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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07DURBAN54 |
ANC SECURES SIMPLE MAJORITY IN KWAZULU-NATAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The African National Congress (ANC) gained a simple majority in the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) legislature for the first time following the recent floor crossing period. Previously, the ANC controlled 40 out of 80 seats, and governed in a coalition with the two members of the Minority Fro [...] |
2007-09-26 15:00:00 | Consulate Durban | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SF |
| 07DURBAN59 |
BUTHELEZI PREACHES MORE OF THE SAME AT IFP ANNUAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) held its 32nd Annual General Conference from October 12-14 in KwaZulu-Natal. IFP President Mangosuthu Buthelezi presided over the conference, which was attended by over 3,000 delegates. Buthelezi criticized the ANC-led government, and detailed his o [...] |
2007-10-17 13:11:00 | Consulate Durban | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM SF |
| 07DURBAN61 |
DURBAN POLITICAL UPDATE - ISSUE 1 [...] (U) IN THIS ISSUE: - Situation Remains Tense in Ezinqoleni Municipality - President Mbeki Visits Inkatha Freedom Party Stronghold - KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health's Head of Department Suspended 2. (U) RECENT CABLE TRAFFIC: - DURBAN 54: ANC Secures Simply Majority in KwaZulu-Natal - DU [...] |
2007-10-19 15:13:00 | Consulate Durban | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM SF |
| 07DURBAN62 |
DURBAN ECONOMIC UPDATE - ISSUE 1 [...] (C) IN THIS ISSUE: - Plans for New Durban Airport Approved - Plans for Current Durban Airport Still Under Debate - Succession Debate Hindering Public Service Delivery in Durban - Construction of New Durban Stadium on Target - Environmentalists Accuse eThekwini Health Department of Cover-up [...] |
2007-10-23 15:48:00 | Consulate Durban | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAIR EWWT PGOV SENV SF |
| 08DURBAN27 |
XENOPHOBIA IN DURBAN: KZN OFFICALS AND CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (C) Beginning the week of May 19, local police, officials and NGO's confirmed the spread of violence targeting foreign nationals in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province. By May 27, while fearful foreign nationals continued to seek safety away from their homes, no new incidents of violence agai [...] |
2008-05-30 18:10:00 | Consulate Durban | CONFIDENTIAL | SF ASEC CASC PGOV PHUM PREF CG BY RW |
| 08DURBAN30 |
IFP LEADER ON INCREASED TENSIONS WITH ANC, DANGER OF TWO [...] (C) CG met June 3 with Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) Secretary General Musa Zondi. Zondi expressed concern about rising tensions with the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), particularly over the issue of changing Durban's street names, including one currently named for IFP Founder/President Mangosuthu [...] |
2008-06-04 16:51:00 | Consulate Durban | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SF PHUM PREF PREL |
| 08DURBAN33 |
UPDATE ON CIVILIAN DISPLACEMENT FROM XENOPHOBIC VIOLENCE IN [...] (U) On 20 June, Pol/Econoff visited sites throughout the greater Durban area hosting displaced persons from last month's wave of xenophobic violence to assess the current levels of displacement and identify any immediate humanitarian needs. Hundreds of the original 1750 displaced persons in re [...] |
2008-06-26 15:26:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED | SF PGOV PHUM PREF CG BY RW ABLD |
| 08DURBAN36 |
DURBAN -- INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY PROTESTS AGAINST STREET [...] (U) On Saturday 21 June, the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) organized a march in downtown Durban to protest the municipality's decision to change the name of a highway named after party founder Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, highlighting growing tension between the IFP and the African National Cong [...] |
2008-07-02 12:39:00 | Consulate Durban | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SF PHUM PREL |
| 08DURBAN37 |
KWAZULU-NATAL: INTERNAL ANC DYNAMICS OVERSHADOW COSATU [...] (C) On 9 July, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) launched a strike in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province and organized a march through downtown Durban to protest rising energy and food prices, prompting thousands of businesses to close and reportedly costing the provincial economy m [...] |
