{"id":7647,"date":"2022-09-16T13:27:29","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T13:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzncogta.gov.za\/?p=7647"},"modified":"2025-07-30T08:39:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T06:39:56","slug":"municipal-debt-takes-centre-stage-as-mec-zikalala-meets-with-kzn-mayors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/devtst.kznsshf.gov.za\/kzncogta.gov.za\/index.php\/2022\/09\/16\/municipal-debt-takes-centre-stage-as-mec-zikalala-meets-with-kzn-mayors\/","title":{"rendered":"MUNICIPAL DEBT TAKES CENTRE STAGE AS MEC ZIKALALA MEETS WITH KZN MAYORS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"860\" src=\"http:\/\/devtst.kznsshf.gov.za\/kzncogta.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/MUNIMEC_77-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9938\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On the 16th of September, mayors and municipal managers from KwaZulu-Natal Municipalities were gathered at the Public Works, Mayville Conference Centre, for the quarterly meeting with the&nbsp; Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Sihle Zikalala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-spacer ugb-spacer ugb-227a6d4 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 Head of Department ( HOD) Thando Tubane was the program director for the meeting. 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