{"id":7739,"date":"2022-10-22T10:04:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-22T10:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzncogta.gov.za\/?p=7739"},"modified":"2025-07-29T22:32:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T20:32:26","slug":"kzn-cogta-mec-calls-for-urgent-police-action-following-the-murder-of-induna-of-osuthu-traditional-council-and-three-other-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/devtst.kznsshf.gov.za\/kzncogta.gov.za\/index.php\/2022\/10\/22\/kzn-cogta-mec-calls-for-urgent-police-action-following-the-murder-of-induna-of-osuthu-traditional-council-and-three-other-people\/","title":{"rendered":"KZN Cogta MEC calls for urgent police action following the murder of Induna of Osuthu Traditional Council and three other people"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"964\" src=\"http:\/\/devtst.kznsshf.gov.za\/kzncogta.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-11-04-at-11.59.57.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9855\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The institution of traditional leadership within our province continues to face several challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-spacer ugb-spacer ugb-6d88b21 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>Yesterday we learned of the shocking murder of Induna of Osuthu Traditional Council Mr Maphemba Ntuli together with three people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-spacer ugb-spacer ugb-d2dce6c 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>Circumstances surrounding these murders are unclear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-spacer ugb-spacer ugb-8631413 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>As a department we call for calm and for law enforcement agencies to be given the space they need to investigate these murders and apprehend those that are responsible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-spacer ugb-spacer ugb-b2c9977 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>Last month the chair of this traditional council and Iso leSilo Dr Dumisani Khumalo was assassinated by unknown gunmen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-spacer ugb-spacer ugb-54e5d4c 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>In this case there have been no arrests, we call upon law enforcement to do everything in their power to deal with the lawlessness that threatens to engulf our province and various sectors that form it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-spacer ugb-spacer ugb-d81ed40 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>We express our condolences to the family of Induna Ntuli and the 3 people that were killed in this attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-spacer ugb-spacer ugb-4b043d0 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>Ntuli served with diligence under isigodi Mhambume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-spacer ugb-spacer ugb-5290fa3 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><strong>Issued by the MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Sihle Zikalala<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The institution of traditional leadership within our province continues to face several challenges. 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