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On the 12th of September 2022, the Department woke up to the harrowing news of yet another assassination of a councillor in the province.  This is the second assassination within the space of a week.  On the 8th of September, two ward councillors under the Msinga Local Municipality were attacked by unknown gunmen who opened […]

The sphere of local government in our province and country is built on the back of the work that is done by councillors who are tasked with representing the interests of their ward or constituency. They serve as a bridge between the community and the council. This morning we once more woke up to the […]

We are devastated and saddened by the unbearable news of the brutal murder of Ms Nokuthula Dlamini who worked for the department as a Community Development Worker for Ward 16 in the Mtubatuba Local Municipality.  Ms Dlamini was murdered together with her mother and 2 children (the youngest age 1) by unknown gunmen in the […]

The sphere of local government continues to be at the coal face of service delivery to our communities. Today, we convened a special meeting with the Mayors and Executive Committees of the Msunduzi, Mpofana and Inkosi Langalibalele Local Municipalities to assess their progress. These three municipalities are under Section 139(1)b intervention in terms of the […]

The Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, MEC Sihle Zikalala has welcomed the intervention by the uMzumbe Local Municipality, which will cover the costs of the funeral of the Mkhungo family, after the incident that occurred over the weekend where the family is alleged to have been refused the right to bury their mother in a […]

The Department’s values of transparency, integrity, professionalism and objectivity were displayed by MEC Sihle Zikalala when he appeared before the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) in Durban on Tuesday, 16 August. The Commission is currently conducting an inquiry on access to water in the Province of KwaZulu-Natal. During his appearance before the Commission, MEC […]

The Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, MEC Sihle Zikalala has called upon the management of the department to prioritise the interests of communities through efficient, effective and trustworthy support to the institution of traditional leadership and the sphere of local government. This morning, MEC Zikalala met with the department’s management at the Cogta Mayville Offices […]

The Western Cape Disaster Management teams that assisted the province of KwaZulu-Natal when it faced the floods in April and May have been honoured by the Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, MEC Sipho Hlomuka, during a special visit to the Western Cape during a benchmark and appreciation visit. The visit is part of efforts by […]

The MEC of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Sipho Hlomuka, welcomes the arrest of seven men who have been found in possession of copper and cables that are worth an estimated amount of R1.5 million.  The information which the department received, indicates that on the 25th of July 2022, a specialised multi-disciplinary task team comprising […]

The brave men and women from the Provincial Disaster Management Centres (PDMC) of Gauteng and Mpumalanga were honoured by the Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, MEC Sipho Hlomuka during a special two-day visit to these provinces.  The visits which took place on 12 and 14 July, provided the MEC Hlomuka an opportunity to honour the […]