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Minister Dlamini-Zuma calls upon women to unite

The Minister in the Presidency for Monitoring and Evaluation Dr Nkosaza Dlamini-Zuma has urged women councillors and amakhosi in KZN to use their skills, knowledge and positions to further the cause of women within the sphere of local government and the institution of traditional leadership. Dlamini-Zuma was speaking today at a leadership summit in Durban […]

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MEC Dube-Ncube condemns armed robbery at department’s Mayville offices

KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Nomusa Dube-Ncube has condemned the brazen armed robbery at her department’s offices in Mayville this morning when unknown assailants entered the premises and pointed firearms at security guards on duty. The assailants then proceeded to ransack offices and steal computers, laptops and TV screens. One of […]

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MEC Dube-Ncube meets with uMdoni communities in bid to improve service delivery

KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Nomusa Dube-Ncube held a town hall meeting with communities of wards 10 and 15 in the uMdoni local municipality (Scottburgh) today as part of the provincial Operation Sukuma Sakhe. Members of the community raised their concerns regarding service delivery and lack of communication from the municipality. […]

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MEC Dube-Ncube places Disaster Management teams on standby as severe thunderstorms are expected across KZN

KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Nomusa Dube-Ncube has placed disaster management teams on standby, following an alert from the South African Weather Service (SAWS) indicating that severe thunderstorms are expected over the interior parts of the province in the afternoon and evening. The alert indicates that lightning, flash flooding, very strong […]

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KZNCOGTA urges Zululand District council to investigate allegations against District Mayor

 KZN Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) has confirmed that it has received reports of allegations of interference in the public procurement processes involving Zululand District Mayor Thulasizwe Buthelezi. The department has been inundated with media queries on this matter and would like to clarify as follows; Upon receiving the allegations the  MEC […]

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MEC Dube-Ncube condemns attacks on KZN councillors

KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Nomusa Dube-Ncube has called upon law enforcement agencies in the province to increase security measures aimed at protecting councillors whose lives are in danger.  This follows last night’s incident where the house of ward 12 councillor Nancy Jili in the uBuhlebezwe Local Municipality was burned to […]

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MEC Dube-Ncube commends staff for departments accolades

  KZN Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube has commended her staff for the great work they have put into ensuring that the department delivers on its core mandate which is to ensure that proper service delivery is given to municipal residents in the province. The department has recently won […]

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Households given lightning rods as KZN launches summer disaster awareness campaign in Nongoma

As part of KZN’s measures to deal with disasters, the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) under the leadership of MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube today handed out lightning conductors to households in Nongoma. This initiative will ensure that people are protected from lightning strikes which are common in rural areas where they leave a […]

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KZN COGTA TABLES ENDUMENI FORENSIC REPORT INTO IRREGULAR EXPENDITURE

KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Nomusa Dube-Ncube today assigned a team of senior officials to table before the Endumeni council the report on a forensic investigation into irregular expenditure at the municipality in terms of Section 106(1)(b) of the Municipal Systems Act (Act 32 of 2000). The report reveals damning findings […]

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Cogta MEC condemns theft of tombstones from Durban graveyards

KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Nomusa Dube-Ncube has condemned the desecration of burial sites by unscrupulous criminals who have reportedly removed granite tombstones from the grave sites in Tongaat (eThekwini) for commercial resale as granite kitchen tops. Dube-Ncube has urged law enforcement agencies to act with haste to apprehend these culprits: […]