How can I access eThekwini Municipality (Durban) reports?

Visit the eThekwini website and identify the Department that is likely to publish the report that you are looking for. To do this navigate to the page of eThekwini's Administrative Clusters here

Once on the Administrative Clusters page you will be able to click on links to the following administrative clusters and then navigate to the Department that you are interested in.

• Community and Emergency Services;
• Corporate and Human Resources;
• Finance;
• Governance and International Relations;
• Economic Development and Planning;
• Human Settlements, Engineering and Transportation;
• Strategic Management;
• Trading Services (Electricity/Water & Sanitation/Cleansing & Solid Waste);
• Chief Operations; and
• Chief Audit.

The eThekwini Services page can be found here and provides links to a range of services. If there is anything that is not on this list and you would like to know if it is offered or not, please contact eThekwini Customer Care via email sizakala@durban.gov.za

The eThekwini Resource Centre link is here and you can browse through official public Council documents, download applications forms, read eThekwini IDP and policies.

Below are some of City reports can be found on the eThekwini web site:

The Integrated Development Plan (IDP) The IDP is the key plan that drives overall city development strategy. The Long Term Development Plan has been divided into smaller, five year draft Integrated Development Plans (IDPs) that will guide the development of eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality so that all services are provided in a co-ordinated way, considering all aspects of people’s lives.

EDGE Economic Bulletin The EDGE publications are quarterly economic bulletins that look at the eThekwini economy, with a brief overview of the global and national context. The EDGE aims to inform stakeholders of the latest developments and trends in eThekwini.
There are currently four editions that have been released since its inception in 2011. Each EDGE publication is centered on a specific theme.

eThekwini Quality of Life Survey The eThekwini Municipality conducts Quality of Life surveys annually.
Budget Reports
Strategic Spatial Planning Reports
Performance Reports
Environmental Rezonings 2014
Development Planning Research Studies
eThekwini Audio Channel
Current Projects
ezaseGagasini Metro The ezaseGagasini Metro (meaning coming from the city of the waves) is the official newspaper of the eThekwini Municipality, through which ratepayers and residents are kept informed about projects, programmes and activities of the eThekwini Municipality. It is also a forum for reader’s views. Published fortnightly, the newspaper hits the streets on a Friday morning, with 400 000 copies distributed in English and Zulu. The publication is an in-house product of the Municipality’s Communications Department.
Community Profiles 2011 - 2016
Community Profiles 2005 -2010 The eThekwini Municipality Corporate Policy Unit Department has developed a web application to allow the public to view images and information about wards and planning units (for example Maps, Councillors or Projects) on the Internet.

Some current big projects:
- Bluff Beach Upgrade
- Back of Ports
- Cornubia
- Community Skills Audit
- Integrated Inner-City LAP and Regeneration Implementation Plan
This is a work in progress, to be simplified to be based on themes or topics rather than the internal municipal organisation structure,