{"id":8113,"date":"2023-07-08T11:57:41","date_gmt":"2023-07-08T11:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kzncogta.gov.za\/?p=8113"},"modified":"2025-07-23T07:02:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T05:02:24","slug":"kzn-cogta-coordinates-social-relief-for-fire-disaster-victims-in-port-shepstone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/devtst.kznsshf.gov.za\/kzncogta.gov.za\/index.php\/2023\/07\/08\/kzn-cogta-coordinates-social-relief-for-fire-disaster-victims-in-port-shepstone\/","title":{"rendered":"KZN COGTA COORDINATES SOCIAL RELIEF FOR FIRE DISASTER VICTIMS IN PORT SHEPSTONE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>08 July 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-spacer ugb-spacer ugb-2e44f2a 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>Port Shepstone &#8211; An early morning fire outbreak in the KwaMasinenge informal 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