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Let the work begin!

siphokazim — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 09:24:38 PDT

Let the work begin! It is with much humility and honour for me to take over the position of Mayor of the great eThekwini Municipality. It has been a long, strenuous but pleasant...

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Thank You eThekwini

msibi — Fri, 20 May 2011 08:16:52 PDT

Thank You eThekwini Having been at the helm of one of the country’s eight Metropolitan Municipalities for 15 years, I’m delighted to leave a City that has evolved into...

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Let Us Preserve Our Heritage - Queen Thomo Reburial

msibi — Thu, 05 May 2011 01:15:58 PDT

Let Us Preserve Our Heritage - Queen Thomo Reburial Last week millions of people were glued to their television sets to watch the British Royal wedding. We congratulate Prince...

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Help Grow Our ‘Teen’ Democracy

msibi — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 01:43:41 PDT

Help Grow Our ‘Teen’ Democracy Help Grow Our ‘Teen’ Democracy April is a month of great religious significance for Christians as they commemorate the death and...

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Religious Leaders Desk

msibi — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 01:10:56 PDT

Religious Leaders Desk This past week saw the creation of a significant Religious Leaders Desk at the largely successful Religious Leaders Summit held at the City Hall. As the...

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Mayor Wishes Proteas Well

msibi — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 04:39:05 PDT

Mayor Wishes Proteas Well South Africa’s senior cricket national team, the Proteas, are currently flying the country’s flag high at the ICC Cricket World Cup presently...

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Dutch Windfall Will Help Poor

msibi — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 03:31:29 PDT

Dutch Windfall Will Help Poor The recent announcement of a R200-million grant made possible by the Dutch government is wonderful news for the people of Durban. The grant will go...

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Have Your Say On The Budget

msibi — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:48:06 PST

Have Your Say On The Budget The 2011/12 budget process has begun with the tabling of the draft budget to a meeting of the full Council recently. The budget of R28.1-billion,...

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Lets Support The TB Tracing Campaign

msibi — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 02:24:58 PST

Lets Support The TB Tracing Campaign The eThekwini area is one of the hardest hit by the high rate of Tuberculosis infections, with the highest burdened sub district being the...

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Voter Registration: Why It’s Important

msibi — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 01:33:03 PST

Voter Registration: Why It’s Important VOTER registration is an important process, not only because it allows people to cast their votes in an election, but because it contributes...

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Matrics Did Us Proud, Now Let’s Keep It Up

msibi — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 01:54:10 PST

Matrics Did Us Proud, Now Let’s Keep It Up THIS year started on a positive note with the unexpected improvement in our matric results. Education is one of the five priorities of...

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All The Best From EXCO, eThekwini

msibi — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 00:35:44 PST

All The Best From EXCO, eThekwini Mayor Obed Mlaba This year has been an interesting one, with many successes for the people of eThekwini and the country. The World Cup stands out,...

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HIV/Aids: We Must All Take Responsibility

msibi — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 06:06:11 PST

HIV/Aids: We Must All Take Responsibility EVERY year on 1 December, we commemorate World Aids Day. It’s meant to remind all of us of the enormous challenge we face from an...

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Mayor's Blog

msibi — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 02:27:33 PST

Let’s Work Together To Build A Safer Society Don’t look away, act against the abuse of women and children. This is the message spread annually during the 16 Days of Activism...

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Mayor's Blog

Thumboo — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 03:11:07 PDT

We have to ensure that criminals no longer have a place to hide in our homes and streets. Although there have been positive incidences in the Municipal area over the past few weeks,...

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