EThekwini Municipality Mayor, James Nxumalo unveiled the Municipality’s ambitious R41.6 billion budget for the 2016/17 financial year. This is made up of R34.9 billion operating budget and R6.7 billion capital budget. Amidst tough economic...
The eThekwini executive committee is set to break ground on the Durban Point Waterfront project, which will see the city’s coastal skyline changed by skyscrapers and high-rise developments. According to a report by IOL, infrastructure roll-out for...
eThekwini Municipality’s Water and Sanitation Department says they’ve installed in excess of 50 000 restrictors and will put in more to stabilise the system. It wants to avoid a situation where the city’s 263 reservoirs run dry,...
The World Bank recently released a report on the impact rapid urbanisation and climate change has had on eThekwini’s environment. The report titled, Promoting Green Urban Development in African Cities, provides an urban environmental profile of the...