Ethekwini municipality

The eThekwini Municipality is calling for the speedy arrest of gunmen who shot dead a city employee at the Water and Sanitation depot at Ottawa near.

There are still many people who are missing, who are lying in the rivers. So, the water is not suitable for human consumption, and with that many areas in the eThekwini Municipal districts are without clean drinking water. He has also sent his heartfelt condolences to the family of the deceased and her colleagues.”

The KZN floods has resulted in major damage to the Umgeni Water infrastructure affecting the water supply to many areas.

“Other areas in the City are not being rationed as there is already constrained supply to them and applying the restriction may lead to the total collapse of the supply systems. Despite this frustration, communities are urged to ensure unhindered access to water tankers for everyone,” he said. This is to ensure that reservoirs have enough water supply and to prevent them from going empty.

An on-duty eThekwini municipality official was shot dead at a water tanker filling point in Ottawa on Saturday.

“We are in the grip of a disaster and this murder is something we do not need. “This employee was entrusted with a critical responsibility of controlling our water tankers. Kaunda called upon law-enforcement agencies to leave no stone unturned and arrest gunmen the gunmen.

Firefighters and police were at the scene at Warwick Junction. Story continues below Advertisment. Ethekwini Municipality said that firefighters had ...

All city’s emergency services are on the scene and the cause of the fire is unknown at this stage,” said the city. “The city is aware of the fire which started from one of the shops at the English Market located in Warwick Junction this morning. DURBAN - FIREFIGHTERS responded to a fire at a Cambridge store in the Durban CBD this morning.

Durban authorities say repairs to pipelines and pump stations destroyed by deadly floodwaters is well underway, as thousands of residents queue for the ...

Power supply has been restored to some areas in the Ethekwini Metro, according to the latest reports. Durban and surrounding areas were the worst affected. Reconstruction of key infrastructure is expected to start after the mop-up operations are completed.

Ottawa residents protested on Sunday morning for water after recent floods resulted in their taps running completely dry for 13 days after years of ongoing ...

This employee was entrusted with a critical responsibility of controlling our water tankers. So that the government can sit up and try and come and intervene for us. It is so, so sad for us as a community, that when we get these kinds of issues, that it has to reach that point where a life is sacrificed shamelessly and in futility, for someone to sit up and ask what is going on and why.” said Maharaj.

KwaZulu-Natal will need billions of rand to repair infrastructure damaged by the recent floods, the Department of Water and Sanitation said on Sunday.

Due to heavy rains and storm damage, the water treatment plant in Tongaat was severely damaged, which has affected the supply of water in areas like ward 61 and 62," Kaunda said. "The situation is now under control. "Within this short period, we've identified an amount of R600 million...

Mystery surrounds the death of a senior eThekwini municipal employee Phumzile Qatha (36), who was shot dead while on duty at one of the stations where water ...

KwaZulu-Natal police have launched a manhunt for a gunman who killed an eThekwini municipal official at a water tanker filling point at the weekend.

"We are in the grip of a disaster and this murder is something we do not need. We send our heartfelt condolences to her family and colleagues." Water access restoration is expected to take more than a month.

Security measures implemented to protect the workers and property of eThekwini Municipality have come under renewed scrutiny after another employee was ...

The municipality spends a lot of money on security,” he said. He added that while they would not want to speculate, it was clear that such occurrences had something to do with tenders. “Security is of paramount importance, but we see (it’s lax) even at City Hall there are people who come and go with minimum checks. It seems, with this incident, that they are not taking the safety of workers seriously,” she said. It creates an atmosphere of fear among the workers who simply want to do their jobs,” she said. “After the first incident, we submitted to the employer that it needed to prioritise the safety of the workers.

The estimated cost of infrastructure repairs is R1bil in the eThekwini Municipality, R63mil in iLembe District Municipality and R12mil in uMgungundlovu ...

We are making immediate interventions by repairing damaged infrastructure, but at the same time we are embarking on a renewal programme of water and sanitation infrastructure in KwaZulu-Natal province”, said Mchunu. As you may have noticed, mis- and disinformation (also known as “fake news”) is circulating online. The main damage was done to the pipeline that supplies raw water to Durban Heights Water Treatment works.

Water and sanitation minister Senzo Mchunu says the estimated cost of damage to water and sanitation infrastructure is R1bn.

The City is working tirelessly to restore water and other services in all communities. “The central and north regions have improved by 50% and 42% respectively. Working with Umgeni Water, the municipality is also planning to use Hazelmere Dam as an alternate supply,” said the municipality.

The recent floods in KwaZulu-Natal have exposed the government's failure to deal with water-related matters swiftly.

This is to ensure that reservoirs have enough water supply and prevent them from becoming empty,” said municipal spokesperson Msawakhe Mayisela. EThekwini mayor Mxolisi Kaunda assured the minister that the water tanker distribution was carried out fairly. “Even before the floods we were already facing a deficit of ageing infrastructure.