SA’s biggest data centre ‘monster’ set to consume 25% of Durban’s electricity:
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SA water crisis: eThekwini loses 40% of supply to leaks and bursts: eThekwini (Durban) and Mangaung (Bloemfontein) have the dubious honour of being the two ...
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Ramaphosa demands action on Durban movie studio fiasco: Plans for film studio and sports precinct held up by legal challenges and logjams
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Ramaphosa on Mandela, Tambo statues: 'Their struggle contribution is incalculable'
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Key FactsControversy Over Mandela and Tambo Statues in Durban
Mar 4, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: ewn.co.za
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: ewn.co.za
- President Ramaphosa stressed the immeasurable value of Mandela and Tambo’s contributions to the liberation struggle.
- The statues at Moses Mabhida Stadium and Durban north beachfront commemorate the nation’s resistance history.
- The Democratic Alliance criticized the R22 million expenditure, urging funds be redirected to pressing service delivery challenges.
- City officials reported that 60% of water is lost due to neglected, outdated pipelines.
The cost of what they contributed to our struggle is incalculable. We cannot even begin to count what it cost for us to be where we are. In stone and bronze, we continue to write our history. Not the history of those who held power unjustly but the history of those who refused to let injustice have the final word.— Cyril Ramaphosa on the Mandela and Tambo statues, Durban, March 4, 2026.
eThekwini is moving from crisis to cautious recovery: Critics, however, say recent developments involving Tongaat Hulett and service delivery delays still pose a ...
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Key FactseThekwini’s Path from Crisis to Steady Recovery
Mar 4, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: timeslive.co.za
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- President Ramaphosa highlights eThekwini’s cautious recovery, pointing to growth in tourism, business confidence, and ongoing infrastructure projects.
- The working group has secured R1.4 billion in investments and is collaborating to save Tongaat Hulett and protect thousands of sugar industry jobs.
- Residents still face challenges with water, electricity, and housing delivery, with informal settlements and flood victim support lagging behind.
- While progress is acknowledged by officials and business leaders, skepticism persists due to incomplete fulfillment of service delivery promises.
Together, we can protect eThekwini’s industrial base, modernise its infrastructure, secure its water future and restore its urban core. And together we can ensure that eThekwini once again stands as a gateway to the continent, and as a beacon of resilience, partnership and shared prosperity.— Ramaphosa said at an event commemorating 22 months since the establishment of the Presidential Working Group on eThekwini, which was set up after business leaders raised alarm about water interruptions, electricity cuts, crime and derelict buildings in Durban’s city centre.
WATCH | ‘Give us water and electricity, not statues,’ say Durban ratepayers and parties
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Building collapse in Durban: No approved plans, says city: Ethekwini municipality said preliminary reports confirmed there were no building plans approved for ...
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Inside the power clash crippling Durban: What’s really driving the Xaba–Meyer fallout?
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eThekwini beaches are open, but from one mayor to another ...: uMngeni mayor Chris Pappas says the beachfront has lost its sparkle due to neglect
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Court victory for eThekwini ratepayers over water ‘error’: City unilaterally imposed retrospective charges on ratepayers who had previously qualified for up to ...
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BRICS+ Series: eThekwini Strategically Engaging in the New Industrial Revolution: eThekwini Municipality, which includes Durban, South Africa, is actively ...
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Joburg and Durban residents fume over municipal hikes: Ratepayers have raised concern that proposed property rates, electricity and water tariff hikes present an ...
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Doctor bewildered by eThekwini Municipality's R2.8 million utility bill: Dr Terence Govender's bewilderment over a staggering R2. 8 million utility bill from ...
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South Durban residents protest over city's industrial hub plan: Residents of Clairwood in south Durban picketed outside eThekwini municipality’s town ...
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eThekwini's proposed budget will see hefty increases for lights and water: Hefty tariff increases prompted by bulk water and electricity bodies as well as ...
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eThekwini Municipality rolls out new-look street lights: The eThekwini Municipality has installed new street lights across the Durban city.
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