2008-07-16 14:15:00 | Consulate Durban | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL ELAB PGOV SF |
| 08DURBAN38 |
KWAZULU-NATAL PROVINCIAL POLITICAL CONFERENCES: ANC `UNDER [...] (C) Over the last month, both the African National Congress (ANC) and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) held provincial conferences in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) which kicked off preparations for the 2009 general election. For the ANC, the June 20-22 conference was about consolidating party President [...] |
2008-07-17 15:17:00 | Consulate Durban | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SF |
| 08DURBAN55 |
AT LAUNCH OF PEACE CHAIR, ZUMA TALKS OF VIOLENT CRIME [...] ANC President Jacob Zuma acknowledged the challenge of violent crime and murder during his keynote address at the inauguration of the Gandhi-Luthuli Chair of Peace Studies at the University of KwaZulu Natal (UKZN) on September 18. Zuma, who shared the stage with Indian Minister of State for Ex [...] |
2008-09-22 14:35:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PGOV SF |
| 08DURBAN57 |
POLITICAL NOTES FROM DURBAN AND CAPE TOWN [...] (SBU) African National Congress (ANC) Provincial chairperson and Provincial Minister for Finance and Economic Development Dr. Zweli Mkhize told Consul General and P/E Assistant in an introductory call in late September that he was confident that the ANC would win 60 percent of the vote in upcom [...] |
2008-10-10 07:05:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SF |
| 08DURBAN65 |
DURBAN CONFIDENT ABOUT ABILITY TO HOST WORLD CUP [...] (SBU) Summary. City Manager Dr. Michael Sutcliffe said that national, provincial and local governments have worked together to develop plans to improve infrastructure to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The new stadium and airport being developed to host the games are on track for completion bef [...] |
2008-11-07 13:06:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELTN EAIR SCUL ASEC PINR SF |
| 08DURBAN66 |
INDIAN PROFESSIONALS EXPRESS DISMAY WITH ANC [...] (C) Introduction and summary: At a small lunch hosted by long-time Consulate contact Mahmoud Rajab, Managing Director of New National Insurance Company, a cross-section of Indian (both Hindu and Muslim) professionals, some with ties to the old Natal Indian Congress of the apartheid era -- a doc [...] |
2008-11-12 09:37:00 | Consulate Durban | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SF |
| 08DURBAN69 |
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE (COPE) STRUGGLES IN KWAZULU NATAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Congress of the People (COPE) is finding it difficult to establish a presence in KwaZula Natal (KZN). Only a few lower-ranking ANC members have publicly declared their support for COPE in KZN, and support from senior ANC leaders is so far elusive. Worse still, an apparent cou [...] |
2008-11-21 15:02:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SF |
| 08DURBAN71 |
POLITICAL PARTIES COMMIT TO TOLERANCE AND NON-VIOLENCE AHEAD [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 25, 2008, South Africa's Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) hosted a conference of political parties where representatives committed their parties to respect the electoral code of conduct and pledged political tolerance ahead of 2009 presidential elections. End su [...] |
2008-12-03 12:17:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SF |
| 08DURBAN77 |
PARTIES DEBATE ECONOMIC POLICIES AHEAD OF 2009 ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 26, 2008 South African political parties confirmed their optimism about the future of the South African economy and highlighted areas of concern in a lively university-sponsored debate in Durban. The political party representatives did not have major ideological or po [...] |
2008-12-15 10:36:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EFIN SF |
| 09DURBAN100 |
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY YOUTH DEMAND LEADERSHIP CHANGE [...] (SBU) Summary. Members of the Inkatha Freedom Party Youth Brigade (IFPYB) aggrieved by the recent expulsion of their leaders staged several demonstrations outside the party's headquarters in Durban. Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) leaders have called for order and condemned IFPYB calls for party [...] |
