KZNCOGTA
As part of the World Water Week which started on 24 August, KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka has called on residents across the province to continue to use water wisely. The province’s water supply remains at low levels as a result of the drought that continues to affect large […]
The Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Sipho Hlomuka has learned with shock and sadness of the senseless murder of Inkosi Mncube of the Mbokodwebomvu Traditional Council in Nquthu under the uMzinyathi District Municipality. Reports received by the department indicate that yesterday afternoon, Inkosi Mncube who was travelling with his uncle were attacked by unknown […]
In honour of women during Women’s Month, KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka, together with the Mayors of uMgungundlovu Cllr Maphumulo, King Cetshwayo Cllr Mkhulisi and Ray Nkonyeni municipality Cllr Mqwebu, will convene a Women in Local Government virtual dialogue. The dialogue, to be attended by female councillors and […]
KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka has sent condolences to the Mpanza family in Osizweni in the Newcastle local municipality where a house fire this morning ravaged the premises and caused the death of a four-year-old child. Hlomuka has sent his condolences to the affected family and deployed disaster management […]
Residents in northern KZN have been urged to take great caution by the MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka, following a warning issued by the South African Weather Service which warned of the possible risk of the spread of veld fires in these areas. MEC Hlomuka has placed disaster management teams […]
The Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Sipho Hlomuka has deployed disaster management teams to the uMngeni Local Municipality where 300 shacks in Ward 3 are believed to have been destroyed when a fire ripped through in the early hours of this morning. While details are still not clear, it is believed that a fire […]
The plight of female traditional leaders took centre stage this morning as KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka convened a social dialogue webinar with female traditional leaders to address pertinent issues that affect them as leaders within the sphere of traditional leadership. The session, which was chaired by the Deputy […]
KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka has learned with shock and sadness of the passing of Cllr Sibusiso Joseph Mchunu who served as the Mayor of the Richmond local municipality having been sworn into office in 2016. Hlomuka has expressed his condolences to the Mchunu family, residents of Richmond, to […]
KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka has welcomed the appointment of an 11-member Interim Board at Umgeni Water by the national Minister of Water and Sanitation Lindiwe Sisulu. The interim Board began its tenure on 1 August and will last until the appointment of a Permanent Board. “As KZN […]
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 […]