Obhekelele Ezokuthutha eKZN Engozini Yemoto

By: Zilungile Mkhize

Transport, Community Safety and Liaison MEC, Peggy Nkonyeni is undergoing medical evaluation after being involved in a car accident outside uLundi in Northen KZN, today.

The MEC and her close protectors were involved in an accident after a tyre burst on the vehicle they were in, as they were travelling along the R66.

Premier Zikalala together with the Director-General Dr Nonhlanhla Mkhize, who were among the first people to arrive at the scene of the accident, ensured that the MEC and her protectors were assisted and that they receive urgent medical care.

“MEC Nkonyeni was involved in an accident just after we had concluded a very fruitful engagement with His Majesty the King Misuzulu kaZwelithini to get the Kings guidance on various pertinent matters in the province. MEC Nkonyeni is currently undergoing complete medical evaluation. She is fully conscious and alert with the Premier and the Director-General by her side at the hospital. On behalf of the people and government of KwaZulu-Natal we wish MEC Nkonyeni and her protectors a speedy recovery,” says Zikalala.

He adds that the MEC and her protectors were receiving the best medical attention.