{"id":61620,"date":"2016-01-11T16:36:43","date_gmt":"2016-01-11T14:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/da-calls-for-axing-of-kzn-education-mec-kwa-zulu-natal\/"},"modified":"2016-01-11T16:36:43","modified_gmt":"2016-01-11T14:36:43","slug":"da-calls-for-axing-of-kzn-education-mec-kwa-zulu-natal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/da-calls-for-axing-of-kzn-education-mec-kwa-zulu-natal\/","title":{"rendered":"DA calls for axing of <b>KZN<\/b> education MEC &#8211; Kwa-Zulu Natal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>DA calls for axing of <b>KZN<\/b> education MEC<\/strong><br \/>\n<br \/>\nThe Democratic Alliance has urged KwaZulu Natal Premier Senzo Mchunu to immediately axe MEC for Education Peggy Nkonyeni because of the drop in the matric pass rate. DA MP Mbali Ntuli on Wednesday said the poor matric performance in the 2015&nbsp;&#8230;<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.citizen.co.za\/931257\/da-calls-for-axing-of-kzn-education-mec\/\">The Citizen<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Challenges in ANC-NFP <b>KZN<\/b> coalition<\/strong><br \/>\n<br \/>\nDurban &#8211; There was nothing overwhelming about the weaknesses of the KwaZulu-Natal provincial government and ANC-controlled municipalities, the party said on Tuesday, as it strategised for local government elections in six months&#39; time. But reaching a&nbsp;&#8230;<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iol.co.za\/news\/politics\/challenges-in-anc-nfp-kzn-coalition-1.1963526\">Independent Online<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matric 2015: SA&#39;s biggest provinces flop<\/strong><br \/>\n<br \/>\nThe three largest provinces with the highest number of pupils: KwaZulu-Natal, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mype.co.za\">Eastern Cape<\/a> and Limpopo had the biggest drop in matric pass rates. These provinces have 53.6% of all students and the worst results. Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga&nbsp;&#8230;<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rdm.co.za\/politics\/2016\/01\/06\/matric-2015-sa-s-biggest-provinces-flop\">Rand Daily Mail<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Zuma keeps the crowds waiting in <b>KZN<\/b><\/strong><br \/>\n<br \/>\nDurban &#8211; President Jacob Zuma kept an estimated 3 000 people waiting for more than three hours on Friday at a Day of Reconciliation event in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands where he was supposed to deliver the keynote address. 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