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KZN mourns loss of leading figures By Thobeka Ngema Share Durban - A DARK cloud has blanketed KwaZulu-Natal following deaths in the Zulu Monarch, entertainment industry and political arena this month. The province lost His Majesty King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu, actor Menzi Ngubane, former Durban mayor Sipho Ngwenya, IFP proportional representation councillor Sbani Mdletshe and Inkosi Melizwe Dlamini of the Nhlangwini Tribal Authority. His Majesty, 72, died in the early hours of Friday March 12, after spending five weeks in Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital. He had been admitted for unstable glucose levels. His Majesty’s body was taken home to Nongoma on Saturday and was expected to lie in state at KwaKhethomthandayo but that was not possible because he was believed to have died from Covid-19-related complications.
eThekwini’s first democratically elected mayor Sipho Ngwenya to be laid to rest He served as mayor of eThekwini from 1994 to 1996 and later became chairperson of the KwaZulu-Natal Local Government Association. FILE: The late Sipho Ngwenya. Picture: ANC Ethekwini Region/Facebook. 24 days ago DURBAN - The first democratically elected mayor of eThekwini is expected to be laid to rest on Thursday. Sipho Ngwenya passed away last Sunday. He served as mayor of eThekwini from 1994 to 1996 and later became chairperson of the KwaZulu-Natal Local Government Association. Ngwenya first gained prominence as a Radio Bantu (now Ukhozi FM) presenter in 1962. He later became a businessman and then entered politics in the 1970s.
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