ETHEKWINI www.durban.gov.za WEEKLY BULLETIN By 2030 eThekwini will be Africa’s most caring and liveable city 2 December 2016 [Issue 61] STOP THE HIV STIGMA Slungile Mntambo, Deputy Mayor Councillor Fawzia Peer, Corporate Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Nomsa Dube-Ncube and Dr Fikile Ndlovu during the World Aids Day commemoration yesterday, 1 December. HE STIGMA and social disclose her status in 1999. lifestyle. Councillor Peer said it is stereotype that HIV “Soon after I disclosed my I treat opportunist infections of utmost importance that positive people are status, my neighbours ridiculed immediately, however I don’t communities support people Tsubjected to often leads me,” she recalled sadly. discourage people from taking living with HIV and TB and their to depression and suicidal “I got very angry, frustrated and ARV’s,” she advised. families, especially orphaned thought. I blamed myself for disclosing Dube-Ncube said that and vulnerable children. This is the observation and my status. I, however, used my government can’t fight the “Collectively as government concern of Slungile Mntambo, anger to educate my community disease alone. and civil society we are 44, who contracted the disease about the disease,” she said. “The fight against the scourge promoting an environment when she was 20-years-old. The event, which was of AIDS is a collective effort. where the rights of infected Making a heartfelt plea a partnership between This is the reason why the individuals are respected and during a World Aids Day provincial government and provincial government and HIV and TB is de-stigmatised. commemoration event, the Municipality was attended the Municipality have since The impact of this combined Mntambo implored by Corporate Governance established AIDS Ward effort has borne fruits, communities to not and Traditional Affairs MEC, Committees in all the wards especially in the reduction of discriminate against people Nomusa Dube-Ncube and under eThekwini. mother to child transmission,” living with the disease. Deputy Mayor Councillor Fawzia These committees will work she said. Speaking at the event which Peer under the theme: “It is in hand and glove with volunteers The City, said Peer, has made was held yesterday, 1 December our hands to end HIV and TB”. and Community Care Givers to great strides in working towards at Mpumalanga Stadium, Mntambo, a mother of four, take care of the infected,” said an HIV and TB free generation, Mntambo told the masses that said that she is not and has Dube-Ncube. adding that it has provided she tested HIV positive in 1997 never been on treatment. After listening to Mntambo’s treatment to 99 percent of HIV and subsequently decided to “I live a positive and healthy motivational life story, positive pregnant women. “keeping you in the know” www.durban.gov.za ETHEKWINI MAYOR ELECTED AS DEPUTY PRESIDENT OF SALGA ETHEKWINI Mayor Zandile in municipalities including organised local government Gumede is among the newly Mayors, Speakers, Municipal has become more critical elected national leadership Managers and Chief Financial in the developmental state of the South African Local Officers. Over 2 000 delegates in which government’s Government Association from municipalities across programme of action is largely (SALGA). the country attended the driven and implemented Gumede will serve as event as well representatives by the 257 municipalities Deputy President along with from provincial and national covering 55.9 million former Johannesburg Mayor government and international inhabitants,” the statement Parks Tau who has been local government officials. reads. named as SALGA President. SALGA said in a statement Gumede said she was Sebenzile Ngangelizwe that a stable local government honoured to be elected and CLLR ZANDILE GUMEDE from Lejweleputswa MAYOR OF ETHEKWINI MUNICIPALITY brings about efficient would work hard with local District Municipality and service delivery that makes government structures to Lindiwe Ntshalintshali from will preside and lead the a meaningful impact on ensure efficient and effective Emalahleni Local Municipality sector guided by SALGA’s the lives of ordinary South service delivery to all will serve alongside Gumede Strategic Framework from Africans in expanding the communities. as Deputy Presidents of 2017 to 2022. provision of services. “Local government is the SALGA. The conference was held It further stated that while sphere closest to the people The election and confirmation under the theme: “Building there are a number of serious and plays a critical role in of the national office bearers a Sustainable, Responsive and complex challenges that ensuring quality services and the National Executive and People Centred Local persist in some municipalities, and