Sihle Mavuso presents the latest news from KwaZulu-Natal.
Vryheid – The IFP speaker of Abaqulusi (Vryheid) local municipality, Nonkululeko Ndlela, is in trouble after making comments at the funeral of a whistleblower and EFF activist in Mondlo. Ndlela allegedly said that nepotism is common in IFP-run district municipalities like Abaqulusi and Zululand, but it often goes unnoticed because they are rural areas. She is also said to have mentioned corruption. The IFP has now asked her to explain her comments by Sunday.
Bergville – The Uthukela district municipality has completed the multimillion-rand Okhahlamba water project before the December holidays. Mayor Inkosi Ntandoyenkosi Shabalala handed over the project on Thursday. The new system is expected to help with water shortages in three wards and boost the local tourism industry. The project was rushed after a severe water crisis hit the area last December.
Ntuzuma – The township of Ntuzuma, north of Durban, has been without water for two weeks. Residents told Scrolla.Africa that while they are used to water cuts, this is the longest since April 2022, when floods damaged their water supply. The local councillor reportedly told residents that he doesn’t know what caused the problem but will check with the eThekwini municipality and provide an update.
Kranskop – Inkosi Mpendulo Ngubane, 24, of Mbovini Community in Kranskop, who is facing challenges to his leadership, explained to the Pietermaritzburg High Court how he became the leader in response to a legal challenge by Nqubeko Ngubane. Ngubane said his late father, Inkosi Themba Ngubane, left a will in September 2012, naming him his successor. He added that it is a common practice in their clan for an inkosi to choose his successor, noting that his father was similarly chosen by his grandfather.
Pietermaritzburg – The KwaZulu-Natal director-general, Dr Nonhlanhla Mkhize, has asked the Durban High Court to separate her trial from the other 16 suspects in the Umhlathuze Water Board corruption case. In court documents obtained by Scrolla.Africa, Mkhize argued that the case against the other suspects is “very large”, involving 48 witnesses, and could take more than two years to finish. She added that her case is not directly connected to the others and should be given a quicker trial as guaranteed by the constitution.
Pictured above: The IFP wants answers from speaker Nonkululeko Ndlela.
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