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

Ms. Barbara Mgutshini
Acting Head of Department
Latest News

PREMIER NTULI LEADS KZN SUMMER READINESS DRIVE: NEW FIRE APPARATUS HANDED OVER TO STRENGTHEN MUNICIPAL DISASTER CAPACITY
The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government, led by Premier Honourable Thamsanqa Ntuli, today officially launched the 2025 Provincial Summer Season Awareness Campaign. The significant launch, which marks the Provincial Government’s commitment to disaster preparedness and…

KZN COGTA MEC CALLS FOR STRONGER LOCAL GOVERNANCE AND COLLABORATION TO BUILD STABLE MUNICIPALITIES
Durban, 16 October 2025 – KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has called for urgent reforms and strengthened collaboration to enhance stability, accountability, and service delivery in municipalities…

THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN AREA GOVERNED BY AMAKHOSI TAKES CENTRE STAGE IN KZN COGTA AND UKZN PROGRAMME, SPEARHEADED BY FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE SANDILE NGCOBO
09 October 2025, Durban – The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi, continues to lead from the front in strengthening the institution of traditional leadership through the groundbreaking…

KZN COGTA MEC MAKES BOLD RECOMMENDATIONS AT LOCAL GOVERNMENT INDABA
Gauteng, 02 October 2025 – KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Rev. Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has used the Local Government Indaba—currently underway at the Gallagher Conference Centre in Johannesburg—to make bold recommendations…

FINANCIAL SECTOR CONDUCT AUTHORITY GRANTS OFFICIAL APPROVAL FOR KZN COGTA PENSION FUND FOR AMAKHOSI
Ulundi, 30 September 2025 – The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (KZN COGTA) has reached a historic milestone with the official approval of the KZN COGTA Pension Fund for Amakhosi…

WEATHER UPDATE 14:00 : HEAVY RAINS DISRUPT ROADS – DISASTER MANAGEMENT TEAMS ON HIGH ALERT
Ulundi, 29 September 2025 – The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Disaster Management Centre, in collaboration with emergency services, is actively responding to multiple weather-related incidents across the province following heavy rainfall that began yesterday and…
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PDMC Donations Publication.pdf
Opening Register ZNT204-2023LG.pdf
