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The Department continues to call for action from Abaqulusi municipality, against Councillor Khumalo after the incident where he told mourners at a funeral how the municipality would blatantly disregard the rule of law. While the department notes that his political party is contemplating taking steps against him, the utterances made by Cllr Khumalo demonstrate the […]
The inclement weather conditions expected in the province during the spring have started, the latest warning which comes from the South African Weather Service indicates that severe thunderstorms can be expected this afternoon over parts of uMzinyathi, iLembe and King Cetshwayo districts, with an above-average risk of severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds, excessive […]
Freedom of association is one of the founding principles of our country’s democratic dispensation. No one has a right to threaten workers based on their political affiliations. We are gravely concerned about the footage that is widely circulating on social media platforms which shows an office bearer from the Abaqulusi Local Municipality speaking during a […]
As the provincial government, we are fully committed to expanding access to electricity and water for rural communities, yesterday, 30 September, we officially switched on the Siphofu Electrification project in uMzumbe ward 12 which connects 334 households to the grid for the very first time. We also commissioned a production borehole in KwaMgayi ward 8. […]
On Friday, 23 September, we joined hundreds of mourners in paying tribute to late Ibambabukhosi Dr Dumisani Blasius Khumalo, 76 of the Osuthu Traditional Council, at a moving funeral ceremony that was held at KwaGqikazi TVET College in Nongoma. Khumalo was murdered last week Saturday, 17 September by unknown gunmen. He truly left an indelible […]
On the 16th of September, mayors and municipal managers from KwaZulu-Natal Municipalities were gathered at the Public Works, Mayville Conference Centre, for the quarterly meeting with the Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Sihle Zikalala. The Head of Department ( HOD) Thando Tubane was the program director for the meeting. The MuniMec was attended by […]
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 […]