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TROPICAL STORM ELOISE UPGRADED TO CYCLONE, SEVERE RAINS EXPECTED IN NORTHERN KZN, DISASTER MANAGEMENT TEAMS ON HIGH ALERT

KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka has warned residents in the uMkhanyakude, King Cetshwayo and Zululand districts of severe heavy rains that are expected there as a result of the tropical storm Eloise which is to further intensify from its current status and become a tropical cyclone. The storm is […]

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HLOMUKA PLACES DISASTER MANAGEMENT TEAMS ON HIGH ALERT AS TROPICAL STORM ELOISE APPROACHES

Pietermaritzburg: KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka has issued a warning of heavy downpours that have the potential to cause flooding in various parts of KZN particularly in the northern areas regarding the approaching Tropical Storm Eloise. The MEC has thus placed disaster management teams in the uMkhanyakude District on […]

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KZN COGTA MEC HLOMUKA SADDENED BY MURDER OF INDUNA MDLULI

Pietermaritzburg: KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka has condemned the murder of yet another Induna in the Mgungundlovu district – Bongumusa Mdluli who served as induna under the Manyavu Traditional Council. He was gunned down by unknown assailants in his home near Cato Ridge on Sunday. This tragedy brings to […]

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MEDIA STATEMENT: KZN COGTA MEC HLOMUKA PAYS HOMAGE TO THREE AMAKHOSI THAT PASSED AWAY THIS WEEK

Pietermaritzburg: KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka has paid homage to the three Amakhosi that passed away this week following a short illness. Hlomuka has hailed them for their selfless service which they have showed in how they served their communities. “The loss of these three Amakhosi comes a big […]

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KZN COGTA MEC HLOMUKA URGES CAUTION AS INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS KZN

Pietermaritzburg: KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka has urged residents across the province to be vigilant as weather conditions continue to deteriorate. Since new years eve, parts of the province have been experiencing heavy rains which in some areas have caused damage to public infrastructure (roads, electricity) in areas like […]

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KZN COGTA MEC HLOMUKA MOURNS PASSING OF TWO AMAKHOSI

Pietermaritzburg: In yet another blow to the institution of traditional leadership within the province of KwaZulu-Natal KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka has learned of the passing of Inkosi Ngonyama Rudolf Madlala (48) of the Madlala Traditional Council in uMshwathi under the uMgungundlovu District. Inkosi’s sudden passing which took yesterday evening […]

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KZN COGTA MEC HLOMUKA SADDENED WITH THE PASSING OF RICHMOND ACTING MUNICIPAL MANAGER MTHEMBU

Pietermaritzburg: KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka has learnt with shock and sadness of the untimely passing of the Municipal Manager of the Richmond local municipality Mr Sikhombiso Mthembu (60) this morning following a short illness.   The news of Mthembu’s passing comes at a time when the municipality is still […]

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KZNCOGTA MEC CONCERNED AS THREE MORE LIVES ARE LOST TO A LIGHTNING STRIKE IN NORTHERN KZN, RESIDENTS URGED TO BE CAREFUL

Emanyiseni, Umhlabuyalingana: Inclement weather conditions continue to wreak havoc across rural communities in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. In the last two weeks, the province’s disaster management teams have dealt with several incidents where lives were lost as a result of severe weather conditions. In the latest incident, two people lost their lives in eManyiseni under […]

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KZNCOGTA MEC HLOMUKA SADDENED WITH PASSING OF UMLALAZI MAYOR

The Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) MEC Sipho Hlomuka has learned with shock and sadness of the passing of the Mayor of uMlalazi Local Municipality Cllr Thelumoya Bazil Zulu, who passed away today following a short illness. MEC Hlomuka has expressed his dismay at learning of the news of the passing of Cllr Zulu […]

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EARLY CHRISTMAS FOR THE ELDERLY IN LADYSMITH AS KZN COGTA MEC HLOMUKA HANDS OUT GIFTS

Watersmeet, Alfred Duma Municipality: Christmas came early this year for senior citizens of the Alfred Duma local municipality when they received gifts, which include hygiene packs with soap, sanitisers and masks, from the KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka. The handover which which took place today in Ward 16, Watersmeet […]