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MEC Dube-Ncube releases damning former eZinqoleni forensic report to the new Ray Nkonyeni Council

The KZN Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) has, in the spirit of openness and transparency which guides its general oversight over the province’s municipalities, today presented before a full municipal council of Ray Nkonyeni, its report on the forensic investigation it conducted into irregular expenditure at the former Ezinqoleni municipality.  KZN Cogta […]

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MEC Dube-Ncube: Time for women to conclude struggle against inequality is now

Women must be steadfast and claim their rightful leadership space in a patriarchal society. That is according to KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Nomusa Dube-Ncube who was speaking at the Women of Impact Seminar in Durban today. Dube-Ncube cautioned that the current generation of women will be judged harshly by history […]

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Cogta MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube optimistic audits will improve after key meeting with Municipalities

  With only a few days left before the Auditor-General commences the audit process in the province’s municipalities, KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Nomusa Dube-Ncube has expressed satisfaction with the conducive climate created by the Mayors for auditors to do their work without fear or favour.  Today, MEC Dube-Ncube met with […]

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Mandela capture vehicle unveiled in Howick marking 56 years since his arrest

A replica of the 1962 Austin  Westminster used to ferry Nelson Mandela prior to his capture by apartheid operatives in 1962 was officially unveiled by KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Nomusa Dube-Ncube together with Mayors from the uMgungundlovu District at the Mandela Capture Site in Howick on Sunday. The unveiling was […]

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Mandela Marathon entries closed – Overwhelming Twenty Thousand register to run and “keep living the legacy”

It is with great excitement and humility that the Organising Committee of the Mandela Day Marathon announces that the entries for the 2018 edition of the Mandela Day Marathon (MDM) have officially closed with a record 20,000 committed participants. The entry cap was reached a short while ago, necessitating the closure of the entry process. […]

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MEC urges selfless sacrifice on Mandela Day in Pietermaritzburg and Durban

KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Nomusa Dube-Ncube has today, on the Mandela Day, joined KZN Premier Willies Mchunu and eThekwini Mayor Cllr Zandile Gumede in various 67 Minutes for Madiba activities in Pietermaritzburg and Durban, respectively. The MEC’s programme started at Manaye Hall in Imbali where progress with the implementation of […]

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Local Economic Development takes uMzinyathi Growth Summit

  Finding innovative ways to grow the economy of the uMzinyathi district municipality took centre stage when the district hosted its Growth and Development Summit with key stakeholders on 12 and 13 July at Ncome Museum near Dundee. The summit brought together business, provincial government, state-owned entities and local municipalities to discuss important issues affecting […]

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KZNCOGTA strikes gold at annual Premier’s Excellence Awards

KZN Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) came out of the 2018 Premier’s Excellence Awards as the Best Provincial Department. This is in addition to the Cogta team’s Silver for the Best Innovator of the Year and Mr Thando Tubane’s Bronze for the Best Head of Department in KZN. “These are fantastic achievements […]

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Water to flow for kwaNokweja and eMazebekweni communities

The MEC FOR KZN Cogta, the Honourable Nomusa Dube-Ncube has assured the community of KwaNokweja and eMazabekweni in the Ubuhlebezwe Local Municipality under the Harry Gwala District Municipality, that before the end of this month, they will definitely have access to clean water. This after the MEC met with the communities last month where they […]

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Cogta Dube-Ncube unveils energy-saving green roof top at its Mayville offices

KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Nomusa Dube-Ncube has today proudly unveiled an energy-saving green roof top at the department’s Mayville offices – a pilot project that is already yielding positive results. “By unveiling this green roof top at our offices, we are excited to promote environmentally-friendly solutions to how our public […]