KZNCOGTA

    Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Sipho Hlomuka, joined hundreds of residents from Harry Gwala District Municipality in commemorating World Aids Day at the eMagqubeni Sports Stadium in the Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma local municipality Ward 6.  Hlomuka who is the Political Champion of the District, thanked the work done by the Aids Council in […]

KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka today visited the Kokstad Police Station in the Greater Kokstad local municipality where he assessed the capability of this facility in handling cases related to gender-based violence.  Hlomuka’s visit marked the launch of the 16 Days of Activism against the Abuse of Women and […]

KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka has condemned the practice of ukuthwala where young women are kidnapped and forced into marriage against their will. Hlomuka made these remarks today in the area of Isandlwana in Bergville (Okhahlamba local municipality) where he officially adopted the Vuma High School which he has […]

KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Sipho Hlomuka has announced harsher consequences for residents, businesses and government institutions who owe billions of rands to the province’s municipalities. Hlomuka announced this at the launch of the Masakhane, Let’s Rise and Build Campaign in the Ugu District. Under this programme, a number of measures are […]

UPDATE ON WEATHER-RELATED INCIDENTS IN KZN STATEMENT BY SIPHO HLOMUKA KZN MEC FOR COGTA DURBAN: 15 NOVEMBER 2019 Since we received the first notification of the imminent inclement weather conditions for KZN on Thursday morning, the state of preparedness and interventions required to respond to weather-related incidents moved into higher gear with all disaster management […]

KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka has dispatched disaster management teams to Mtubatuba where the local uMfolozi river has burst its banks threatening residents in the surrounding settlements. This afternoon rescue personnel responded to an incident where three women who were farming were cut off by rising waters of the […]

The Provincial Executive Council of KwaZulu-Natal held its ordinary meeting on Wednesday, 13 November 2019. The Provincial Executive received a preliminary report on the recent disaster incidents that have cut a swathe of destruction in various parts of the province of KwaZulu-Natal. Since October 2019, the province of KwaZulu-Natal has been experiencing extreme weather conditions, […]

MEDIA STATEMENT: KZN COGTA MEC HLOMUKA PLACES DISASTER MANAGEMENT TEAMS ON STANDBY WITH SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED IN LARGE PARTS OF KZN  10 November 2019 KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Sipho Hlomuka has placed disaster management teams on high alert following reports received from the South African Weather Service which indicate a strong […]

KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka is appealing to residents of the province’s municipalities to use water sparingly in light of the fast decreasing water levels in many of KZN’s dams. “We are once again urging members of the public to conserve water to ensure that our taps do not […]

KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka today convened an ordinary Munimec which is a forum where the MEC for Cogta meets with all the 54 municipalities and municipal administrators to reflect on the performance of the sphere of local government in relation to set priorities and also take cognizance of […]