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Lukhona Mnguni | Corruption, disregard for the laws, entitlement: Why citizens lose trust in govt

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A site where shacks slid down at Pantas Informal Settlement last week in Durban. (Photo by Gallo Images/Darren Stewart)
A site where shacks slid down at Pantas Informal Settlement last week in Durban. (Photo by Gallo Images/Darren Stewart)

The government of KwaZulu-Natal calls itself a "caring" government, but its actions are far from caring, writes analyst Lukhona Mnguni, who details what needs to change in light of the province's recent disaster.

On the 10 October 2017, my cousin sent me a message to check if I was safe from the floods that gripped KwaZulu-Natal. Fortunately, I was not in Durban when they occurred, but I returned to much damage in this subtropical city.

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