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5 people hospitalised after house collapses in uMlazi
5 people hospitalised after house collapses in uMlazi! Five people were hospitalised after two houses collapsed in uMlazi ward 85,…
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NMB Deputy Mayor Gary van Niekerk suspended
Gary van Niekerk, Deputy Mayor of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality in the Eastern Cape, has been suspended following a…
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CoGTA to discuss issues related to governance in KwaZulu-Natal
The Parliamentary Committee on Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs is visiting several municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal to discuss issues related to…
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KwaZulu-Natal COGTA warns residents to stay indoors over the next few days
The Cooperative Governance Department in KwaZulu-Natal has warned residents to stay indoors over the next few days – as inclement…
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KZN areas affected by tornado declared national disaster
Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Thembi Nkadimeng has classified the areas that were hit by last week’s…
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KZN govt offers assistance to families who lost loved ones in Ladysmith floods
The KwaZulu-Natal government has offered assistance to grieving families in Ladysmith who lost loved ones in the devastating Christmas Eve…
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Labour court rules ban on Samwu members in political party jobs unconstitutional
The Labour Court has ruled that the prohibition of all municipal employees from holding office in a political party to…
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KZN CoGTA condemns killing of Chief Siphamandla Khumalo
The KwaZulu-Natal Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Department has condemned the killing of Chief Siphamandla Khumalo. He was a…
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SA Human Rights Commission blasts KZN municipalities over water crisis
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on Monday blasted several KwaZulu-Natal municipalities and water service authorities in the province…
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Calls for end to Tshwane strike as DA says no to political resolution
The MEC for the Department of Co-Operative Governance & Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) in Gauteng, Mzi Khumalo has called for the…
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GP Premier Lesufi calls for solutions to local government debt
Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi, has proposed a new debt relief programme between local, provincial, and national governments. Lesufi says municipalities…
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Paul Mashatile: We need to ensure we have stable coalitions
Deputy President Paul Mashatile says there is a serious need to address challenges at the local government level and to…
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Concerns over Eastern Cape initiate deaths
The Department for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs in the Eastern Cape says 20 initiates have died during the winter…
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Cogta: Funds not to blame for delays in dealing with Durban flood aftermath
Cooperative Governance Minister Thembi Nkadimeng raised concern over the underspending of funds released for disasters in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). This follows…
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Eastern Cape residents endure sewage spills & power cuts following floods
Eastern Cape communities are still recovering from torrential rain that wreaked havoc and left many people displaced. Residents have also…
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State of disaster to mitigate impact of severe electricity supply
Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele led a briefing alongside COGTA minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and Health Minister Joe Phaahla on…
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Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma faces disciplinary action
Senior ANC NEC member Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma will face disciplinary action for defying the party. Dlamini-Zuma voted in favour of the…
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SAWS: Warning of heavy rain and floods in KZN
KwaZulu-Natal disaster management teams are on high alert following a warning of heavy downpours in that province. The South African…
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KZN Cogta wants probe into IFP official who threatened to fire ANC official
The KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance Department is calling for a probe after an IFP official at the AbaQulusi Municipality publicly threatened…
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Ditsobotla municipal council disbanded
The Ditsobotla Municipality Local Municipality in North West is beyond repair. That is according to the deputy COGTA minister, Obed…
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