Author: Sihle Mavuso

Zulu prince demands answers after municipality advertises his post
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Zulu prince demands answers after municipality advertises his post

The troubled Nongoma local municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal is facing a fresh headache after a Zulu prince said it cannot advertise the position of municipal... Read more.
Calls for probe as KZN municipality makes 'dubious' appointments
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Calls for probe as KZN municipality makes ‘dubious’ appointments

A group of whistleblowers has written to several government departments, including the presidency, asking them to institute a probe into several appointments at... Read more.
KZN top cop Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi ducks questions on IPID probe
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KZN top cop Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi ducks questions on IPID probe

The KwaZulu-Natal commissioner of police, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, has avoided answering questions regarding the investigation against him by the Independent... Read more.
KZN education slammed for reckless spending 
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KZN education slammed for reckless spending 

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education has been instructed to halt the awarding of new tenders and undertaking projects after overspending its annual budget by... Read more.
DA's stay in KwaZulu-Natal GPU depends on national events
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DA’s stay in KwaZulu-Natal GPU depends on national events

The DA in KwaZulu-Natal says it is staying put in the government of provincial unity (GPU), which involves the IFP, ANC, and the National Freedom Party. But that... Read more.
Zulu royal family meets to iron out differences following scandals
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Zulu royal family meets to iron out differences following scandals

In another move to support unity and reconciliation on King Misuzulu kaZwelithini’s side, the Zulu royal family met with elders on Thursday in Ulundi, the... Read more.
KZN municipality may fail to pay staff salaries for next three months 
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KZN municipality may fail to pay staff salaries for next three months 

The staff of Okhahlamba local municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands is facing a bleak future after the municipality ran into financial difficulties. The dire... Read more.
Live within means to master pay day blues
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Municipality fails to answer how it paid R16m to firms for same work

An Eastern Cape municipality has been taken to task over its illegal decision to pay R16-million to two companies that claimed to have done the same job in a failing... Read more.
KZN municipal boss wins 18-month-long battle to get job back
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Municipal staff allowed to hold political posts – Concourt confirms

The Constitutional Court (ConCourt) has confirmed a lower court ruling that set aside a clause of a municipal law that sought to bar all municipal employees from... Read more.
Zulu royal family budget allocation increases by R8.6m
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King Misuzulu reappoints ex-royal house spokesperson Thulani

King Misuzulu KaZwelithini has brought seasoned royal spokesperson Prince Thulani Zulu back into the fold after three years in the wilderness. Prince Thulani has... Read more.