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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 […]

Ulundi, 03 July 2025 – The institution of traditional leadership in KwaZulu-Natal embarked on a new chapter today. This significant development prioritises the aspirations of Amakhosi as public office bearers by providing them with tangible services, akin to those extended to other office bearers like Members of Parliament and Councillors. The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative […]

USUKU oliyingqophamlando lapho uMnyango wezokuBusa ngokuBambisana nezoMdabu KwaZulu-Natal, oholwa nguMfu. Thulasizwe Buthelezi, uthe lumkhumbuza iNkosi Mangosuthu Buthelezi, uMntwana wakwaPhingangene, osakhothama ngeqhaza abe nalo ekulweleni amakhosi ukuze athole inhlonipho efanele. “Uyedwa vo umhloli owaba nombono ngesakhiwo sobukhosi ePhalamende, lowo kube nguMntwana wakwaPhindangene. Lowo mbono uwushiye kuNgqongqoshe wakwaCogta kuzwelonke uMnu Velenkosini Hlabisa kanjalo noNdunankulu Thami Ntuli, onguNdunankuku […]

ULUNDI, 26 JUNE 2025 – The KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has extended his congratulations to Dr. Nomfundo Mcoyi on her election as the new President of the South African Funeral Practitioners Association (SAFPA). As the first female president of this association, Dr. Mcoyi continues to be a trailblazer, setting […]