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