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ULUNDI – 15 AUGUST 2025 – The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs issues this statement to provide clarity on the mayoral position within the Dannhauser Local Municipality. We wish to confirm that Councillor Bongani Hadebe is the duly elected and lawfully recognised Mayor of Dannhauser Local Municipality. Any claims or actions by […]

uLundi, 4 August 2025 — The KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (KZN Cogta) MEC, Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has placed disaster management teams on high alert following a severe weather warning from the South African Weather Service (SAWS). The warning forecasts a high risk of veld fires in northern KZN due to an extremely high […]

ULUNDI, 2 August 2025 – The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has praised the Pietermaritzburg High Court for upholding the rule of law in a matter involving the uMkhanyakude District Municipality. The municipality failed in its attempt to interdict the KZN Provincial Executive Council from placing it under administration […]

uLundi, 27 July 2025 – The KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has received formal correspondence from the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA), Ms. Tsakani Maluleke. The Auditor-General has requested the MEC’s intervention in the Umkhanyakude District Municipality due to the municipality’s consistent failure to address material findings. These findings stem […]

Durban, 21 July 2025 – The KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, MEC Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi has announced immediate burial support for the two victims of the devastating fire that swept through the Kennedy Road Informal Settlement this past weekend. This tragic incident, the fourth of its kind in the settlement, claimed the lives of […]

uLundi, 19 July 2025 – KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has dispatched Disaster Management Teams, accompanied by the social partners to provide relief to the community of Kennedy Road Informal Settlement in Durban, following a devastating fire in the early hours of Saturday. About 122 shacks were destroyed in […]

uLundi, 17 July 2025 – The KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) MEC, Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi, today lauded the extraordinary bravery and selflessness of two Montclair residents, Derek Chirwa and David Phiri. Their swift and courageous actions saved an elderly couple from their burning home, yesterday 16 July. The dramatic rescue unfolded when the […]

Mkuze, 14 July 2025 – The KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) MEC, Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi, remains steadfast in his commitment to upholding the highest ethical standards in the governance of KZN Municipalities. Today, the MEC was compelled to instruct officials to break locks that were used in an attempt to prevent him from […]

13 July 2025 – UFIKE eyithwele ngamabhakede intuthuko uNgqongqoshe woMnyango wezokuBusa ngokuBambisana neziNdaba zoMdabu KwaZulu-Natal, uMfundisi Thulasizwe Buthelezi. Utheleke endaweni yaKwaSitanela, lapho ethule khona uhlelo lokwakhiwa kukagesi nohlelo oluzoshintsha impilo yabaningi lokuqashwa kwabazosebenza ngaphansi kohlelo lwe-Extended Public Works Programme (EPWP),abangu-30. Lomcimbi bewubanjelwe enkundleni yezemidlalo khona kwaStanela ngeSonto. Imeya kumasipala Abaqulusi, uMnu Sifiso Mkhwanazi, wamukele uMfu. […]

uLundi, 7 July 2025 – The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Cogta, Velenkosini Hlabisa, of a R139 million allocation to KZN municipalities for disaster relief efforts. This allocation, earmarked for disaster response and recovery, follows applications from KZN municipalities impacted by […]