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2 days ago | 
iol.co.za | Thami Magubane
4minThe eThekwini Municipality will have to pay R53 million to a company after a contractual dispute. Image: File Picture: KHAYA NGWENYA Independent NewspapersThe eThekwini Municipality has been given five days to pay R53 million to a service provider or face having its assets attached by the Sheriff of the Court. Lawyers representing the service provider, Daily Double Trading, have stated they will not tolerate any further delays in this matter.
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3 days ago | 
iol.co.za | Thami Magubane
3mineThekwini mayor Cyril Xaba addressing the business breakfast held on Wednesday on the City's budget. Image: Supplied by eThekwini MunicipalityBusiness and civil society in Durban believe that the eThekwini Municipality has turned a corner and is on track to deliver economic growth, attract tourists, and provide essential services to communities.
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4 days ago | 
dailyvoice.co.za | Thami Magubane
Thami Magubane | June 4, 2025MENSE nationwide are signing a petition calling on the government and retailers to bring down rising food prices as South Africans face a daily battle to feed their families. An alliance of academics and activists called United Against Hunger (UAH) is leading the charge and hopes to collect about 100 000 signatures as part of its campaign to reduce food prices.
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4 days ago | 
iol.co.za | Thami Magubane
4minThe eThekwini Municipality metro has been flagged by the AGSA for failing to fill critical vacancies Image: Willem PhungulaAS the eThekwini Municipality battles to supply water to communities, it has emerged that more than half of the positions in the unit responsible for the delivery of water and sanitation to communities, are vacant.
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5 days ago | 
iol.co.za | Thami Magubane
Discover how the Msunduzi municipality's new debt relief programme aims to alleviate the financial burden on ratepayers, offering discounts of up to 50% on municipal debt for qualifying residents and businesses 2minMsunduzi Municipality Mayor Mzimkhulu Thebolla tImage: SuppliedThe Msunduzi municipality is giving its embattled ratepayers a chance to reduce their debt to the municipality.
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5 days ago | 
iol.co.za | Thami Magubane
3minPietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group (PMBEJD) has been mootoring food prices for many years Image: Armand Hough: Independent NewspapersA nationwide petition has been launched calling on the government and retailers to intervene to bring down rising food prices as South Africans are facing a daily battle to feed their families.
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6 days ago | 
iol.co.za | Thami Magubane
KZN MEC Francois Rodgers announces the implementation of a Cash Management System in seven municipalities to enhance financial stability and improve service delivery. 1minKwaZulu-Natal Finance MEC Francois Rodgers. Image: KZN Treasury FacebookFINANCE MEC Francois Rodgers is o a campaign to ensure that municipalities in the province are financially stable and capable of delivering services to their communities.
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1 week ago | 
dailyvoice.co.za | Thami Magubane
Thami Magubane | May 30, 2025KwaZulu-Natal businessman and chairman of Sizekhaya Holdings, Moses Tembe has promised a "bigger and better" lottery after the consortium was named as the operator of the National Lottery for the next eight years. Sizekhaya is led by Tembe and Sandile Zungu, the owner of AmaZulu Football Club. Speaking to The Mercury, Tembe said the lottery under Sizekhaya would be "bigger, better and exciting".
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1 week ago | 
iol.co.za | Thami Magubane
4minAuditor-General Tsakani Maluleke has said that mayors of municipalities need to play their oversight role. Image: Independent Newspapers ArchivesMayors of poorly performing municipalities are facing criticism and have been accused of failing to perform their oversight responsibilities and act against underperforming officials. The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA), Tsakani Maluleke, took mayors to task amid revelations that many municipalities in the country are poorly managed.
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1 week ago | 
iol.co.za | Thami Magubane
3minThe Impendle Local Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands said a dispute with the National Treasury led to its failure to pay its employees their full salaries. Image: Independent Newspapers ArchivesThe Impendle Local Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands has blamed the failure to pay salaries to its employees on time on a financial dispute with the National Treasury.
