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KZNCOGTA urges Zululand District council to investigate allegations against District Mayor

Wits University launching it`s educational programmes that also address the local government skills challenges to develop the outgoing councillors. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube, delivering her address provided an overview of local government in the province to ensure the effectiveness of the programmes. This was during a business breakfast at Elangeni Hotel in Durban on 30.08.18

 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

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube described women as undefeated warriors. The MEC was delivering her keynote address during the women empowerment and breast cancer awareness which was attended by all the women employees within her department. The MEC also dedicated all the awards won by the department to the staff. She said she commends most those who are responsible for making sure that there is a tea, water or the office is clean every day. The event took place at the Olive Convention centre on 23.10.18

  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

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube launching the Provincial disaster awareness campaign in Nongoma. The MEC cautioned about the disaster causes and also explained the types of interventions from the department. The event was attended by more than 1000 community members, Zululand District Mayor Thulasizwe Buthelezi, Amakhosi, Izinduna and the representatives from the other departments at Ekubungazeleni in Nongoma on 18.10.18

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

Cooperative Governance and Traditional affairs MEC Dube-Ncube meeting with mayors of municipalities who regressed in their audit outcomes for the 2016/2017 financial year to take stock of the progress made in addressing audit findings through the implementation of these municipalities’ audit response plans. The meeting took place at Mayville in Durban 14.08.18 

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

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube presiding over a summit with Amakhosi and issues of budget and support were discussed. The meeting was attended by Amakhosi, academics, representatives of Izinduna and secretaries of Amakhosi at the Durban City Hall on 19.09.18

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: […]

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COGTA to represent province at National Productivity Awards

KZN Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) under the leadership of MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube is proud to represent the province as a finalist in the National Productivity Awards to be held at the Gallagher Estate Convention Centre in Johannesburg on 19 October 2018. The department won the Regional Award for the public sector […]

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KZNCOGTA condemns sabotage of water infrastructure in uThukela

  KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Nomusa Dube-Ncube has condemned the act of vandalism in the uThukela District Municipality where five water stations were destroyed last night. The incident threatens to plunge communities in Kliptown and Watermede in wards 15, 16, 18 and 19 of the Alfred Duma Local Municipality into crisis. “This […]

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Disaster Management teams placed on standby as heavy rains and snow hit parts of KZN

Women must be steadfast and claim their rightful leadership space in a patriarchal society. That is according to KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Nomusa Dube-Ncube who was speaking at the Women of Impact Seminar in Durban on 17.08.18. Dube-Ncube cautioned that the current generation of women will be judged harshly by history for setting future generations of women up for failure if they remain mere passive spectators to men and the patriarchal society we still see in South Africa today. “Times have changed dramatically in favour of women but I do not think we have occupied the space that we should be occupying. Take for example those who came before us who against all odds resisted to have their voices drowned out. They collectively faced the might of the apartheid regime and registered their concerns. Now our generation needs to do an objective introspection and ask some difficult questions - are we truly where we need to be?” - said Dube-Ncube. “One of the challenges we are facing is that we are bearing the brunt of poverty, yet opportunities are out there for us to turn our lives around. We do not want to work together and the pull-her-down syndrome is a hindrance for us to ascend to all the new economic opportunities that are now available. We need to close ranks, work together and support one another. We desperately need forums of this nature where we share ideas and map a way forward for aggressive women empowerment processes,” said Dube-Ncube. Dube-Ncube urged women to work together to nip in the bud the scourge of abuse of women. She said if women are not supporting victims of abuse and expose perpetrators, war against women abuse would never be won. “Enough is enough - women and our girl children are raped and killed. Perpetrators are usually men known to them; men who are their partners, husbands and uncles. These are people that should be protecting them but instead they do the opposite. We protect these p

As the predicted inclement weather hits parts of the Province of KwaZulu-Natal, the MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Nomusa Dube-Ncube has placed all disaster management teams on standby. According to the South African Weather Service a cold front that is expected to sweep through the province starting from today and parts of […]

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Operation Sukuma Sakhe visits Ward 22 in Msunduzi

Phase one of the more than 5 million rand sewer project is underway at Dambuza. The project was visited by Kwazulu- Natal Treasury Head Simiso Magagula, who also represented the Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube, during the Provincial Operation Sukuma Sakhe in the area. A cleanup campaign that was themed “Thuma Mina” was conducted by the government officials, community leaders and the community as part of encouraging the community to keep the environment clean. An identified needy family was visited and immediate and long-term intervention was put in place before proceeding to the community engagement meeting at the local community hall on 26.09.18

The Head of Department in the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Finance Mr Simiso Magagula together with the Cabinet Operation Sukuma Sakhe team visited kwaDambuza in Ward 21 in the Msunduzi Local Municipality. This visit came about as various members of the provincial cabinet descended on the uMgungundlovu District, as part of Cabinet OSS. Various MEC’s visited […]