KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) today announced before the councillors of the Nquthu local municipality the Provincial Government’s decision to place this municipality under administration in terms of Section 139(1)b of the Constitution. MEC Hlomuka met with the councillors today, in the parking area of the municipality following the actions by… Continue reading KZN COGTA MEC HLOMUKA ANNOUNCES INTERVENTION AT NQUTHU MUNICIPALITY
KZNCOGTA MEC HLOMUKA CALLS FOR VIGILANCE AS COLD WEATHER AND HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO HIT LARGE PARTS OF THE PROVINCE
The Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Sipho Hlomuka has called upon residents across the province to exercise extreme vigilance following the weather warning that was issued by the South African Weather Service which warned of inclement weather conditions expected to start today going into the weekend. The inclement weather conditions are expected to bring… Continue reading KZNCOGTA MEC HLOMUKA CALLS FOR VIGILANCE AS COLD WEATHER AND HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO HIT LARGE PARTS OF THE PROVINCE
MEDIA STATEMENT: KZN COGTA MEC HLOMUKA WELCOMES SENTENCING OF FORMER SENIOR MUNICIPAL OFFICIAL OVER R1-MILLION FRAUD
Pietermaritzburg: KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka has welcomed the five-year sentence handed down by the Durban Specialised Commercial Crimes Court to a former municipal official who had defrauded the Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma local municipality of R1-million. Hlomuka believes the sentence handed down by the court will serve as a deterrent… Continue reading MEDIA STATEMENT: KZN COGTA MEC HLOMUKA WELCOMES SENTENCING OF FORMER SENIOR MUNICIPAL OFFICIAL OVER R1-MILLION FRAUD
Uhulumeni uhlinzeke R3, 1 billion oqondene nengqalasizinda yamanzi
Ukufakwa kwemali ezobhekana nezinselele ezichaziwe yi Provincial Water Master Plan (Uhlelo Lwesifundazwe Lokuhlinzeka Amanzi) Umnyango Wokubusa Ngokubambisana Nezomdabu ngaphansi kobuholi buka Mnu Hlomuka ukuthakasele ukufakwa kwesamba sika R3,1 billion esizoqondana nokwenziwa ngcono kwengqalasizinda yamanzi komasipala besifundazwe njengalokhu kuchaziwe yiProvincial Water Master Plan. Lokhu kumenyezelwe nguMnu Hlomuka ngoLwesihlanu mhla ka 21 kuNhlaba ngesikhathi ethula inkulumo yesabelomali… Continue reading Uhulumeni uhlinzeke R3, 1 billion oqondene nengqalasizinda yamanzi
KZN COGTA MEC HLOMUKA SENDS SENIOR OFFICIALS TO TABLE FORENSIC INVESTIGATION REPORT INTO ABAQULUSI MUNICIPALITY
KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka today assigned a team of senior officials to table before the Abaqulusi council a report on the forensic investigation conducted by the department. The investigation focused on allegations of fraud, corruption, maladministration and statutory non-compliance in terms of Section 106(1)(b) of the Municipal Systems… Continue reading KZN COGTA MEC HLOMUKA SENDS SENIOR OFFICIALS TO TABLE FORENSIC INVESTIGATION REPORT INTO ABAQULUSI MUNICIPALITY
Impahla Yomnyango Wokubusa Ngokubambisana Nezindaba Zomdabu Yenza Umahluko Emphakathini Wasemakhaya KwaZulu-Natal
Impahla Yomnyango Wokubusa Ngokubambisana Nezindaba Zomdabu Yenza Umahluko Emphakathini Wasemakhaya KwaZulu Natal Kuyasetshenzwa ngemishini komasipala Imishini yokusebenza yenani lika R125 million eyethulwe ngungqongqoshe womnyango wokubusa ngokubambisana nezindaba zomdabu uMnu Sipho Hlomuka iyaqhubeka nokwenza umahluko omkhulu empilweni yezakhamuzi zomasipala asebehlomulile ekusabalalisweni kwayo. Le mpahla okubalwa phakathi kwayo ama roller, ama grader, nama TLB’s yabelwe omasipala bezifunda… Continue reading Impahla Yomnyango Wokubusa Ngokubambisana Nezindaba Zomdabu Yenza Umahluko Emphakathini Wasemakhaya KwaZulu-Natal
KZN COGTA MEC Hlomuka rolls out Local Government Toolkit to municipalities
Local Government Toolkit provides a template of municipal policies, processes and procedures The roll out of the Local Government Toolkit marks an important milestone in the sphere of local government within the province of KwaZulu-Natal. The Toolkit seeks to strengthen the policy environment within the province’s municipalities. It provides a template of municipal policies, processes… Continue reading KZN COGTA MEC Hlomuka rolls out Local Government Toolkit to municipalities
KZN COGTA CREATES 46 300 JOB OPPORTUNITIES
KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta), under the leadership of MEC Sipho Hlomuka, has proudly created 46 316 job opportunities in the 2020/2021 financial year. This was revealed by MEC Hlomuka last Friday when he delivered his department’s Budget Policy Speech in the Provincial Legislature. According to MEC Hlomuka, these job opportunities provide… Continue reading KZN COGTA CREATES 46 300 JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Cogta supports Community Service Centres and Traditional Administration Centres
KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta), under the leadership of MEC Sipho Hlomuka, has recently rehabilitated 11 Traditional Administration Centres in Umnini Trust, Isimahle, Khabazela, Ximba, Maphumulo, Manyavu, Cele P, Chwezi, Amangwane, Thoyana, and Khumalo (Ilembe). The department has also positively contributed to improved functionality of numerous Traditional Councils across the province.… Continue reading Cogta supports Community Service Centres and Traditional Administration Centres
KZN COGTA BUDGET SEEKS TO CONSOLIDATE A LOCAL GOVERNMENT THAT WORKS BETTER FOR THE PUBLIC
As the province marks two decades of democratic local government since its formation in 2000 and as it emerges from the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic, KZN Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) is tabling its annual 2021/2022 budget which is geared both towards post-Covid-19 municipal recovery and a local government that works… Continue reading KZN COGTA BUDGET SEEKS TO CONSOLIDATE A LOCAL GOVERNMENT THAT WORKS BETTER FOR THE PUBLIC