Ulundi Local Municipality: Feud Over Improved Access To Adequate Municipal Services Gets Ugly

SANDILE MOTHA

A BITTER FEUD has ensued between the Ulundi Local Municipality in the heart of Zululand and the Provincial Department of Health over the lack of adequate municipal services in the area. 

At the centre of the schism is a recent proposal by MEC for Health in KZN Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu, who announced during her budget speech vote that a state-of-the-art health facility was earmarked for King Cetshwayo District.

The recent COVID-19 outbreak exposed the health crises endured by residents of the rural district as the health system is severely constrained to deal with any eventualities should the virus spiral out of control.

The shortage of hospitals with latest health technology forces the villagers and the surrounding poor communities to travel hundreds of kilometres to seek specialised healthcare, only available in public hospitals in Durban.        

However, Ulundi Local Municipality mayor Wilson Ntshangase has slated the move, saying compared to appalling