Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda painted a rosy picture of eThekwini in his State of the City Address a fortnight ago. However, a report paints a picture of a City that has been haemorrhaging billions of rand since 2020. | soyiso_maliti
All is not as rosy in eThekwini as Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda's State of the City Address would have investors and Durban residents believe.
An Invest Durban report paints a damning picture of businesses that are fleeing the city in their droves with billions of rand in investment. In his address, Kaunda listed five priorities for the City: a humming social solidarity economy; the construction of adequate infrastructure to boost service delivery; create jobs; skills development; and promoting the fight against crime to create safe spaces.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.
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