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Durban: Yesterday KZN’s disaster management teams responded to a number of weather-related incidents which were caused by the severe thunderstorms that struck areas in the interior of the province. In the uMzinyathi district’s area of Muden under the Umvoti local municipality, two people were swept away by an overflowing river last night. Search and rescue […]
Durban: Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Sipho Hlomuka has applauded Non-Governmental Organisations for the active role they play in providing support to communities who are afflicted by weather-related incidents across the province. This morning MEC Hlomuka held a special breakfast with Social Partners consisting of organisations that work with the department to respond to […]
Durban: KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka has learned with shock and sadness of the tragic incident that has befallen the uPhongolo Local Municipality where two of its councillors lost their lives in a what is believed to have been a motor vehicle accident which took place this afternoon. Reports that […]
Durban: KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka has commended the Fire and Rescue teams which responded to the Engen oil refinery incident that took place on Friday morning. In this incident, six people from the plant and two from the community were injured when the plant caught fire. Hlomuka yesterday […]
Wembezi, Estcourt: KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka has expressed concern about vandalised water infrastructure in the Inkosi Langalibalele municipality. The damage caused by criminal syndicates has left large numbers of residents without access to water and the limited resources of this municipality have to be dipped into to repair the […]
The active interest in the wellbeing of KZN municipalities on the part of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) is most welcome, even if the committee’s conclusion that our support to these municipalities does not inspire confidence is very unfair and unfortunate. The observations run in the face of various support […]
Durban: KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka, as part of his ongoing municipal service delivery monitoring drive, will be visiting the Inkosi Langalibalele municipality on Thursday, 3 December 2020. The meeting, which will comprise of all the councillors and management of the municipality, will provide an opportunity for Hlomuka to […]
Ixopo: The KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Sipho Hlomuka has called for residents in the Harry Gwala District to not turn a blind eye to the abuse of women and children within their communities. Hlomuka said these words this morning at the commemoration of World Aids Day event which took place at […]
Durban: KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Sipho Hlomuka has placed disaster management teams on high alert as severe-thunderstorms are expected to hit large parts of the province this afternoon going into the evening. According to the weather report received from the South African Weather Service Severe thunderstorms are expected over the south-western […]
KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka has called for action to hold accountable those who are responsible for the illegal electricity connections that killed three children this afternoon at the Jika Joe informal settlement in Pietermaritzburg. Hlomuka expressed his shock and sadness at this tragic incident which has led to […]