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Tag Archives: ANC
Streets and stadium
The Mercury of January 14, 2009, reported that a fire had broken out at the Royal hotel the day before, resulting in the evacuation of a hundred guests and staff. The fire apparently broke out on the third floor in … Continue reading
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Tagged accountability, ANC, City Manager, democracy, fire, litter, Mike Sutcliffe, mismanagement, Moses Mabhida Stadium, municipality, Rates, Street renaming, trash
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Buses and renaming
According to the Mercury of November 26, 2008, it seems that Durban’s bus service is again in trouble. Municipal manager Michael Sutcliffe was reported as telling a committee meeting that the Durban transport operator will not be receiving a subsidy … Continue reading
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Tagged ANC, buses, City Manager, Mike Sutcliffe, municipality, public transport, Remant Alton, Street renaming
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An angry white man?
Some while ago, our city manager Dr. Michael Sutcliffe was accosted by an irate ratepayer while he and his wife were having Sunday breakfast (I seem to remember) in a restaurant. A letter from Dr Sutcliffe was subsequently published in … Continue reading
Mismanagement or corruption?
It was good news about the buses, as mentioned in the previous post, but the Sunday Tribune, of October 26, 2006, also carried a story to do with the episode that wasn’t such good news. It turns out that the … Continue reading
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Tagged ANC, corruption, Mike Sutcliffe, mismanagement, Remant Alton, secrecy
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Bus strike over !!!
The good news in the Sunday Tribune, of October 26, 2006, apart from KZN winning the rugby Currie Cup yesterday, is that the strike by bus drivers is finally over. The news was very unexpected and it isn’t all together … Continue reading
Snippets from the week
I had intended to use this blog on a very occasional basis to record noteworthy things happening around the city but I’m starting to feel withdrawal symptoms if I should miss a couple of days, as happened this week when … Continue reading
Another truck torched
The natal Mercury of October 9, 2008, reported that a fifth vehicle belonging to Durban Solid Waste had been set alight the previous day, Wednesday. As I’ve said before, I have some sympathy with the strikers but I cannot condone … Continue reading
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Tagged ANC, DSW, Durban Solid Waste, litter, Street renaming, trash
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Short updates
The bits and pieces of news have been piling up so I thought I’d have a clear-out. Sunday Tribune – October 5, 2008. The paper reports that there are plans to declare the beachfront area a glass-free zone and outlaw … Continue reading
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ANC backtracks, slightly
According to the Mercury of September 3, 2008, it seems as if the local ANC, who run the city, have been told by their KZN branch to back off from attempts to rename Mangosuthu Highway after Griffiths Mxenge. Two violent … Continue reading
Deadline will be met
The Mercury of September 2, 2208, reports that about half the new street name signs have been put up around the city and that the rest are expected to be up by the deadline at the end of November. The … Continue reading