The KwaZulu-Natal government has said that the granting of an official funeral for legendary playwright Mbongeni Ngema is to honour his fight against apartheid.
The DA is calling for COGTA s intervention in what the party says has been KwaZulu-Natal s failure to implement contingency measures to mitigate the impact of natural disasters, especially in high-risk flooding areas.
Data from the Social Research Foundation has the ANC at 40% in KZN, in the event of a 66% voter turnout, whereas the DA and IFP are polling at a combined 44% under the same circumstances.