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KZN COGTA MEC TOGETHER WITH MALE MAYORS COMMIT TO ENDING GENDER BASED VIOLENCE

  Male Mayors in the Province of KwaZulu-Natal have committed themselves to playing a meaningful role in ending gender-based violence within their communities. This follows a social dialogue meeting, which was convened by the Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Sipho Hlomuka where he engaged with mayors on the role the sphere of local government […]

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KZN COGTA SENDS CONDOLENCES TO VICTIMS’ FAMILIES AFTER FIRE KILLS THREE CHILDREN IN LADYSMITH

KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka has learned with shock and sadness of the passing of three children in a fire that engulfed a home in the early hours of this morning in eZakheni B Section outside Ladysmith. This morning disaster management teams responded to this incident where three members […]

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KZN COGTA MEC HLOMUKA WANTS EXPLANATION ON VIDEO OF TRUCK DUMPING WATER NEAR PONGOLA

KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka has called for answers following the circulation of a video on social media platforms which shows a water tanker being emptied of its contents on the side of the road in oPhongolo. Hlomuka has requested the Zululand district municipality to explain this incident which […]

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KZN COGTA MEC HLOMUKA CONDEMNS DESTRUCTION OF MUNICIPAL PROPERTY AND VEHICLES IN LAMONTVILLE, ETHEKWINI

KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka has condemned in the strongest terms the wanton destruction of public property that took place in the Lamontville community in Durban where a Sizakala Help Centre and six vehicles belonging to the eThekwini metro were set alight this morning. Hlomuka has called on the […]

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KZN COGTA MARKS 2020 MANDELA DAY WITH THE LAUNCH OF WINTER WARMTH CAMPAIGN

KZN Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) under the leadership of MEC Sipho Hlomuka has marked this year’s Mandela Day, in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic whose hardships now coincide with the winter season, with the launch of the Mandela Winter Warmth Campaign in social partnership with the several Non-Governmental Organisations. “In […]

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KZN COGTA COMMENCES WITH REVIEW OF KZN PROVINCIAL SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK

KZN Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta), under the leadership of MEC Sipho Hlomuka, has commenced with the process of reviewing the Provincial Spatial Development Framework (PSDF) as per the requirements of the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act, 2013. The PSDF represents the long-term spatial vision of the province. It is […]

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DISASTER MANAGEMENT RESPOND TO WEEKEND INCIDENTS AS KZN COGTA MEC HLOMUKA URGES COMMUNITIES TO REMAIN VIGILANT

Inclement weather conditions over the weekend saw disaster management teams in KZN responding to several incidents which are now under control. These include yesterday’s storm which brought hail and snow to the interior parts of the province. The storm made conditions on the roads treacherous and caused the closure of smaller access roads in areas […]

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KZNCOGTA MEC HLOMUKA EXPRESSES CONDOLENCES FOLLOWING PASSING OF COGTA PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE CHAIR

KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka has learned with shock and sadness of the sudden passing of the Provincial Legislature’s Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Portfolio Committee Chairperson Ricardo Mthembu. Hlomuka has expressed condolences to Mthembu’s family, colleagues and his party – the ANC, which he had served as the […]

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COGTA MEC HLOMUKA PLACES DISASTER MANAGEMENT TEAMS ON ALERT AS INTENSE COLD FRONT SET TO AFFECT PARTS OF KZN

KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka has placed disaster management teams on alert across the province following a warning from the South African Weather Service. The warning indicates that an intense cold front could hit parts of the province on Thursday going into the weekend. The cold front is expected […]

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‘LATEST MUNICIPAL AUDIT OUTCOMES DEMAND CONSEQUENCES FOR POOR MANAGEMENT’

The latest set of audit outcomes of KZN’s municipalities show a slight improvement but they are certainly no cause for celebration. According to the report for the 2018/2019 financial year released by the Auditor-General’s office last week, our municipalities have maintained one clean audit opinion while 32 municipalities received an unqualified audit opinion, 18 municipalities […]