2009-10-15 13:24:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SF |
| 09DURBAN103 |
A ROYAL RUMPUS, A NEW PROVINCE, A STOWAWAY, AND AN UNWANTED [...] (U) Prince Melizwe Dlamini of Nhlangwini formally asked the Pretoria High Court on September 30 to decide on his claim that he be declared a king with the same status as a Zulu monarch. Dlamini submitted his claim in 2005 to the commission set up by former President Thabo Mbeki to investigate [...] |
2009-10-27 09:34:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SF |
| 09DURBAN11 |
DA LEADERS CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS DESPITE HURDLES AT NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Democratic Alliance (DA) leaders are interested to see how the newly formed Congress of the People (COPE) performs in the next election, but are unconvinced the party will threaten the DA's own prospects at the polls. Senior KwaZulu Natal DA representatives related that [...] |
2009-01-20 15:29:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SF |
| 09DURBAN118 |
RICHARDS BAY'S HEAVY MINERAL INDUSTRY [...] (U) Embassy Minerals and Energy Officer and Specialist, and Consulate Pol/Econ Officer, visited Richards Bay Minerals and Exxaro's KZN Sands in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) on November 17 and 18. This cable is a collaboration between Embassy Pretoria and Consulate Durban. 2. (SBU) S [...] |
2009-12-23 11:34:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN ENRG EPET EINV ETRD ECON SENV SF |
| 09DURBAN119 |
DUBE TRADEPORT PROJECT AIMS TO INCREASE KWAZULU-NATAL'S [...] (SBU) Summary. Post visited Durban's Dube TradePort project to receive an update on construction progress and success at attracting international investors. The first phase of the project to create a new international airport and trade zone in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Province is 85 percent comple [...] |
2009-12-23 13:41:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EIND EINV EAIR PGOV SF |
| 09DURBAN12 |
ANOTHER ANC DEFECTION TO COPE IN KWAZULU NATAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Another senior African National Congress member in KwaZulu Natal announced his defection to the Congress of the People. Siyanda Mhlongo -- until yesterday the head of policy for the ANC in KwaZulu Natal and former Mayor of KwaDukuza -- announced his resignation from the ANC, ci [...] |
2009-01-23 16:46:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SF |
| 09DURBAN120 |
DESPITE LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES, TRANSNET MAKES MAJOR [...] (U) Summary. South African Government-controlled transport logistics company Transnet launched a massive investment program to upgrade transport infrastructure to address capacity constraints and congestion. These investments follow a corporate restructuring and rebranding process that was c [...] |
2009-12-24 11:42:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT ETRD EINV EPET PGOV SF |
| 09DURBAN121 |
TATA KZN - A STEEL PRODUCER THAT AIMS TO BE STAINLESS [...] (U) Embassy Minerals and Energy Officer and Specialist, Consul General, and Consulate Pol/Econ Officer visited charge chrome manufacturer Tata Steel in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) on November 16. This cable is a collaboration between Embassy Pretoria and Consulate Durban. 2. (SBU) [...] |
2009-12-28 06:12:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN ENRG EPET EINV ETRD ECON SENV SF |
| 09DURBAN123 |
HEALTHCARE IN KWAZULU-NATAL: A SPOTTY HISTORY [...] (SBU) Summary. Healthcare in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has gone from extreme disparity of services under apartheid, to mismanagement post apartheid. While KZN Department of Health (KZNDOH) saw improvements under its first post-apartheid leader, it experienced overspending and service delivery setbac [...] |
2009-12-30 16:30:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SF |
| 09DURBAN124 |
KWAZULU-NATAL PRIORITIZES HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY [...] (SBU) Summary. KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Health (KZNDOH) is confronting the challenges of restoring its tarnished image (Ref A) and improving health services in the province with the highest rates of HIV and TB co-infection in the world. The new KZNDOH leader is a hands-on practitione [...] |
