KZNCOGTA
KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka has expressed his concern about the growth in consumer debt in the province’s municipalities. The latest audited figures released by the Cogta indicate that the province’s municipalities saw an increase in consumer debt of R3.47-billion betweeb the 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 financial years: the debt […]
The Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Mr Sipho Hlomuka has assured business, labour and civic organisations about his department’s commitment to assisting municipalities to speed up the spatial planning and development processes required to rebuild the province’s small towns that have been decimated by the unrest that hit large parts of the province last […]
The Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Sipho Hlomuka has expressed his concern at the failure by the uMkhanyakude and eMadlangeni Councils to pass their respective budget as required by law. According to section 25 of the Municipal Finance Management Act, municipalities have to approve their annual budget, including revenue–raising measures necessary to give effect […]
Years of fetching water from unreliable supplies such as rivers and springs is now a thing of the past for the rural villages of Tholakele and KwaMpunzi in ward 5 of the eDumbe Local Municipality. This follows the official handover of boreholes by MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Sipho Hlomuka who visited these […]
The former President of our Country Nelson Mandela is quoted as saying “It always seems impossible until is done” there are no words that can perfectly capture what the youth of 1976 faced in their stand against an unjust murderous regime. The task that laid ahead of them when they said “enough is enough” would […]
The Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs department has noted with concern a statement which was released by Ubumbano lweziNduna, which makes false allegations and defames it’s officials. This move by this body which claims to be representing Izinduna within the province is viewed in a dim light by the department. The institution of traditional leadership […]
MEC Hlomuka Remarks Honourable Chairperson and Members It is a great pleasure to be part of this important workshop where we present to our line function Portfolio Committee the KZN Provincial Water Master Plan – one of the most extensive research-based documents ever produced by this department and a document that is already being analysed […]
In line with his commitment to “make local government work better for communities” as pronounced in his Budget Policy Speech, Cogta MEC Sipho Hlomuka visited the uMngeni Local Municipality where he officially handed over infrastructure projects such as halls and roads. This visit which took place on Thursday, 10 June, marked an important moment in […]
Ladies and gentlemen of the media Thank you for availing yourselves for today’s media briefing. PURPOSE OF THE BRIEFING We are convening this engagement today to update you on the state of municipalities under administration in our province. We are doing so because we believe it is in the public interest to inform the public […]
Disaster Management teams across the province of KZN are continuing to closely monitor the inclement weather conditions that have brought snow in areas along the Drakensberg and heavy rains in the northern parts of the province. Since Monday Disaster Management teams have responded to incidents in Nquthu where five houses collapsed as a result of […]