What we checked in eThekwini
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Core services
- VerifiedeThekwini lost R6.35 billion in electricity over four years, above the 10% norm each year.Council record · Electricity and power cuts
- VerifiedeThekwini's sewage works let out wastewater below standard, and some ran without licences.Council record · Toilets and sewage
- VerifiedeThekwini lost R8.93 billion in water over four years, above the 30% norm each year.Council record · Water
Housing and land
Safety and jobs
Governance and money
- UnprovenMayor Cyril Xaba (ANC) said Treasury assessed eThekwini's 2026/27 budget as funded, credible and sustainable.Claim by ANC · Budgets
- VerifiedeThekwini got an unqualified audit with findings for 2024-25, the same result ten years in a row.Council record · Audit results
- VerifiedeThekwini had R4.48 billion in irregular spending in 2024-25.Council record · Wasteful spending
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