{"id":7732,"date":"2022-10-17T09:35:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T09:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzncogta.gov.za\/?p=7732"},"modified":"2025-07-30T08:21:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T06:21:01","slug":"kzncogta-mec-is-concerned-with-allegations-surrounding-councillors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/devtst.kznsshf.gov.za\/kzncogta.gov.za\/index.php\/2022\/10\/17\/kzncogta-mec-is-concerned-with-allegations-surrounding-councillors\/","title":{"rendered":"Kzncogta MEC is concerned with allegations surrounding Councillors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"http:\/\/devtst.kznsshf.gov.za\/kzncogta.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-11-04-at-11.59.58.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9941\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As the Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs department, we continue to call for Councillors in our 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