eThekwini Municipality is taking decisive action to address significant water losses, with plans to install nearly 89,000 water restrictors and implement a comprehensive strategy to enhance revenue and service delivery.
“One of the accused told the court he is having financial constraints, but it is a problem that we are all facing. Mine is worse because the other portion of my pension was deposited into Ithala Bank and I am unable to access it,” said Zandile Gumede outside court.
“I don’t know who opened the account with TymeBank as it was not me and not any member of my family,” said Jairaj Sathdav.
“We wish to appeal to the public for calm in this regard, and for those who can, to note the facts, and not spread fear,” was the appeal made by Ntokozo Maphisa, spokesperson for the department in KZN.
According to Ednick Msweli, head of Water and Sanitation (EWS), his department’s maintenance money ran out. The EWS currently receives a budget of R256 million, but it needs R670 million.
Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has taken a definitive stand against allegations of wrongdoings brought against him and described them as “baseless” accusations.
Reverend Musa Zondi, the MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (Edtea) accused giant ‘white-owned commercial banks’ of hatching a plot to shut down the black-owned Ithala bank.
THE uMngeni Local Municipality and the DA in KwaZulu-Natal have welcomed the court’s decision to deny bail to one of the suspects in DA uMngeni chief whip Councillor Nhlalayenza Ndlovu’s murder. A second suspect was arrested and made his first court appearance on Wednesday. Both suspects have been remanded until March 11.
“The 8-ton delivery truck was hijacked today (Thursday) at Ezimbokodweni Primary School and A4 paper worth R168, 517 was stolen at gunpoint,” KZN Education spokesperson Muzi Mahlambi said.