“Americans don’t care too much for beauty. They’ll shit in a river, dump battery acid in a stream. They’ll watch dead rats wash up on the beach. And complain if they can’t swim.”could be a lament for Durban in the summer of 2022.
Seven months after the floodwaters receded, the disaster is still being blamed for the province’s dysfunctional sewerage infrastructure. eThekwini now sounds a lot like Emfuleni, the vast municipality at the heart of the Vaal Triangle whose name is regularly accompanied by the words “failed” or “embattled” in press reports.
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Durban scrambles to fix derelict beachfront pools as city gears up for festive seasonDurban residents have hit out at the eThekwini municipality’s failure to maintain the popular Rachel Finlayson pool on the city's beachfront promenade, which is empty and derelict. How much you earn and the price of your car is more important to the city of Durban than service delivery. This ANC. Time for them to go. Comrades are busy with conference and neglecting that which they're paid to do Very embarrassing
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Durban making 'significant progress' with infrastructure repairs but beaches remain pollutedThe eThekwini municipality says it has made “significant progress” with repairs at many of its malfunctioning sewage pump stations, which have been affecting the water quality at its beaches. Which significant progress of infrastructure repairs?
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Durban making 'significant progress' with infrastructure repairs but beaches remain pollutedThe eThekwini municipality says it has made “significant progress” with repairs at many of its malfunctioning sewage pump stations, which have been affecting the water quality at its beaches. What a joke They are still running on Apartheid infrastructure - they spent the money on cars and luxury rather than investing in South Africans They need to fix their mayor first 😄 ?
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Right out the putt: poo floods Durban golf course as municipal pump station malfunctionsThe facility is said to have broken down two years ago, forcing the golf club to construct an alternative sewer pit flowing into Isipingo River If you live in an area that has an ANC or ABC ward councilor, then you & your neighbors are mostly responsible for the shit in the ocean. 💯 Typical Durban was once the Miami of SA.
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