{"id":7788,"date":"2022-11-28T08:15:02","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T08:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzncogta.gov.za\/?p=7788"},"modified":"2025-07-29T19:19:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T17:19:26","slug":"mec-zikalala-encourages-communities-to-be-responsible-by-combating-illegal-dumping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/devtst.kznsshf.gov.za\/kzncogta.gov.za\/index.php\/2022\/11\/28\/mec-zikalala-encourages-communities-to-be-responsible-by-combating-illegal-dumping\/","title":{"rendered":"MEC ZIKALALA ENCOURAGES COMMUNITIES TO BE RESPONSIBLE BY COMBATING ILLEGAL DUMPING"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"896\" height=\"597\" src=\"http:\/\/devtst.kznsshf.gov.za\/kzncogta.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-11-24-at-11.57.20.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9861\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The<\/strong> Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs 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