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Mandela Marathon entries closed – Overwhelming Twenty Thousand register to run and “keep living the legacy”

It is with great excitement and humility that the Organising Committee of the Mandela Day Marathon announces that the entries for the 2018 edition of the Mandela Day Marathon (MDM) have officially closed with a record 20,000 committed participants. The entry cap was reached a short while ago, necessitating the closure of the entry process. […]

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MEC urges selfless sacrifice on Mandela Day in Pietermaritzburg and Durban

KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Nomusa Dube-Ncube has today, on the Mandela Day, joined KZN Premier Willies Mchunu and eThekwini Mayor Cllr Zandile Gumede in various 67 Minutes for Madiba activities in Pietermaritzburg and Durban, respectively. The MEC’s programme started at Manaye Hall in Imbali where progress with the implementation of […]

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Local Economic Development takes uMzinyathi Growth Summit

  Finding innovative ways to grow the economy of the uMzinyathi district municipality took centre stage when the district hosted its Growth and Development Summit with key stakeholders on 12 and 13 July at Ncome Museum near Dundee. The summit brought together business, provincial government, state-owned entities and local municipalities to discuss important issues affecting […]

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KZNCOGTA strikes gold at annual Premier’s Excellence Awards

KZN Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) came out of the 2018 Premier’s Excellence Awards as the Best Provincial Department. This is in addition to the Cogta team’s Silver for the Best Innovator of the Year and Mr Thando Tubane’s Bronze for the Best Head of Department in KZN. “These are fantastic achievements […]

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Water to flow for kwaNokweja and eMazebekweni communities

The MEC FOR KZN Cogta, the Honourable Nomusa Dube-Ncube has assured the community of KwaNokweja and eMazabekweni in the Ubuhlebezwe Local Municipality under the Harry Gwala District Municipality, that before the end of this month, they will definitely have access to clean water. This after the MEC met with the communities last month where they […]

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Cogta Dube-Ncube unveils energy-saving green roof top at its Mayville offices

KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Nomusa Dube-Ncube has today proudly unveiled an energy-saving green roof top at the department’s Mayville offices – a pilot project that is already yielding positive results. “By unveiling this green roof top at our offices, we are excited to promote environmentally-friendly solutions to how our public […]

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KZN government moves to strengthen its disaster management capabilities

The department of Cooperative Government and Traditional Affairs in KwaZulu-Natal, is intensifying its efforts aimed at enhancing the province’s ability to plan for and respond to disasters. With the Provincial Disaster Management Centre and ten others in various District Municipalities constructed, the department is moving swiftly to equip the facilities with adequate resources and communication […]

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Intervention ends protest by the community of Kwanokweja and eMazabekweni in the Harry Gwala district

The MEC for the kzncogta Nomusa Dube-Ncube today, 12 June, intervened in a two week service delivery protest by the community of KwaNokweja and eMazabekweni in the uBuhlebezwe Local Municipality. Dube-Ncube’s intervention has ensured that this protest comes to an end. The communities have been protesting the unavailability of clean water. Dube-Ncube met with these communities […]

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MEC Dube-Ncube responds to DA propaganda

Statement by the MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Honourable Nomusa Dube-Ncube in response to the allegations peddled by the Democratic Alliance   Ladies and gentlemen of the media One of the respected writers once said that “in the new century, the likelihood of untruth has become so much more prevalent”. There can be […]

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Angry community welcome the explaination

Eskom announces that the electrification  project construction that will benefit more than 400 households will commence in three to six months this year. This was during the community engagement  meeting, facilitated by the Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs department led by the MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube to address the electrification project progress at Goqeyana, Emthekwini and Emagodlanduku. […]