{"id":7837,"date":"2023-01-16T07:31:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T07:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzncogta.gov.za\/?p=7837"},"modified":"2025-07-29T18:44:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T16:44:28","slug":"kzncogta-mec-zikalala-mourns-passing-of-ugu-district-mayor-cllr-mthiyane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/devtst.kznsshf.gov.za\/kzncogta.gov.za\/index.php\/2023\/01\/16\/kzncogta-mec-zikalala-mourns-passing-of-ugu-district-mayor-cllr-mthiyane\/","title":{"rendered":"KZNCOGTA MEC Zikalala mourns passing of Ugu District Mayor Cllr Mthiyane"},"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\/2023\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-11-11-at-12.24.12.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9830\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We learned this morning of yet another tragedy that has befallen the Ugu District Municipality 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