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Port Shepstone: KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka this morning officially opened the state-of-the-art, R14-million Ugu Fire and Rescue Centre in Port Shepstone. The newly built centre houses fire and rescue teams that will be supporting all municipalities under the Ugu district. According to Hlomuka, today’s launch is a key […]

Durban: KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka has learned with shock and sadness of the assassination of Induna Prince Hlabisa of the Matshamnyama Hlabisa Traditional Council in the uMkhanyakude district. He was murdered last night at his home by unknown gunmen. The loss of Induna Hlabisa is yet another attack […]

Durban: As part of strengthening the province’s ability to manage and respond to natural disasters, KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka will be launching the state-of-the-art Ugu Fire and Rescue Centre tomorrow Tuesday, 24 November, in Port Shepstone. The launch comes at a time when KZN continues to experience inclement […]

KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka has sent condolences to the Mcilikazi family following the recovery of the body of their daughter Ziyanda who had gone missing on Wednesday evening when she has swept away while crossing the river in Umlazi F Section (eThekwini metro). The recovery of the body […]

Disaster management teams have commenced with mop-up operations following the severe storms that struck the province last night and left large-scale destruction in their wake. The provincial Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta), under the leadership of MEC Sipho Hlomuka, has received reports of incidents that are currently being responded to by the […]

KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka today paid a surprise visit to the Msunduzi municipality’s customer centre at the AS Chetty Building in Pietermaritzburg where he interacted with residents who utilise its frontline services, including the billing system. During the visit MEC Hlomuka was accompanied by the Mayor of Msunduzi […]

KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka will conduct an oversight visit to the Msunduzi local municipality where he will monitor the functionality of frontline services and specifically the municipality’s billing system. During the visit, Hlomuka will engage with residents who utilise Msunduzi’s customer interface. Hlomuka has been monitoring developments with […]

KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka today visited several voting stations in eThekwini metro as voters in the province braved the inclement weather to cast their ballots in 12 municipal by-elections, many of which had been delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “By-elections are one of the pillars of a […]

Twelve wards within the province of KZN will be hosting by-elections tomorrow, Wednesday 11 November. As part of oversight over the sphere of local government in the province, KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka will be visiting voting stations in the eThekwini metro (Wards 81 and 84) to monitor the […]

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 […]