KZNCOGTA

The Department  of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs urges communities to continue to heed the weather warning that has been issued for heavy rains that are expected to affect large parts of the province. Disaster Management teams have responded to an incident in  Pietermaritzburg where an 8 year old child has drowned. Details of this… Continue reading Child drowning reported in Msunduzi, residents across the province urged to be vigilant

The Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs department has placed disaster management teams on high alert following the severe warning that was issued by the South African Weather Service which indicates that large parts of KZN can expect disruptive rainfall which brings the probability of widespread flooding across large parts of the province on Thursday and… Continue reading MEC ZIKALALA PLACES DISASTER MANAGEMENT TEAMS ON HIGH ALERT AS DISRUPTIVE RAIN EXPECTED IN KZN

Spending on security personnel comes under sharp focus Enforcement of councillor code of conduct top priority for Speakers* 14 December 2022  The Cooperative Government and Traditional Affairs Department convened the speaker’s forum yesterday, where direct engagements took place on high-level issues affecting the sphere of local government in the province.  The forum, which meets every… Continue reading KZNCOGTA MEC ZIKALALA CALLS FOR MUNICIPAL SPEAKERS TO PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF THEIR COUNCILS

Melmoth – uMthonjaneni Local Municipality: In line with our mandate of general oversight of the sphere of local government in our province, this afternoon we met with the Council of the uMthonjaneni Local Municipality, where we engaged them on several issues relating to governance, oversight, and the proper management of the municipality’s resources. This was… Continue reading RESPECT FOR THE RULE OF LAW

The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs applauds the national government for moving quickly to make it illegal to trade in scrap metal. This will stop criminal groups from destroying municipal infrastructure in our province, which has cost hundreds of millions of rand and hurt the economy. With this decision, which was made public… Continue reading MEDIA STATEMENT: KZNCOGTA MEC ZIKALALA WELCOMES THE SIX-MONTH BAN ON SCRAP METAL TRADE.

The Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Sihle Zikalala, has called for all stakeholders within the Msunduzi Local Municipality to work closely with the municipality to address service delivery challenges that the municipality is currently facing. MEC Zikalala made this call during a direct engagement with stakeholders on Wednesday, 23 November at the Msunduzi Town… Continue reading MEC ZIKALALA CALLS FOR CLOSER TIES WITH ALL STAKEHOLDERS AS HE TAKES PART IN THE MSUNDUZI MASAKHANE CAMPAIGN

The Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Sihle Zikalala led a clean-up campaign in the Msunduzi Local Municipality as part of the Masakhane Campaign on Thursday 24 November in the Edendale Township. The campaign saw the political leadership of the UMgungundlovu and Msunduzi Municipality join the MEC in this exercise that was meant to highlight… Continue reading MEC ZIKALALA ENCOURAGES COMMUNITIES TO BE RESPONSIBLE BY COMBATING ILLEGAL DUMPING

The Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Sihle Zikalala officially recognised the province’s best-performing municipalities during the Municipal Excellence Awards which were held at the Greyville Convention Centre on Tuesday, 22 November. The Awards brought together the province’s municipalities in a night of recognition for the hard work that the sphere of local government continues… Continue reading KZNCOGTA MEC ZIKALALA HONOURS BEST PERFORMING MUNICIPALITIES IN THE PROVINCE

This morning, we learned with great shock and sadness the assassination of Prince uMuntukaphiwana Milton Mbongiseni Zulu, who passed away after he was allegedly shot by unknown assassins in Nongoma last night. This is yet another big blow for the institution of traditional leadership within our province, as we once more mourn the loss of… Continue reading KZNCOGTA MEC ZIKALALA SADDENED BY THE ASSASSINATION OF PRINCE MUNTUKAPHIWANA MILTON MBONGISENI ZULU