KZNCOGTA
KZN municipalities have been given a snapshot of future expansion of Eskom’s electricity infrastructure in the province up until 2024 during the Munimec forum convened by the provincial Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) in Durban today. The electrification plan complements KZN’s progress in approaching universal access to electricity for its municipal residents. […]
Resident of the uThukela District, in the Alfred Duma local Municipality have been urged to exercise extreme caution as their area is prone to inclement weather related disasters such as runaway veld fires, thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, hailstorms and heavy rains resulting in flooding. This as the KwaZulu-Natal department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs […]
Local government excellence in KZN was celebrated last night, as the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs under the leadership of MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube crowned the province’s best performing municipality at a prestigious ceremony at the Greyville Racecourse in Durban. The Municipal Excellence Awards, which are an annual feature on the province’s local government […]
At the request of the Umzumbe municipal council, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube has today formally authorised a forensic investigation into the affairs of Umzumbe municipal council in terms of section 106 of the Municipal Systems Act. The investigation will focus on alleged fraud, corruption and maladministration within the municipality. The investigation […]
Municipal officials linked to serious allegations of fraud and corruption KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Nomusa Dube-Ncube, in her quest for good and clean governance in municipalities, today tabled before the Mpofana municipal council an explosive forensic investigation into irregularities, fraud and corruption at this municipality. The forensic report presented to […]
The MEC of the KwaZulu-Natal department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Ms Nomusa Dube-Ncube, has called upon churches to fight against the abuse of women and children. Dube-Ncube made these remarks today at the 40th Celebration of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa (MCSA), YMG eMpangeni Circuit 717 which were presided over by the Natal […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]