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Update: Mop-up operation commences in earnest as MEC Dube-Ncube moves to provide emergency relief after Ladysmith storm

KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Nomusa Dube-Ncube today led disaster management teams in providing emergency relief to the families affected by the heavy storms that took place last night in the area of eMbulweni, Ward 9, in the Alfred Duma local municipality where 70 homes were destroyed leaving close to 400 […]

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Cogta MEC Dube-Ncube expresses shock as lightning kills two people in Northern KZN

  KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Nomusa Dube-Ncube has expressed her condolences to the Mkhwanazi and Buthelezi families of Msinga, Ward 16, Gxushaneni area, who both lost their loved ones yesterday during a freak thunderstorm that took place in the uMzinyathi district. The deceased, Thulani Buthelezi (60) and Mathuli Mkhwanazi (28) […]

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MEC Dube-Ncube commends Utrecht war room during Cabinet OSS visit to Amajuba District

KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Nomusa Dube-Ncube has commended the great efforts that have been made in unblocking service delivery challenges within the local community by Utrecht’s Ward 2 War Room in the eMadlangeni municipality. Dube-Ncube today visited Ward 2 as part of the Provincial Cabinet-led Operation Sukuma Sakhe, which saw […]

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MEC Dube-Ncube calls for interest of learners to be put first as she visits troubled Masakhaneni High School in KwaMakhutha

  The MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Ms Nomusa Dube-Ncube has called on parents, teachers and school governing bodies to put the interests of learners in the forefront as she visited schools around eThekwini. Dube-Ncube’s visit started at Masakhaneni High School in kwaMakhutha, which late in 2018, became a scene for a tragic […]

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MEC Dube-Ncube provides festive cheer to kids at nelson Mandela Capture Site

The MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Nomusa Dube-Ncube, has today provided festive cheer to over a hundred children who are from surrounding communities within uMngeni Local Municipality. The Christmas Party was held at the historic Nelson Mandela Capture Site in Howick yesterday. Children were brimming with excitement as they played games, received gifts […]

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beleaguered eNdumeni municipality placed under administration

Move designed to end the paralysis and forcefully implement the forensic investigation report KZN Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube has today announced that the Provincial Cabinet during its last session resolved to place the beleaguered Endumeni Council in Dundee under administration in terms of section 139 (1)(b) of the Constitution. The […]

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Maphumulo taxi rank officially opened, marking a new chapter in lives of residents

  Today’s official opening of the multi-million rand Maphumulo taxi rank and market stalls marks an important chapter in the lives of residents in the small rural municipality of Maphumulo. The opening ceremony was led by KZN MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mxolisi Kaunda. The construction of the taxi rank to the tune […]

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KZNCOGTA confirms visit to uThukela by the Hawks

KZN Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) can confirm that the uThukela District Municipality has been visited by the Hawks and members of the SAPS in search of documents which may assist them in their ongoing investigations. “We have been informed by our administrator deployed to uThukela district, since this municipality is currently […]

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KZN Municipalities given a snapshot of future Eskom infrastructure expansion

KZN municipalities have been given a snapshot of future expansion of Eskom’s electricity infrastructure in the province up until 2024 during the Munimec forum convened by the provincial Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) in Durban today. The electrification plan complements KZN’s progress in approaching universal access to electricity for its municipal residents. […]

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uThukela residents warned of dangers of run away fires and other natural incidents at summer disaster awareness campaign launch

Resident of the uThukela District, in the Alfred Duma local Municipality have been urged to exercise extreme caution as their area is prone to inclement weather related disasters such as runaway veld fires, thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, hailstorms and heavy rains resulting in flooding. This as the KwaZulu-Natal department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs […]