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This morning, we learned with shock and sadness of the passing of Dr. Eliiot Ntombela, who was the municipal manager of the Ugu District Municipality. Dr. Ntombela’s passing this morning, following a short illness, leaves a gaping hole within the sphere of local government within our province. As a dedicated servant, Ntombela went beyond the […]
The Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Department is concerned with media reports that attribute racist remarks to a Newcastle councillor. The department calls upon the Speaker of the Municipality to investigate these distressing allegations. Councillors are public representatives and should work towards creating social cohesion within their communities. Saying someone should not have been elected […]
Mop-up operations continue following the heavy rains experienced by large parts of the province this week. Proactive measures that were taken by disaster management teams ensured communities were fully aware of the actions they needed to take should they find themselves caught up in an incident. We therefore wish to commend disaster management teams for […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]