The city is driving division among the people who pay their bills

2020 was a difficult year for South Africans across the board. Many lost their jobs and struggled to make ends meet. Durban was particularly hard hit. eThekwini – even prior to the pandemic – had the highest indigent population of any South African metropolitan municipality. In plain language, this is the poorest of South Africa’s big cities.

The corruption and inefficiency that has become common in this city has destroyed many line departments.