Prince Mbonisi Zulu, the nemesis of King Misuzulu Ka Zwelithini who was last week fired by the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), is not taking the matter lying down. The senior Zulu prince, a half brother to the late King Goodwill Zwelithini, has unleashed his lawyers on the department to challenge the sacking. In a letter obtained by the African Times, addressed to the department led by MEC Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi, Prince Mbonisi’s lawyers denied that…

The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) in KwaZulu-Natal has fired a senior Zulu royal prince for alleged absenteeism. Prince Mbonisi Zulu was fired through a letter dated 9 December 2024.  He worked as a researcher in the anthropology division tasked with resolving chieftaincy disputes in the province.  “It has been noted that you have failed to report for duty as from the 1st of October 2024 to date. You failed to present yourself for compulsory headcount during…

A report to the council of Endumeni (Dundee) Local Municipality in north-western KwaZulu-Natal has recommended that the officials who underpriced and sold a municipal grader worth R1.7 million for R550 000 be hauled over the coals. This report also formed part of the resolutions passed during a meeting late November this year when the matter came up for discussion. In 2023, the municipality resolved that a faulty grader be disposed of in a public auction. However, the process was tainted…

A senior manager in the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) has obtained a protection order against the spokesperson of the MK Party in the Uthukela region, Mncedisi Makuyi, an employee of the department. Mzwandile Hadebe first obtained an interim order from the Pietermaritzburg magistrate court on November 20, 2024. He later obtained a final one early this week. Radebe accused Makuyi of harassing and threatening him because he claims he got him fired from his plum…