2009-12-31 06:50:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SF |
| 09DURBAN18 |
POLITICAL PARTIES POINT FINGERS AFTER VIOLENCE IN NONGOMA [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to violence that erupted on February 1 in Nongoma, northern KwaZulu Natal, where African National Congress (ANC) and Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) supporters attended election rallies held in the same area on the same day, ANC and IFP representatives lashed out at one [...] |
2009-02-06 09:13:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SF |
| 09DURBAN19 |
KWAZULU NATAL - MINING AND PROCESSING FIRMS FACE GLOBAL [...] (U) Minerals and Energy Officer and Specialist visited mining and associated manufacturing sites in KwaZulu Natal (KZN) during the week of January 12-16. This cable is a collaboration between Embassy Pretoria and Consulate Durban. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: KwaZulu Natal (KZN) mining and manufactu [...] |
2009-02-06 16:38:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EMIN EWWT EIND ETRD ELTN KHIV SF |
| 09DURBAN21 |
DURBAN 2010 WORLD CUP PREPARATIONS ON TRACK, BUT CUTTING IT [...] No summary [...] |
2009-02-20 15:29:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SF |
| 09DURBAN24 |
POLITICAL PARTIES PLEDGE TO RESPECT ELECTORAL RULES IN [...] (SBU) Summary: A round of verbal sparring by senior representatives of political parties in KwaZulu Natal (KZN) followed the signing of pledges to respect the Electoral Code of Conduct in the run-up to the April 22 general election. Although the proceedings remained civil overall, the adversari [...] |
2009-03-05 11:08:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SF |
| 09DURBAN28 |
IFP MAKES A CLEAN SWEEP IN KWAZULU NATAL BY-ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-06 15:57:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SF |
| 09DURBAN32 |
UGANDAN WALK-INS CLAIM INFORMATION ABOUT TERRORIST [...] (S) Summary: On Wednesday, March 11, 2009, RSO interviewed two Ugandan males and a Ugandan female who claimed to have information relating to terrorist activities in Zanzibar and, potentially, in South Africa. The males provided written statements and sketches concerning the presence of al-Qae [...] |
2009-03-26 08:54:00 | Consulate Durban | SECRET | ASEC PTER |
| 09DURBAN33 |
VIGOROUS CAMPAIGNING AND CONTINUED INTIMIDATION: KWAZULU [...] (SBU) Summary. The African National Congress (ANC) campaign machine is in high gear, and the ANC is taking advantage of every opportunity to deliver its message. Despite official pronouncements against violence, members of the ANC are still reportedly intimidating Congress of the People (COPE) [...] |
2009-03-31 14:38:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SF |
| 09DURBAN35 |
STUDENTS HOSPITALIZED AFTER ANC AND IFP SUPPORTERS CLASH AT [...] (SBU) Summary. Nine students at the University of Zululand (UZ) were hospitalized after clashes between student supporters of the African National Congress (ANC) and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP). Police officers have been deployed to UZ to curb any further violence. Political violence at UZ [...] |
2009-04-07 06:30:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SF |
| 09DURBAN37 |
MINISTER OF TRANSPORT ADAMANT THAT TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (U) Summary: Minister of Transport Jeffrey Radebe told an audience at the Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry that South Africa is spending billions of Rands to develop efficient, safe, and reliable public transportation systems for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Major airport and road constructi [...] |
2009-04-09 06:54:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SF |
| 09DURBAN39 |
INDIANS, CIVIL SOCIETY, AND POLITICAL PARTIES IN KWAZULU [...] (SBU) Summary. Two weeks before national elections, KwaZulu Natal (KZN) stakeholders provided a range of views to visiting Political Counselor. The Indian vote is in question as many feel abandoned by the African National Congress (ANC) while others wonder if a Zuma administration will be mo [...] |
2009-04-17 11:05:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SF |
| 09DURBAN42 |
