TimesLIVE reports that KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) co-operative governance and traditional affairs (Cogta) MEC Sipho Hlomuka has conveyed his condolences to the families of five Jozini municipal workers who died in a motor accident at the weekend.  

The workers were killed when the minibus they were in collided with a sugarcane truck on the N2 outside Mtubatuba, in northern KZN, on Saturday evening.  They were returning from a district sports event in the town.  “As the sphere of local government, we are saddened by this tragic loss of life.  To lose five officials in such a manner as this is really heartbreaking.  Their loss leaves a huge void in this municipality,” said Hlomuka.

• Read the original of the report in the above regard by Lwandile Bhengu at TimesLIVE

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