eThekwini mayor presents State of the City to empty seats

DURBAN - eThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda has delivered the State of the City address to just a handful of councillors.

IFP and EFF councillors boycotted the event.

They say they didn't want to participate in a whitewashed address that ignores issues plaguing the city.

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But Kaunda says the current administration has made the municipality better.

Opposition parties that were present say the mayor's speech was a repeat of last year's.

The city will present its budget on Friday.

• eNCA's Lethiwe Mdluli reports.