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MK calls for calm among members, welcomes police deployment

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK) has called for calm among its members, urging them to avoid involvement in any form of violence. The party welcomed the deployment of police to KwaZulu-Natal following last week’s elections. The deployment of an additional 300 public order police is part of the government’s security plans. Some believe the deployment is due to fears of possible violence from parties unhappy with the outcomes of the coalition talks […]

today8 June 2024

Local

Some eThekwini schools closed as municipal strike continues

Schools in Wyebank, west of Durban, have been closed since the middle of last week, when water supply was interrupted amid an unprotected strike by eThekwini municipal workers. Pinetown CPF chairperson, Barry Barnes says Wyebank, as well as parts of Pinetown and New Germany, are still without water. The eThekwini municipality says there has been vandalism and sabotage of water infrastructure in some areas. Barnes says community members came to the […]

today3 March 2024

News

eThekwini mayor declares ‘war’ on boycotting ratepayers, says there is a hit list

The eThekwini municipality has started disconnecting water and electricity to homeowners participating in a rates boycott. This comes after ratepayer associations decided to withhold their rates payments in a protest against high tariff increases and deteriorating service delivery in the city. Westville Ratepayers Association (WRA) chairperson Asad Gaffar told TimesLIVE the municipality has started the process. “I can confirm they have started with disconnections. It’s quite a few houses,” he said. […]

today8 September 2023

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