that people’s lives are Committee was made during Government”. by and large local government improved for the better. We the SALGA 2016 National The conference, which is held has delivered quality services are ready to make a difference Conference held from 28 every five years, was hailed a and a better life for the in the communities we serve November to 1 December at resounding success and was majority of South Africans and will continue with the the Sandton International evident that organised local over the past 20 years. good work that has already Convention Centre in government in South Africa “The newly elected SALGA been done by the outgoing Johannesburg. is functional. It was attended leadership is ready to confront leadership,” she said. The newly elected leadership by senior decision makers this challenge. The role of METRO POLICE CONDUCT FESTIVE SEASON ROADBLOCKS TO ENSURE SAFETY AS THOUSANDS of EThekwini has a zero holidaymakers make their way tolerance, no-nonsense to eThekwini for the festive approach to drinking and season, the City’s Metro Police driving on its roads throughout Unit has begun intensifying the year. However, Edwards roadblocks and its road said due to the increase of awareness campaigns. tourists and visitors to the The roadblocks which began City over the festive period, this week, will continue until operations to detect and deter January 2017. drinking and driving will be Metro Police Director, Steve enhanced. Edwards said the roadblock “More officers will be operations are intended to As the number of motor vehicles on eThekwini roads increase visible on the roads. We create more visible policing over the festive period, operations to detect and deter drinking will also begin intensifying and raise awareness about and driving will be enhanced, and motorists can expect more by-law enforcements on the road safety in order to improve Metro Police visibility until January 2017. beachfront as we edge closer to public safety. the festive period,” he added. “Our most recent operations EThekwini’s festive season have taken place on the M4 as the number of vehicles on number of motorists were operational plans will be north and south bound. Our our road increase, so will our prosecuted for various traffic announced at this year’s enforcement operations are enforcement times,” he said. violations such as driving Festive Season launch on 7 usually conducted between Edwards said no arrests had without seatbelts, speeding and December, at People’s Park in 10h00 and 13h00, however been made yet, however, a driving unroadworthy vehicles. Moses Mabhida Stadium. 2 ETHEKWINI WEEKLY BULLETIN ISSUE 61 www.durban.gov.za GO!DURBAN FIRST BUS ROUTE NEARLY COMPLETE WITH a section of eThekwini’s new public Captains of industry transport infrastructure near and businesses completion, the Municipality met with officials has taken stakeholders on and politicians a Hambanathi Experience spearheading the Tour to demonstrate how new public transport this system will contribute network, and were to economic growth and taken on a tour of development in the City. GO!Durban’s first As part of the first dedicated dedicated bus route bus route tour yesterday, which is nearing 1 December, GO! Durban completion. Pictured officially opened dialogue here is the group at with the business sector and the prototype station industry experts. The route, being built in New from Pinetown to KwaMashu Germany. is almost complete. Councillor Ntando Khuzwayo, in Africa by 2030. We are system for Durban will be public partnerships, PRASA who led the Municipal inviting the transport industry the lifeblood of the socio- Business Development delegation said the tour and business community economic development Manager, Danny Hattingh and dialogue will promote to join us as we plan and for our City. Our Mayor, gave an overview of the plans public and private sector implement for a brighter Councillor Zandile Gumede, to improve commuter rail partnerships. Inviting business future,” he said. has prioritised transport. and opportunities that are and industry leaders to join Khuzwayo added that global Therefore, we call for more inherent. forces with government in cities recognise that transport collaboration between the Managing Director of Tongaat a combined vision, he said is a key instrument to a better transport industry, business Hulett Developments, exciting times lie ahead. urban future and an enabler and government to fast-track Michael Deighton gave a “The City of Durban is well of societal and economic the delivery of the GO! Durban testimonial on the success on its way to deliver on its growth and development. project,” he said. of the company’s on-going promise of making this the “We acknowledge that an To further illustrate