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uMkhanyakude municipality chief whip Maniza Chantal Ngcobo at first denied knowledge of the incident in which she was allegedly filmed distributing bottles of whisky.Image: 123RF/stockfotocz
ALCOHOL SALES

ANC KZN leader must pay half her salary to NGO, perform community service after alcohol video

The ANC in KwaZulu has sanctioned a regional leader, who was seen distributing alcohol in a video that went viral, to three months of community service and half her salary will be donated to an NGO for two months. A video of uMkhanyakude…

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Residents of Mooiplaas informal settlement, outside Centurion, gathered to collect food hampers a few weeks ago. An NGO has called on the department of social development to assist private donors in assisting the needy. Image: Provided
DESPERATE

Lift the ban on those helping to feed the needy and desperate, urges NGO

A ban on the operation of soup kitchens during lockdown should be lifted and the onerous requirements that donors need to satisfy before distributing food to the needy should be done away with. Also, subsistence fishermen should also be…

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