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY UNLIKELY TO CONTEST VOTE IN KZN [...] (SBU) Summary. Although late complaining from Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) officials about an unfair election environment indicated that the party might contest the vote count in KwaZulu Natal (KZN), intervention by former Nigerian President Olesun Obasanjo seems to have persuaded the IFP [...] |
2009-04-28 10:54:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SF |
| 09DURBAN46 |
POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE IN KWAZULU NATAL -- IFP DENIES [...] (SBU) On April 27, an African National Congress (ANC) victory parade in KwaSwayimane near Pietermaritzburg ended when assailants opened fire on the crowd leaving one ANC supporter dead and another six injured. Two IFP supporters have been apprehend by police and are being questioned about t [...] |
2009-04-30 12:50:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SF |
| 09DURBAN50 |
WHITHER INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY [...] (SBU) Summary. The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) continued its decade-long demise in KwaZulu Natal (KZN) by losing the recent election to the ANC. An anachronistic leader, a tough ANC opponent, a shift in KZN traditional leadership, and a poor track record of service delivery worked against th [...] |
2009-05-07 10:37:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SF |
| 09DURBAN51 |
KWAZULU NATAL'S NEW PREMIER: ZWELI MKHIZE [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 11, 2009 Zweli Mkhize was sworn in as KwaZulu Natal's (KZN) fifth post-apartheid premier. He is a medical doctor and has served as KZN Minister of Health and Minister of Finance and Economic Development. Mkhize is a close confidant of South African President Jacob Zuma. [...] |
2009-05-19 13:49:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SF |
| 09DURBAN53 |
KWAZULU NATAL-NEW CABINET [...] (U) Summary. New KwaZulu Natal (KZN) Premier Zweli Mkhize announced his new ten-member provincial cabinet during his inauguration ceremony on May 11, 2009. His team features four female `Ministers' or MECs (Members of the Executive Council), including one Indian woman and one white woman. Be [...] |
2009-05-22 10:41:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SF PINR |
| 09DURBAN6 |
ZUMA, STATE PONDER NEXT STEPS AFTER COURT RULING [...] (U) Summary: The Supreme Court of Appeal on January 12 reinstated the corruption case against African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma, overturning an earlier verdict that had tossed out the charges related to the controversial 1998 arms deal on a technicality. (Note: The state [...] |
2009-01-13 15:28:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ZA |
| 09DURBAN65 |
SOUTH AFRICA IS READY FOR THE 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP [...] (U) Summary. Tourism leaders from around the world made their way to the Tourism Indaba, Africa's biggest annual travel trade show, hosted in Durban from May 7 - 12. The theme of this year's Indaba was `South Africa is ready for 2010'. The public-private tourism promotion agency, South Afri [...] |
2009-06-09 14:03:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SF |
| 09DURBAN66 |
NEW EMPHASIS ON TOURISM IN SOUTH AFRICA [...] (U) Summary. The newly formed Ministry of Tourism is advocating for greater government attention and support for the tourism sector as South Africa prepares to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup. A new tourism satellite account will enable South Africa to measure and track the overall value and con [...] |
2009-06-09 15:23:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED | SF PGOV |
| 09DURBAN68 |
ANC, IFP, AND COPE BLAME EACH OTHER FOR RECENT KZN VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) Summary. The recent spate of violence in KwaZulu Natal (KZN) may be politically motivated but it is too soon to tell. Defeated political parties in KZN are still smarting from major losses in the province during the recent national election and may be unfairly placing the blame on [...] |
2009-06-15 07:36:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SF PGOV |
| 09DURBAN7 |
IFP YOUTH PRESIDENT HOPEFUL ABOUT PARTY'S CHANCES, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) Youth Brigade President Pat Lebenya-Ntanzi believes her party can take back the Kwa-Zulu Natal provincial government and keep the African National Congress (ANC) from winning a two-thirds majority nationally. She asserted that the formation of the Con [...] |
