{"id":8739,"date":"2025-02-11T08:30:33","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T08:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kzncogta.gov.za\/?p=8736"},"modified":"2025-07-20T20:22:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T18:22:44","slug":"kzn-cogta-mec-and-eskom-kzn-forge-partnership-to-roll-out-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/devtst.kznsshf.gov.za\/kzncogta.gov.za\/index.php\/2025\/02\/11\/kzn-cogta-mec-and-eskom-kzn-forge-partnership-to-roll-out-infrastructure\/","title":{"rendered":"KZN COGTA MEC AND ESKOM KZN FORGE PARTNERSHIP TO ROLL OUT INFRASTRUCTURE"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8739\" class=\"elementor elementor-8739\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46231771 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"46231771\" 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-410c93e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"410c93e0\" 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, 7 February 2025 \u2013 Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) MEC, Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi, and Eskom KZN leadership, led by General Manager Kevin Pillay, met today to address the province\u2019s pressing electricity challenges. 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