President Cyril Ramaphosa says fixing governance problems in the eThekwini metro is his top priority as his government attempts to restore the metro to its former glory.
Ramaphosa made the announcement during opening of parliament address at the Cape Town city hall on Thursday.
The city of eThekwini has been marred by service delivery problems with several areas experiencing water and electricity cuts for days on end. The Durban city centre has many dilapidated buildings and piles of uncollected rubbish are a common sight. Tourism numbers are also on the decline as the city council struggles to deal with e.coli in the sea.
But Ramaphosa said this would soon be a thing of the past.
He said he has already put in place the eThekwini Presidential Working Group to enhance support from national and provincial government to turn the metro administration around, to fix the problems in water and sanitation, and attract new investment.
