R56 Million to Boost uMhlabuyalingana Municipality

This comes after the provincial government took much-needed services to the people.
Yesterday the community braved the scorching heat to welcome the service delivery.
Premier Zweli Mkhize, accompanied by his cabinet, unveiled a R40million clinic, a traffic and licensing station worth R10million, a R6million water supply project and a R1million access road that links Manzwengwenya and Mseleni villages.
The unveiling of the project coincided with a provincial government report after the department of cooperative governance and traditional affairs took control of the Mbazwane municipality.
The deputy chairperson of the uMkhanyakude Traditional Council, Inkosi Mabhudi Tembe, said they appreciated that the government had responded to the community's cries and needs.
He said the communities had been battling to get proper services.
"There are challenges facing the community in our areas and as amakhosi we also want to play a pivotal role," Tembe said.
"We want the premier to create a channel to open a viable working relationship between amakhosi and councillors."
Overjoyed Nomagugu Mdlalose said the community's prayers had been answered.
She said they had never had proper service delivery in the area.
"The municipality had not been doing well or let us know what is happening," Mdlalose said.
"The only thing that we had seen before were government officials driving luxury cars at our expense.
"Those we have entrusted with the responsibility to govern our country had been failing us badly."
She said the community had to travel to Esikhawini when they needed services such as social grants and were often forced to bribe officials.
"What we have seen today is the beginning of the changing of our lives," Mdlalose said

January 8 Statement at Umhlabuyalingana on the 15 January 2011

A January 8 statement by the ANC would take place eMhlabuyalingana on the 15th of January 2011. The Preparation for the event has gone to far and they are nearing completion. The Venue is not yet confirmed but it has been decided that it would take place at any place conviniet to the People. The top leadership of the ANC would be lead by the State President on that day to announce the developmental priorities for 2011.
This event would attract almost everyone in this province. Nawe Manguzi awumncinyana

Mthunzini William Mahlangu heading for USA in January 2011

One of KwaNgwanase top Education officials by the name of Mthunzini William Mahlangu is heading for the USA in January 2011.

The trip is funded by the USA Government and Mthunzi will then share South African educational experiences with the Professors from different State Universities in the USA. Mthunzi would have to deliver a paper on education in rural and disadvantaged areas like Maputaland. His main focus would be challenges in our education system. The main purpose would be to compare our education in Rural Areas and Education in the USA in rural areas too. This is a long awaited trip Mthunzi has been waiting for. It would be the first of its kind for him to be abroad especially in the American soil. His role in this trip would be to represent the KZN Department of Education.

Mthunzi is also known for taking part in the creation of the new Policy Handbook for
Schools in KZN.

He is expected to visit more than 10 States in the US.

We hope and believe that this trip would indeed yield someting meaningful for the People of KwaNgwanase and the KZN-Department to Education.