With the outcome of the 2021 municipal elections comes new councillors for the community of Durban North. Being at the forefront of service delivery and matters in need of government’s attention, residents of Durban North should be able to contact their ward councillors. The Durban North News has compiled a list of new and retaining Durban North News ward councillors, contact details and areas they cover.
Dr Bobby Maharajh of the DA has retained Ward 34. Residents of Avoca, Greenwood Park, Hippo Roads, Kenville, New Dawn Park, Parlock and Sea-Cow Lake can find his offices at 759 Chris Hani Rd, Greenwood Park, Durban North. “I felt the warmth in me, elections are elections, but seeing the people who came out to vote made me happy,” said Councillor Maharajh. Cllr Maharajh also commented on the water leaks in his ward, stating that there is a 1.5% surcharge on water to pay for the many new pipes which money was set aside for many years ago. “We pay heavy rates and we expect service delivery. We cannot be living in these types of conditions where there are constant water leaks and electrical outages,” he added.
He can be contacted on 082-374-5128. DA’s Nicole Boleman also retained Ward 35 consisting of Glenashley, Izinga, La Lucia, Prestondale, Somerset Park, uMhlanga, uMhlanga Ridge and Virginia North. Residents can contact her on 082-460-6206. “To the wonderful people of Ward 35, there are insufficient words to express the gratitude I have to each and every single one of you who came out to vote. The IEC logged in our final score, a whopping 83.82% in favour of the Democratic Alliance! Sincerely looking forward to working with you for the next five years as I have committed for the past two,” expressed Cllr Boleman.
Cllr Shontel de Boer was another DA councillor who retained her ward. Ward 36 consists of Athlone, Beachway, Beachwood, Briardene East, Durban North, Parkhill, Prospect Hall, Riverside, Rosehill, Umgeni and Virginia South. “I will continue to do the work that I do and will strive to give residents the best that I possibly can. Thank you to all of you who had the patience to stand in those long queues. Who endured the incompetence of the IEC yet made your mark. We salute you,” said Cllr de Boer. She can be contacted on 082-523-3635.
Residents of Sunningdale, Glen Anil, Glen Hills, Corrovoca, Mount Moriah and Mt Royal voted in Aamir Abdul of the DA for Ward 110. The councillor can be contacted on 067-109-9988. “The Ward 110 community faces a wide array of service delivery challenges from the city on an ongoing basis. This community is made up of developed suburbs such as Sunningdale and under-developed suburbs such as Mount Moriah; who both lack basic service delivery from the municipality in varying degrees. In the coming months, I will host various community engagements as I begin to take audit of all the matters that need to be raised on behalf of my residents and aim to work closely with the municipality and the community to fix Ward 110,” he said.
