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KZN COGTA MEC HLOMUKA SENDS CONDOLENCES AS TODDLER AND 44-YEAR-OLD IN NQUTHU DIE FROM SMOKE INHALATION FROM TRADITIONAL HEATER (IMBAWULA)

KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka has sent condolences to two families in Nquthu where a 3-year-old and a 44-year-old died this morning of smoke inhalation following the prolonged inhalation of smoke from a traditional heater (imbawula) fuelled by charcoal. As a result of these incidents, which took place in […]

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KZN COGTA MEC HLOMUKA MOVES TO ASSURE RESIDENTS FOLLOWING POSITIVE COVID-19 CASES OF STAFF AT MTHONJANENI MUNICIPALITY

KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka has called for calm following the reports of positive Covid-19 cases at the Mthonjaneni local municipality offices in Melmoth, Northern KZN. Hlomuka has assured residents that this incident will have minimal impact on service delivery within the municipality as staff are continuing to work […]

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REMEMBERING THE CLASS OF ’76 AND GEARING UP THE YOUTH OF TODAY FOR WHAT LIES AHEAD IN A POST-COVID-19 WORLD

This year our country marks 44 years since the Soweto uprisings – a turning point in the fight against apartheid. The scenes of students being shot at drew attention across the world to the reality of the life Africans were subjected to under the apartheid government. The photo taken by the late Sam Nzima of […]

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MEDIA STATEMENT: KZNCOGTAMEC HLOMUKA VISITS SCHOOLS IN HARRY GWALA TO ASSESS ROLL OUT OF WATER

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Sipho Hlomuka this morning visited schools in the deeply rural municipality of uMzimkhulu under the Harry Gwala District where he assessed the rollout of water and Covid-19 compliance following the opening of schools that took place yesterday. Last month the department of Cogta deployed 22 additional water tankers to […]

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Document and policies for PSDF Review

Policies Final Draft PSDF 2022 – 16-11-2022(click to download) Presentation to GSCID Cluster May 2022 Documents from Webinars Agenda_PSC 2_10 Sept 2020KZN PSDF_Introductory Webinar_15 July 2020Intro Webinar 15-7-2020 Chat Q & AKZN PSDF_Social Webinar_16 July 2020_finalWebinar chats_social_16 Jul 2020KZN PSDF_Economic Webinar_17 July 2020KZN PSDF_Environmental Webinar_21 July 2020KZN PSDF_Infrastructure Webinar_22 July 2020KZN PSDF_Governance Webinar_23 July 2020KZN PSDF_Feedback […]

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Psdf review purpose

What is the Purpose? The purpose of the Provincial Spatial Development Framework will be to: provide a spatial representation of the land development policies, strategies and objectives of the province, which must include the province’s growth and development strategy; indicate the desired and intended pattern of land use development in the province, including the delineation […]

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Cogta MEC Sipho Hlomuka tables Budget Policy Speech for 2020/21

  To download 2020/21 Budget Policy Speech click here KZN Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) will be fighting the Covid-19 pandemic and its aftermath with a capable, ethical and developmental local government in the 2020/2021 financial year, according to its MEC Sipho Hlomuka who tabled the department’s annual budget of R1.879 –billion […]

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MEDIA STATEMENT: KZN COGTA MEC HLOMUKA DEPLOYS ADDITIONAL WATER TANKERS TO MUNICIPALITIES

KZN Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, under the leadership of MEC Sipho Hlomuka, has deployed additional water tankers to the province’s Water Service Authorities in an effort to bring water closer to communities as the province and country continue to fight against the spread of Covid-19. Hlomuka made the announcement this morning while […]

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MEDIA STATEMENT: KZN COGTA MEC HLOMUKA CONDEMNS SENSELESS MURDER OF MTUBATUBA COUNCILLOR 

KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka has learnt with shock and sadness of the senseless murder of Cllr Philip Mkhwanazi who represented the African National Congress in the Mtubatuba Local Municipality under the UMkhanyakude District. Reports received by the Department indicate that Cllr Mkhwanazi died this morning in a hail […]

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MEDIA STATEMENT: KZN COGTA TABLES FORENSIC REPORT ON ALLEGED MALADMINISTRATION AND CORRUPTION IN ZULULAND DISTRICT

  KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka today assigned a team of senior officials to table before the Zululand District council a report on the forensic investigation into allegations of maladministration and corruption at the municipality in terms of section 106(1)(b) of the Municipal Systems Act (Act 32 of 2000). […]