KZNCOGTA
On Tuesday, 7th June 2022, MEC Sipho Hlomuka together with senior officials from the department which were led by the Accounting Officer Mr Thando Tubane met with the KZN COGTA Portfolio Committee in Mayville, Durban as part of its general oversight of the work that is being carried out by the Department. The meeting took […]
REMARKS BY HON. S E HLOMUKA COGTA PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE MEETING REMARKS BY HON. S E HLOMUKA KZN MEC FOR COGTA 07 JUNE 2022 Honourable Chairperson and Members It is great honour for us to appear before this committee once more, as part of its oversight over the work that is being done by the department. […]
The fight against criminal elements that are hell-bent on vandalising and stripping critical municipal infrastructure that provides electricity and water to communities in Province received a major boost when a court in Pietermaritzburg, yesterday, sentenced two men (Xolani Mbeje and Mzwandile Mnyaka) to 18 months of imprisonment each for trying to steal electricity cables in […]
POST BUDGET SPEECH REMARKS BY MEC HLOMUKA STATEMENT BY HON. S E HLOMUKA KZN MEC FOR COGTA MAYVILLE: 11 MAY 2022 Ladies and gentlemen of the media Thank you for availing yourselves for this media briefing. Just yesterday, we presented in the Provincial Legislature KZN Cogta’s 2022/2023 annual budget of R1.8 billion under the theme […]
KZN FLOODS UPDATE: 16 April 2022 Time: 13:00 The province of KwaZulu-Natal continues much-needed support from all sectors of our society as it deals with one of the most tragic natural disasters to have ever occurred in the province. During this difficult period faced by our country, we wish to express our condolences once more […]
27 March 2022 The Nxumalo Traditional Community paid a moving tribute to their late Inkosi Mandlakayise Nxumalo during the funeral service that took place at Nazareth in the Alfred Duma local municipality today. The funeral, which was attended by the Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Sipho Hlomuka, celebrated the life of Inkosi Nxumalo. Inkosi […]
Ladysmith: This morning we learned with shock and sadness of the assassination of Inkosi Maxwell Mandlakayise Nxumalo (71), who resides in ward 32 Nazareth area under the Alfred Duma Local Municipality in the uThukela District Municipality. Inkosi was shot dead in the early hours of this morning. We wish to convey our heartfelt condolences to […]
Durban: Workers within our municipalities are a pillar and ensure that these institutions can discharge their constitutionally obligated duties of delivering service to our communities. Their jobs at times demand them to make sacrifices in the interest of serving the good of the communities which they serve. Yesterday, we learned of the tragic news of […]
As the Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, we are pleased that we have finally been able to conclude the recruitment process for 119 employees who have been employed on a contract for a number of years within the department. This has been a long journey which has kept us worried because we understood the anxiety […]
The work of bringing stability to the institution of traditional leadership within our province is one that requires all sectors of society. Yesterday we learned that law enforcement agencies have made a breakthrough in their investigation of the murder of Inkosi Hlanganani Biyela who was murdered at his home on Sunday 13 November 2021 in […]