Sihle Mavuso presents the latest news from KwaZulu-Natal.
Pietermaritzburg – The Manyoni family from Pietermaritzburg is worried about their 22-year-old son, Sbonga Manyoni, who went missing in Cape Town nearly a month ago. Sbonga disappeared on 20 August after leaving the Cape Town College’s City Campus. Despite searching, the family hasn’t found him.
Richards Bay – The IFP-run City of Umhlathuze will appeal a ruling that stopped it from cutting overtime pay for workers earning over R241,110 a year until June 2025. They decided to appeal after getting legal advice about the commissioner’s decision.
Pietermaritzburg – The provincial treasury is buying vehicles for MECs in a way that won’t waste public funds. MEC Francois Rodgers says they’ll only spend R12-million, saving R27-million a year.
Nkandla – The MK Youth League in King Cetshwayo district has accused the IFP of using Nkandla municipal resources to campaign for Wednesday’s by-elections in ward 4. The MK party, IFP, and ANC are all fielding candidates. The IFP previously held the ward.
Nongoma – The acting chief financial officer of Nongoma local municipality quit a week after starting. Mzwandile Dube resigned because the provincial Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs questioned his experience. He said he left to keep his “peace and integrity intact”.
Pictured above: The missing Sbonga Manyoni.
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