KZNCOGTA
KZN Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) has vowed to ensure harsh consequences for poorly performing municipalities as the number of clean audits for 2016/2017 in KZN has regressed to seven from eleven in the previous financial cycle. “The audit outcomes for 53 municipalities for 2016/2017 include: seven unqualified audits with no findings […]
KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Nomusa Dube-Ncube has expressed her sadness and shock at the passing of Councillor Mfundo Mthenjane who served as the Speaker of the uMhlathuze local municipality in Richards Bay, Northern KwaZulu-Natal. Mthenjane a well-known community activist with a prolific record in the struggle and community development passed […]
Severe storms that have affected district municipalities such as Amajuba and Umzinyathi in Nothern KwaZulu-Natal have resulted to three fatalities. Today police have confirmed the recoveries of three bodies at Overdale Farm in Dundee under uMzinyathi District Municipality. The bodies were recovered follow a massive storm that has been battering the areas of Dundee, Ladysmith […]
KZN Disaster teams have been dispatched to the areas of Newcastle after a tornado-like storm cut a swathe of destruction through the township of Osizweni, dickshalt, tearing off roofs, bringing down huge trees and power lines, and leaving thousands in the dark. Residents said the storm, which hit around 11pm last night came in waves […]
The MEC for KZN Cogta, the Honourable Nomusa Dube-Ncube, is calling for parents’ izimbizo to be held, in municipalities if the province is serious about achieving a hundred percent matric pass rate. She was speaking in Umlazi during the second leg of the Schools Monitoring Programme. Dube-Ncube expressed her concerns about schools that have […]
KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Nomusa Dube-Ncube today addressed the Mooi Mpofana municipal council with an announcement of the Provincial Government’s intervention in this municipality in terms of section 139(1)b of the Constitution. “I must emphasise that this is a repeat intervention following our previous efforts to address dysfunctionality at Mooi […]
His Majesty the King of the Zulu nation Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhezukulu has called upon more KZN men to undergo circumcision as part of efforts to combat the spread of HIV/Aids. The King’s appeal came today during the uLwaluko Homecoming Ceremony which was held in Kokstad in the Harry Gwala district municipality. This ceremony welcomes back […]
The KZN Provincial Government together with His Majesty the King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu will be welcoming new initiates (Amakrwala) in Kokstad tomorrow, Tuesday 9 January 2018. This ceremony welcomes back young men who have successfully undergone the practice of ukusoka (circumcision). It celebrates their safe return from the six initiation traditional schools around the Greater Kokstad area. […]
KZN Disaster teams have been despatched to the City of Newcastle, following vicious hailstorms that wreaked havoc last night damaging both public and private infrastructure in the municipality. Newcastle in the north of KZN experienced a particularly devastating hail storm which wrought significant damage on homes, smashing windows and property. The worst affected areas are […]
KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Nomusa Dube-Ncube has expressed her sadness at the passing of Inkosi Ntemba Mthethwa of the Mhlana Traditional Council who was one of the eldest and most senior of amakhosi in the province. Inkosi Mthethwa hailed from the traditional community with strong historical links to the mighty […]