Our Vision:
COGTA envisages “People Centred sustainable Co-operative governance”.






Our Mission
“KZN COGTA will coordinate and foster cooperation amongst governance institutions and build capacity to accelerate delivery of high quality services to communities”.

Rev Thulasizwe Buthelezi
MEC: Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

Dr. Joey Krishnan
Acting Head of Department
Latest News

KZN COGTA Takes Over Historic Ulundi Legislative Building to Boost Service Delivery and Local Economy
DURBAN, 02 September 2025 – The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs is proud to announce its official takeover of the Old Legislative Building in Ulundi, following the signing of a…

INHLANGANO YABAFUNDI BASE-STELLENBOSCH I-ZULU SOCIETY, INIKE UNGQONGQOSHE WAKWA-COGTA ITHEMBA BEKHOMBISA UKUZIGQAJA NGOKUBA NGAMAZULU
UNGQONGQOSHE woMnyango wezokuBusa ngokuBambisana neziNdaba zoMdabu, uMfundisi Thulasizwe Buthelezi, uthi ubuyelwe yithemba ngekusasa lesizwe samaZulu, ngemuva kokuhambela abafundi basesikhungweni semfundo ephakeme, iStellenbosch Zulu Society,eCape Town, ngoMgqibelo. Lapha ubeyohlanganyela nabafundi abangamalungu alenhlangano ekhuthaza ukuzigqaja…

KZN COGTA MEC WELCOMES SIGNING OF GROUND BREAKING AGREEMENT THAT REVOLUTIONISES WATER PROVISION IN UTHUKELA DISTRICT
Estcourt, 20 August 2025 – A historic Four-Way Agreement was officially signed yesterday, marking a new chapter in the provision of water and sanitation services for the uThukela District Municipality. The agreement, overseen…

KZN COGTA MEC APPOINTS DR MICHAEL SUTCLIFFE AS GOVERNANCE EXPERT FOR UMSUNDUZI MUNICIPALITY
PIETERMARITZBURG, 19 AUGUST 2025 – The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi has officially appointed Dr Michael Sutcliffe as the Governance Expert to support the uMsunduzi Local Municipality….

KZN COGTA CLARIFIES THE STATUS OF THE DANNHAUSER MUNICIPALITY MAYORAL POSITION
ULUNDI – 15 AUGUST 2025 – The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs issues this statement to provide clarity on the mayoral position within the Dannhauser Local Municipality. We wish to…

KZN COGTA MEC PLACES DISASTER TEAMS ON HIGH ALERT FOR VELD FIRE WARNING
uLundi, 4 August 2025 — The KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (KZN Cogta) MEC, Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has placed disaster management teams on high alert following a severe weather warning from the…
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