2009-01-15 15:56:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SF |
| 09DURBAN79 |
POLITICAL VIOLENCE, STOLEN FUNDS, PARTY CHANGES, [...] (U) Summary. Political violence continues in KwaZulu Natal (KZN) amid government promises to bring stability to the Greytown area. The KZN Department of Education allegedly has been swindled out of millions and ends up paying twice for school supplies. For the first time in its history, the [...] |
2009-07-17 09:22:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SF |
| 09DURBAN8 |
LACK OF CLEAR STRATEGY MAY DASH IFP LEADERS' CONFIDENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) leaders provided insight into the party's campaign strategy and prospects during a meeting with the Consul General, Poloff, and Pon-Econ Assistant on January 13. Provincial Secretary Bonginkosi Buthelezi and Provincial Treasurer Narend Singh [...] |
2009-01-15 16:19:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SF |
| 09DURBAN82 |
DURBAN'S NEW BUS SERVICE DOESN'T END TRANSPORT CHALLENGES [...] (U) Summary. Durban commuters have been scrambling for transport ever since the Remant Alton bus service provider closed down at the end of June. Remant Alton has been beset by financial, labor and managerial problems since it began operation. New bus service provider Tansnat Africa has been [...] |
2009-07-23 08:51:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SF |
| 09DURBAN9 |
STEEP CHALLENGES AHEAD WEIGH ON NEWLY ANNOUNCED COPE LEADER [...] (SBU) Summary. Congress of the People (COPE) political leader Lucky Gabela discussed why he left the African National Congress (ANC) and his new party's campaign strategy and prospects during a meeting with the Consul General, visiting Pretoria Poloff, and Pol-Econ Assistant on January 15. Gab [...] |
2009-01-16 15:51:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SF |
| 09DURBAN94 |
LOPSIDED BATTLE FOR FUTURE OF DURBAN'S WARWICK JUNCTION [...] (SBU) Summary: A multimillion dollar project to develop Durban's Warwick Junction is facing opposition from small traders who claim the mall will end their livelihoods. The decision by the City of Durban to demolish the historic Early Morning Market has led to numerous confrontations between [...] |
2009-08-31 16:37:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELTN ECON PHUM SF |
| 09DURBAN97 |
BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 CHECK ON LICENSES 050170678 AND [...] (SBU) Summary. On Wednesday, September 16, 2009, Durban Political and Economic Officer met with and interviewed Warehouse Manager Nathi Khomongoe, Sales Executive Andre van der Merwe, and Warehouse Dispatch Ian Davies at the African Outdoor Sports (AOS) warehouse in Pinetown, KwaZulu Natal. [...] |
2009-09-18 14:00:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC SF |
| 10DURBAN10 |
IFP LEADERSHIP BATTLE CONTINUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The redeployment of Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) National Chairperson Zanele kaMagwaza-Msibi has deepened fissures within the party. KaMagwaza-Msibi's supporters claim certain IFP leaders are attempting to separate her from her constituency ahead of the party's elective conf [...] |
2010-02-22 09:52:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SF |
| 10DURBAN14 |
MURDER OF FORMER IFP SUPPORTER THWARTS ANC HOPE FOR A LOCAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Three Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) members have been arrested for the murder of a councilor who was expected to cast a deciding vote that would end the IFP's majority in the Amajuba District Municipality. This incident reveals the ongoing power struggle between the IFP and the [...] |
2010-02-26 09:50:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SF |
| 10DURBAN3 |
IS THE ANC AS DEMOCRATIC AS IT CLAIMS? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. What began as a Durban road blockade in 2005 has become a shack-dwellers movement in South Africa. Abahlali baseMjondolo (AbM, which means `those who live in the shacks' in Zulu) now includes thousands of shack-dwellers from more than 30 informal settlements throughout the co [...] |
2010-01-08 15:48:00 | Consulate Durban | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI SF |