Our Vision:
COGTA envisages “People Centred sustainable Co-operative governance”.






Our Mission
“KZN COGTA will coordinate and foster cooperation amongst governance institutions and build capacity to accelerate delivery of high quality services to communities”.

Rev Thulasizwe Buthelezi
MEC: Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

Dr. Joey Krishnan
Acting Head of Department
Latest News

KZN COGTA MEC ANNOUNCES COMMENCEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION OF NKANDLA DISASTER MANAGEMENT CENTRE AND EXPANSION OF ELECTRIFICATION PROJECTS IN NKANDLA
Nkandla, 8 May 2025 – Less than a month after announcing plans to build the Nkandla Disaster Management Centre, KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi, working with the…

KZN COGTA MEC INSPECTS STORM-DAMAGED ULUNDI OFFICES, EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER REPAIR DELAYS
Ulundi, 05 May 2025 – The Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, MEC, Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi, today conducted an on-site inspection of the Cogta offices in Ulundi, which remain closed following significant storm damage…

Two lives lost as water tanker crashes into houses in Msunduzi Municipality.
Ulundi, 29 April 2025 – Disaster management teams promptly attended to an incident within the Msunduzi Local Municipality following the structural compromise and damage sustained by two residential properties. The event transpired on…

KZN COGTA MEC ANNOUNCES RELOCATION OF MUDSLIDE-AFFECTED FAMILIES
Durban, 26 April 2025 – The Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, MEC, Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi, today announced the relocation of families whose residences were destroyed by the recent mudslide in eThekwini, uMlazi P…

KZN COGTA MEC Unveils R1.9 Billion Budget to Revitalise Local Governance and Drive Economic Growth
PIETERMARITZBURG, 25 April 2025 – The Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi, tabled the R1.9 billion Vote 11 Budget Policy Speech for the 2025/26 financial which is aimed at strengthening…

TAXI SWEPT AWAY BY RIVER IN UTRECHT CLAIMS ONE LIFE, KZN COGTA MEC EXPRESSES CONDOLENCES
Ulundi, 17 April 2025 – The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has conveyed his condolences to the family affected by a tragic incident in Utrecht. Yesterday, in…
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