’S Road Incident Management System Simulated Exercise
Heavy Rainfalls Expected Tonight Over eThekwini
SA Army Infantry Formation to Donate To eThekwini Flood Victims
City Shocked By the Gruesome Murder of Two Metro Police Officers
Warning of Strong Winds in Durban
Mayor Sends Condolences After Passing Of Former Council Chief Whip
It Is All Systems Go For COSAFA Cup
Small Scale Farmers Empowered To Make a Mark in the Agribusiness Sector
Mayor Gumede_ Jordaan and Shongwe to Unpack State Of Readiness for COSAFA Cup
Agri-Business Small Scale Poultry Farmers to Graduate
Municipal Statement on Charges Against The Mayor
City and COSAFA to Unpack State of Readiness for COSAFA Cup
Re_ Mayor Gumede Wishes Speedy Recovery to Victims of Egypt Bus Explosion
African Renaissance Concert_A Musical Celebration
Clean-Up Operations Underway Post Municipal Workers’ Strike Action
City Hard At Work to Stop the Sewerage Discharge in Port Of Durban
Last Few Spots Left At Main Durban Business Fair, Book Your Space Now
City Working Unceasingly To Mitigate Negative Impact of Illegal Strike
Refuse Collection Service Interruptions
City Rolls Out Sundry Grant-In-Aid for 2018_2019
Statement by the Mayor of eThekwini Cllr Zandile Gumede
EThekwini Municipality Take Labour Dispute To The Central Bargaining Council
April
City Ready to Host Africa’s Travel Indaba
Mayor to Unveil a Cooperative Bakery Facility
EThekwini Municipality Calling On All Residents to Open Hearts and Assist Those Affected By Floods
Ensuring Customer Convenience
EThekwini City Manager Calls for Water and Waste Water Workers to Return to Work
Postponement of Outer South Budget Hearing At Umnini Grounds
Enterprise-and_Supplier-Development-Business-Breakfast
EThekwini Mayor to Launch Easter Road Safety Campaign
Executive Committee Decisions
Enterprise and Supplier Development Business Breakfast
ANC, BLF and EFF to Debate Land Question at Articulate Africa Book and Art Fair
Re_ Circulating Audio Message about eThekwini Plumbers Is False
Collection of Media Accreditation for Articulate Africa Book and Art Fair
Articulate Africa Book and Art Fair in Full Swing
Draft Budget 2020/2021 Open for Comment
Another Multimillion Investment in EThekwini Municipality
Mayor Sends her Condolences to Bereaved Families
Excitement Is Mounting Ahead Of Articulate Africa Book and Art Fair
City’s Response to a Daily News Article_Call for City Treasurer to Be Fired
Taking Services to the People
City’s Disaster Management Teams on Standby as Heavy Rainfall Is Expected to Night
Mozambican Consulate Collects Donations for Cyclone Idai Victims
City Launches R65 Million Access To Market Deal for Local Farmers
Fast-Tracking Market Access for eThekwini Emerging Farmers
Re_ Media Statement And Invitation_Mama Zandile Gumede Foundation Handing Over A Brand New Keyboard To Mqhawe High School
Calm Has Been Restored and Malawian Nationals Reintregrated
March
Displaced Foreign Nationals to Be Integrated Back To Communities
Switch Off For Earth Hour
Mayor Gumede to Brief the Media on Displaced Foreign Nationals
Northern Area Water Faults
Beware Of Fraudulent Letters of Appointment
EThekwini Mayor and Minister of Home Affairs To Sign MOU To Expedite The Documentation Of Undocumented Citizens
Mayor Gumede Condemns Attacks on Foreign Nationals
Executive Committee Decisions
Mayor Gumede Sends Condolences to Buthelezi Family
Mayor to Announce Burial Assistance to Families That Lost Loved Ones During Recent Heavy Rains
Launch of Articulate Africa Book and Art Fair
Executive Committee Decisions
Mayor Gumede Calls for Calm at Newlands East
EThekwini and Chapter Nine Institutions Agree On Strategies to Rehabilitate Glebelands Hostel
Crooks Hawk Durban Mayor’s Advisor
Government Vow to Assist Family in Repatriation of Remains of Buhle Bhengu
Municipality Conducting Assessment Following Torrential Downpour
Invitation to the 2019 National Water Week Media Briefing
EThekwini District Aids Council Quarter 2 And 3 Report of 2018_19
Media Invite_ Empowerment Programme to Uplift People Living With Disabilities
February
Best Verge in the City Revealed
City to Host Gcwalisa Imabhida Maskandi Concert
Best Verge in the City to Be Announced
Executive Committee Decisions
Rates Rebate Renewal Period
Normal Water Supply to Resume In Areas In and Around Tongaat Today
EThekwini Municipality Armed With Court Order Against Land Invaders In The Cato Crest Area
EThekwini Embarks On Farmers Roadshows
Crime Solutions Emerge At Safer City Seminar
Mayor to Address Concerns of Umlazi Community
Media Invite_Rampant Crime Gripping Society to Come Under Spotlight
Executive Committee Decisions
Road Closure_New Germany_Wyebank_Alternate Routes
Upcoming Customer Service Roadshows
City Excels In Service Delivery and Financial Management
Governance and Human Resources Committee Recommendations
Mayor Visits Baby Rescued from Storm Water Drain
Drowning at Isiphingo Beach
Re_EThekwini Municipality Urges Residents To Conserve Power Following Stage 4 Loadshedding
Man Dies after Falling From Cable Car at the Beachfront
EThekwini Mayor to Lead Thousands Walking Against Social Ills
Mayor Calls for Calm in Universities
Live Screening of the State of the Nation Address
Mayor Committed To Working with the Media
Re_EThekwini Municipality Gets Unqualified Audit Report
EThekwini Municipality Strongly Condemns Disruption of Service
January
Auditor-General of South Africa Reports on Ethekwini’s Municipal Finance Management Act 2017_2018
Re_ Mayor Denounces Disruptions of Municipal Operations in the South of the City
Illegal Connection Scam
Re_ Refuse Collection Continues In Umlazi Township
Top Schools Honoured At Mayoral Awards Ceremony
City Leadership to Embark On Voter Registration Blitz
Payment for Permits at Chatsworth Stadium Temporarily Suspended
Executive Committee Decisions
Re_Job Vacancy Learnership Scam Alert
UMlazi Township Refuse Collection Disruption
City Leadership to Be Part of School Monitoring Visits
Mayor Sends her Condolences to Cambridge City
City to Host ‘One Love Peace Concert
Temporary Road Closures
EThekwini Municipality to Introduce Mandela and Tambo Statues’ Sculptor
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