Letter: What is it about getting the basics right that is so difficult for eThekwini?
The beachfront development is a massive undertaking which will hopefully, like the new stadium, give tourism in Durban another shot in the arm. Why though, does it seem so difficult to get the basics right during the construction? Why out of 6 showers at North beach do only 2 work? Why are there dangerous heaps of twisted steel and concrete, rubble and materials on the beach and promenade? How difficult is it for the relevant officials to get 6 working showers on the busiest beach in Durban? Equally, surely it is in the interests of public safety to remove dangerous rubble, steel and concrete from the beach?
eThekwini is not getting enough of the basics right and these are but two of many such examples we experience on a daily basis in our City.
I would, however, like to applaud Durban Solid Waste for getting going with the cleanup at the beachfront promptly on the morning of the 2 January. It goes without saying that the amount of litter generated by the hundreds of thousands of New Year’s day beachgoers is massive and DSW have their work cut out cleaning it all up. They however, seem to have the basics right – they arrived, and they got started.
– DA Councillor, Warwick Chapman
January 3rd, 2010 at 1:47 pm
Thank you for sharing this. It has opened my eyes to how these municipalities are so shoddy with their work – even in the area I live in, verges aren’t kept regularly, roads aren’t always in a good state, the grass doens’t get cut often, and the people around here – it makes me so mad to see them throw rubbish out on the streets instead of the bins provided there.
January 3rd, 2010 at 2:08 pm
2 January?
January 3rd, 2010 at 2:38 pm
Thanks John. Corrected.