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Programme Director; Honourable Speakers present; Ladies and gentlemen It is a singular privilege to be part of this auspicious occasion where we exchange ideas on how better to strengthen the institution of Speakers, which is one of the most visible pillars of our participatory democracy at local government level. We meet today, in this virtual… Continue reading SPEAKERS’ FORUM ADDRESS BY KZN COGTA MEC SIPHO HLOMUKA

KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka has urged municipalities to ensure transparency and value for money in all public procurement of Covid-19-related goods and services as long as much expenditure continues to be incurred in the province. “Although Covid-19-related expenditure by municipalities, like any other expenditure by municipalities, is within… Continue reading KZN COGTAMEC HLOMUKA UPDATES PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON COVID-19 EXPENDITURE BY MUNICIPALITIES

KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka has placed the department’s disaster management teams on alert across the Amajuba, uThukela, uMgungundlovu, uMzinyathi, Harry Gwala and Ugu districts in response to a weather warning issued by the South African Weather Service. The warning indicates a risk of severe thunderstorms in these areas… Continue reading COGTA MEC HLOMUKA PLACES DISASTER MANAGEMENTTEAMS ON ALERT AS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREATEN WESTERN PARTS OF KZN

KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka has expressed condolences to the Zikode and Zondo families in Bergville where two children aged 14 and 11 drowned on Sunday while they were swimming in the Woodstock Dam in Zwelisha. The department’s disaster management teams responded to the incident soon after it was… Continue reading KZN COGTA MEC HLOMUKA WARNS RESIDENTS ABOUT SUMMER SEASON DISASTER RISKS FOLLOWING TWO DROWNINGS AND A FIRE INCIDENT

KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka has warned residents across the north-western parts of the province of the risk of severe thunderstorms which are expected to affect these areas from this afternoon into the evening. KZN Cogta has received reports from the South African Weather Service which indicate that severe… Continue reading SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED ACROSS KZN, COGTA MEC HLOMUKA PLACES DISASTER MANAGEMENT TEAMS ON ALERT

KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka has issued a stern warning to the council of the troubled Mtubatuba local municipality when he met with the full council at KwaMsane today. This council is one of nine in the province that are currently under administration. Hlomuka’s warning is in response to… Continue reading KZN COGTA MEC HLOMUKA READS THE RIOT ACT TO MTUBATUBA COUNCILLORS, WELCOMES DISMISSAL OF TEN EMPLOYEES

KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka has learned with sadness of the passing of Inkosi Nandi Sweetness Mjoli (52) of the Mvolosi Traditional Council in the uMzimkhulu local municipality. Inkosi Mjoli passed away on Sunday, 4 October, following a short illness. Hlomuka has praised Inkosi Mjoli for the important role she… Continue reading KZN COGTAMEC HLOMUKA SADDENED BY PASSING OF INKOSI MJOLI OF UMZIMKHULU

KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Department (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka today disclosed the latest figures for Covid-19 expenditure by KZN’s municipalities when he briefed members of KZN Legislature’s Cogta Portfolio Committee. This latest expenditure report accounted for the period between 15 March 2020 and 11 September 2020 and revealed that municipalities have spent… Continue reading KZN COGTA MEC HLOMUKA COGTA UPDATES COGTA PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON MUNICIPAL EXPENDITURE ON COVID-19

KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka has learned with sadness of the tragic loss of three lives at the Sibiya household in KwaNongoma, Ward 17, KwaMjiza, in a house fire incident which took place last night. In the incident, two children together with their grandmother perished from the severe burns… Continue reading THREE PERISH FROM NONGOMA HOUSE FIRE, KZN COGTA MECHLOMUKA SENDS CONDOLENCES

KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka today assigned a team of senior officials to table before the Msunduzi and Ugu councils a report on the forensic investigations into allegations of fraud, corruption, maladministration and statutory non-compliance at these municipalities in terms of Section 106(1)(b) of the Municipal Systems Act.  … Continue reading KZN COGTA TABLES FORENSIC REPORTS INTO IRREGULAR EXPENDITURE AT MSUNDUZI AND UGU