http://www.politics.za.net/articles/2006/03/28/kzn-wtf en-us 40 Third world country. First world politics. <p>What in tarnation is going in <span class="caps">KZN</span> <a href="http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&#38;click_id=6&#38;art_id=vn20060328060946436C962404">local politics</a>?</p> <blockquote> <p>The new Speaker of the Umtshezi (Estcourt) Council, Bhekithemba Dlamini, made a brief appearance in the Durban magistrate&#8217;s court on Monday on charges relating to murder.</p> </blockquote> <p>And then to add insult to injury:</p> <blockquote> <p>The mayor of Umtshezi, Lymon Shelembe, himself faces criminal charges following an arson attack on the home of Nomusa Mbatha, a Nadeco candidate in the elections. He is out on bail of <span class="caps">R20 000</span>.</p> </blockquote> <p>You know I really think it&#8217;s time for the <span class="caps">ANC</span> and <span class="caps">IFP</span> to get together and have a joint seminar in <span class="caps">KZN</span> for all their members titled &#8216;Politics: No One Has To Die&#8217;.</p> Tue, 28 Mar 2006 06:31:00 -0600 urn:uuid:c0fd18d403ddd89aa7c6c64a12a4fa74 Farrel http://www.politics.za.net/articles/2006/03/28/kzn-wtf ANC IFP KwaZulu-Natal Local Government http://www.politics.za.net/articles/trackback/88