Despite ‘rocks and hurdles’ in his path, Nquthu’s new mayor ‘marched to victory’
His name means "thank you"‚ and one of the first things newly installed Nquthu mayor Siyabonga Mabilabila Kunene did was thank his god‚ Shembe‚ for his election as the rural KwaZulu-Natal municipality’s mayor. Kunene pledged to sweep the Nquthu Municipality "squeaky clean" of the dirt left behind by the previous administration. "First and foremost, I wish to thank the god I worship‚ uNyazilwezulu (thunder of the heavens). I’m a Nazareth Baptist‚" Kunene said‚ insisting to the SABC TV and radio crew that he would conduct the interview only in Zulu. Outlining his plans‚ Kunene said the IFP had demanded that he deliver on the party’s election manifesto. "I must say‚ key to all of this is water‚ electricity and roads provision. However‚ water is our key priority. We are aware that water provision is the discipline of the Umzinyathi district council but we have proposed to build a reservoir to store and bank water especially for Nquthu‚" Kunene said. "God has given us an opportunity to l...
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