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The brave men and women from the Provincial Disaster Management Centres (PDMC) of Gauteng and Mpumalanga were honoured by the Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, MEC Sipho Hlomuka during a special two-day visit to these provinces.  The visits which took place on 12 and 14 July, provided the MEC Hlomuka an opportunity to honour the… Continue reading KZN Cogta MEC Hlomuka honours Gauteng search and rescue teams that took part in floods relief efforts

The youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow, this is a quote that is often ascribed to the former president of South Africa Dr Nelson Mandela. The statement conveys a simple truth about the importance of young people in the present and future of any country. As a continent, Africa generally has a fastest-growing… Continue reading Opinion Piece: injection of youth a major boost for local government

The community of eMpangisweni in the Abaqulusi Local Municipality ward 4, now has electricity for the very first time, this is thanks to the intervention of the Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, MEC Sipho Hlomuka, whose department quickly responded to the plight of the 101 households, who had never had electricity before.  On Friday, 15… Continue reading EMPANGISWENI COMMUNITY HAS ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME FOLLOWING KZNCOGTA MEC HLOMUKA’S INTERVENTION

The Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has called for municipalities to strengthen the capacity of their local economic development business units. The Minister was speaking today, at the local government Indaba which was hosted at the Durban ICC. According to the minister, municipalities have to improve the functioning of their respective… Continue reading Minister Dlamini -Zuma calls upon municipalities to strengthen Local Economic Development

Fire breaks to be rolled out across the province following the successful launch of the provincial winter season disaster awareness campaign, which was held at Obuka, in the Mthonjaneni Local Municipality today. The launch marks an important chapter in the rollout of the provinces disaster risk mitigation plan. Through the campaign communities are educated on… Continue reading Fire breaks to be rolled out across the province as MEC Hlomuka launches Provincial Winter Season Disaster Awareness Campaign

The Provincial Government of KwaZulu-Natal has welcomed the swearing-in and peaceful election of office bearers within the Provincial House of Traditional Leaders. These elections saw the election of new incumbents with the new Provincial House Chairperson being Inkosi Rubert Sifiso Shinga from Umzumbe in the Ugu District while Inkosi Nqayizivele Wiseman SIthole from uThukela District… Continue reading KZN GOVERNMENT WELCOMES NEWLY ELECTED LEADERS OF AMAKHOSI IN KWAZULU-NATAL

The plight of young people in the sphere of local government came under the spotlight on Saturday, 25 June, in Newcastle when the KZN Cogta MEC Sipho Hlomuka hosted the Youth in Local Government Summit at the Newcastle Showgrounds.  Amongst the high-profile speakers were the Chairperson of SCOPA at Parliament Mr Mkhuleko Hlengwa, MP; the… Continue reading The plight of the youth takes centre stage as MEC Hlomuka hosts dialogue with young Councillors

The Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Mr. Sipho Hlomuka under the powers vested in him by section 38(1) of the KwaZulu-Natal Traditional Leadership and Governance Act, 2005 (Act No. 5 of 2005), and in order to synchronize the term of office of both the Provincial and Local Houses of Traditional and Khoi-San Leaders in… Continue reading KZN EMBARKS ON RECONSTITUTION OF LOCAL HOUSES AND THE PROVINCIAL OF TRADITIONAL AND KHOI-SAN LEADERS

On Tuesday, 7th June 2022, MEC Sipho Hlomuka together with senior officials from the department which were led by the Accounting Officer Mr Thando Tubane met with the KZN COGTA Portfolio Committee in Mayville, Durban as part of its general oversight of the work that is being carried out by the Department. The meeting took… Continue reading MATTERS OF CRITICAL IMPORTANCE DISCUSSED AT THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE MEETING

REMARKS BY HON. S E HLOMUKA COGTA PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE MEETING REMARKS BY HON. S E HLOMUKA KZN MEC FOR COGTA 07 JUNE 2022 Honourable Chairperson and Members  It is great honour for us to appear before this committee once more, as part of its oversight over the work that is being done by the department.… Continue reading COGTA PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE MEETING REMARKS BY MEC HLOMUKA