KZN election winners get green light to form councils as hung municipalities hit pause
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KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has directed municipalities that secured outright majorities in the 2026 local government elections to proceed with the constitution of their councils.
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