Sihle Mavuso presents the latest news from KZN.
Greytown – The political and administrative paralysis in Umvoti (Greytown) local municipality has taken a new turn. This comes after Noxolo Ndaba called a staff meeting yesterday and told them that she is the rightful municipal manager, that Ntombi Ngubane is the rightful speaker of the council, and that they should not take instructions from anyone else. Today, the mayor, Philani “PG” Mavundla, sent an email to staff and said Martin Swanlow is the acting municipal manager, and they must not take instructions from anyone else. Swanlow was appointed when Ndaba was suspended, but she won her reinstatement in court, and her suspension was set aside.
Nongoma – The Shembe church, rooted in traditional practices, will this weekend host a two-day prayer service at KwaKhangela royal palace in Nongoma. The mass prayer service, which will be open to all and graced by His Holiness uNyazi LweZulu and King Misuzulu kaZwelithini, will focus on renewal, holiness, and thanksgiving for the Zulu nation. The Nazareth Baptist Church has a long and proud association with the Zulu royal family dating back to its founder, Prophet Isaiah Shembe and King Solomon kaDinuzulu.
eThekwini – The eThekwini metro has alerted areas that are getting water from the Northdene 3 pump station that there is a water supply interruption. This is due to a mechanical and electrical fault at the pump station that affected water pumping to reservoirs. The metro said its technical teams will be commencing with repairs. The priority is to reinstate at least one pump motor by Monday, 10 June, so that pumping can resume. Thereafter, the filling up of reservoirs will commence before the supply is restored. The affected areas include Chatsworth, Savannah Park and Klaarwater, among others.
Pietermaritzburg – The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA), working with various law enforcement agencies, has tightened security around the ultra-marathon route between Durban and Pietermaritzburg on Sunday. The CMA said 1,000 marshals plus 200 community marshals will assist the SAPS, Metro Police, the CMA’s security service provider, and other law enforcement officials on race day.
Durban – A ground-breaking, world-first international study published today in the prestigious peer-reviewed journal Nature Medicine shows that male infants are more likely to achieve HIV cure or remission than female ones. The study included scientists from KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and Oxford universities, the Africa Health Research Institute at UKZN, and the Ragon Institute of Mass General, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University in the US. The observational study took place from 2015 to 2023 and included 284 mother-child pairs living with HIV in KwaZulu-Natal – the epicentre of HIV prevalence globally. The study assessed the children in whom anti-HIV therapy was initiated at birth following in-utero HIV transmission.
Pictured above: More than 20,000 runners will descend on KZN for this year’s Comrades.
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