{"id":7349,"date":"2022-01-19T11:56:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T11:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzncogta.gov.za\/?p=7349"},"modified":"2025-07-30T11:23:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T09:23:59","slug":"kzn-cogta-welcomes-court-interdict-that-effectively-reinstates-mtubatubas-original-municipal-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/devtst.kznsshf.gov.za\/kzncogta.gov.za\/index.php\/2022\/01\/19\/kzn-cogta-welcomes-court-interdict-that-effectively-reinstates-mtubatubas-original-municipal-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"KZN COGTA WELCOMES COURT INTERDICT THAT EFFECTIVELY REINSTATES MTUBATUBA&#8217;S ORIGINAL MUNICIPAL LEADERSHIP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"843\" src=\"http:\/\/devtst.kznsshf.gov.za\/kzncogta.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-07-at-12.39.29-1-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10066\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) MEC Sipho Hlomuka has welcomed an interdict issued by the Pietermaritzburg High Court which has effectively reinstated the originally elected leadership, including the mayor, deputy mayor and the speaker of the Mtubatuba local municipality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-spacer ugb-spacer ugb-5bab37f ugb-spacer--v2 ugb-main-block\"><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-spacer--inner\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The MEC approached the court after the municipality subsequently elected a parallel mayor, deputy mayor and speaker as well as appointing an Acting MM at a council sitting that was seen as unlawful. 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