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Zululand – The Provincial Disaster Management team has initiated relief efforts to assist the victims of the destructive winds that wrecked havoc across three municipalities within the Zululand District Municipality on Friday. Our disaster teams, operating under the Zululand District Municipality, swiftly responded to distress calls in the aftermath of the devastation caused by the… Continue reading PROVINCIAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT PROVIDES AID TO VICTIMS OF DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN ZULULAND DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY.

Media Advisory Bergville – KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Bongiwe Sithole-Moloi, will partake in a momentous occasion as she joins His Majesty King Misuzulu kaZwelithini and Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube, in the official installation of Inkosi Njabulo Miya, marking the dawn of a new era for the Amazizi Traditional Council in Bergville, under… Continue reading MEC SITHOLE-MOLOI TO JOIN HIS MAJESTY KING MISUZULU KAZWELITHINI AND PREMIER DUBE-NCUBE FOR THE HISTORIC INSTALLATION OF INKOSI NJABULO MIYA OF AMAZIZI TRATIDIONAL COUNCIL, IN BERGVILLE

Port Shepstone – With profound sorrow and deep concern, we regret to confirm yet another devastating loss of life due to a fire disaster in the Mkolombe informal settlement, situated in Port Shepstone along the KwaZulu-Natal south coast. Our disaster management team from Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality responded to a distress call at about 23:00… Continue reading MEC SITHOLE-MOLOI EXPRESSES CONCERNS AS ANOTHER FIRE DISASTER CLAIMS LIFE IN MKOLOMBE INFORMAL SETTLEMENT, PORT SHEPSTONE.

Pietermaritzburg – In alignment with the province’s revitalized S’thesha Waya Waya employment initiative, KwaZulu-Natal Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube brought immense joy to the faces of the newly employed Community Work Program workers. The momentous event took place at a bustling Harry Gwala Stadium, where the government unveiled its employment campaign aimed at combating poverty across the… Continue reading CELEBRATION AS KWAZULU-NATAL PREMIER NOMUSA DUBE-NCUBE AWARDS EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS TO 17 000 COMMUNITY WORK PROGRAM WORKERS UNDER THE GOVERNMENT’S REFRESHED S’THESHA WAYA WAYA EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVE

**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**** Media Statement – MEC Sithole-Moloi sends condolences following fatality in Fire Incident in Masinenge Informal Settlement, Port Shepstone** 13 August 2023 – A devastating fire occurred on Saturday evening, engulfing the Masinenge Informal Settlement in Port Shepstone. Local authorities responded swiftly to the emergency, and multiple agencies were on the scene to… Continue reading MEC Sithole-Moloi sends condolences following fatality in Fire Incident in Masinenge Informal Settlement, Port Shepstone*

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE30 July 2023Media Statement MEC SITHOLE-MOLOI CALLS FOR JUSTICE FOLLOWING THE TRAGIC DEATH OF COUNCILLOR NTOMBENHLE MCHUNU OF NONGOMA MUNICIPALITY Pietermaritzburg – As the KwaZulu-Natal’s Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, we express our heartfelt condolences in the wake of the devastating loss of Councillor Ntombenhle Mchunu of Nongoma Local Municipality. With… Continue reading MEC SITHOLE-MOLOI CALLS FOR JUSTICE FOLLOWING THE TRAGIC DEATH OF COUNCILLOR NTOMBENHLE MCHUNU OF NONGOMA MUNICIPALITY

As a proactive and decisive step to provide redress for the dysfunctional UThukela District Municipality, both MEC for Finance, Ms Neliswa Peggy Nkonyeni, and MEC for the Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Ms Bongiwe Sithole-Moloi, accompanied by their senior officials , called for a full council meeting with the Audit Committee, in order… Continue reading KZN TREASURY AND COGTA LAY BOLD GROUND RULES FOR THE DYSFUNCTIONAL UTHUKELA DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY

Nquthu- KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Social Development Mrs. Nonhlanhla Khoza and her counterparts in the Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Bongiwe Sithile-Moloi came together to emphasize the importance of prioritizing education for all children, especially those with disabilities. The MECs visited Inkosi Thathezakhe Special School in Nquthu, where they handed over uniforms to pupils, symbolizing the… Continue reading MEC KHOZA, AND MEC SITHOLE-MOLOI, COLLABORATES TO PRIORITIZE INCLUSIVE EDUCATION FOR ALL CHILDREN IN NQUTHU

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMedia Alert20 July 2023 Pietermaritzburg – The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs is warning residents, particularly in the Midlands areas, regarding an incoming snowfall expected to impact the south-western part of the province. This weather condition may lead to icy roads, resulting in traffic disruptions and isolated loss of vulnerable… Continue reading KZN COGTA WARNS RESIDENTS OF DISRUPTIVE SNOWFALL IN THE MIDLANDS AREAS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 18 July 2023 MECS SITHOLE-MOLOI AND KHOZA RESTORE THE DIGNITY OF MABHUQWINI COMMUNITY AS THEY COMMEMORATES INTERNATIONAL MANDELA DAY Nkandla – In commemoration of the 2023 International Mandela Day, KwaZulu-Natal MEC Bongiwe Sithole-Moloi for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, and her counterpart for Social Development MEC Nonhlanhla Khoza joined forces to bring… Continue reading MECS SITHOLE-MOLOI AND KHOZA RESTORE THE DIGNITY OF MABHUQWINI COMMUNITY AS THEY COMMEMORATES INTERNATIONAL MANDELA DAY