{"id":8738,"date":"2025-02-11T08:12:24","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T08:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kzncogta.gov.za\/?p=8732"},"modified":"2025-07-20T18:31:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T16:31:35","slug":"kzn-cogta-mec-condemns-murder-of-mandeni-municipality-ward-councillor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/devtst.kznsshf.gov.za\/kzncogta.gov.za\/index.php\/2025\/02\/11\/kzn-cogta-mec-condemns-murder-of-mandeni-municipality-ward-councillor\/","title":{"rendered":"KZN COGTA MEC CONDEMNS MURDER OF MANDENI MUNICIPALITY WARD COUNCILLOR"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8738\" class=\"elementor elementor-8738\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76d22ee3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"76d22ee3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-449888ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"449888ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Durban, 5 February 2025 \u2013 The MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has condemned the murder of Mandeni Local Municipality Ward Councillor, Phendukani Mabhida. 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