The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Mr Velenkosini Hlabisa has today, 07 August 2026, gazetted the date of the municipal elections scheduled to take place on 04 November 2026 as published in Government Gazette No. 55162. The Minister of CoGTA has the responsibility in terms of the Constitution, section 159 read with the
Calling and Setting a date for Local Government Elections
The Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Dr Namane Dickson Masemola, has reaffirmed government’s commitment to building capable, ethical and developmental municipalities through comprehensive policy reforms, strengthened governance systems and the professionalisation of local government. Addressing delegates at the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) Western Cape Provincial Members Assembly, Deputy Minister
The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Mr Velenkosini Hlabisa, has urged all eligible South Africans to register and verify their voter registration details before the proclamation of the 2026 Local Government Elections date on 7 August 2026. In terms of Section 159 of the Constitution, read together with the Municipal Structures Act,
Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Dr Namane Dickson Masemola, will be attending the Nkangala District Municipality State of the District Address (SODA) to be delivered by the Executive Mayor, Cllr TD Ngwenya, during a Special Council Sitting in Middelburg, Mpumalanga. Held under the theme, “The Year of Decisive Action to Fix
The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Mr Velenkosini Hlabisa, today, 30 July 2026, convened a special meeting of the Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister and Members of Executive Councils (MINMEC). The meeting was attended by Deputy Ministers Dr Namane Dickson Masemola and Rev. Prince Zolile Burns-Ncamashe; the leadership of the National
The Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Dr Namane Dickson Masemola, today paid a courtesy visit to Inkosi NC Maphumulo, where he engaged traditional leaders on the pressing challenges facing communities in the area. The engagement forms part of the Deputy Minister’s ongoing commitment to strengthening partnerships between government and traditional leadership,
Programme Director Minister of Finance, Mr Enoch Godongwana Directors-General and senior members of government Members of the media Fellow South Africans Good morning Thank you for the opportunity to address this important briefing. The Minister of Finance has outlined the circumstances that led to the temporary withholding of portions of the July 2026 Local Government
The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Mr Velenkosini Hlabisa, will today attend the funeral service of the late Nkosi Mpumalanga Gwadiso, Chairperson of the Eastern Cape House of Traditional and Khoi-San Leaders. Minister Hlabisa will join the bereaved family, traditional leaders, the Eastern Cape Provincial Government, community members and other dignitaries in
The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Mr Velenkosini Hlabisa, and the Minister of Finance, Mr Enoch Godongwana, will hold a joint media briefing on the temporary withholding of Municipal Equitable Share transfers. The Municipal Equitable Share is an unconditional allocation made to municipalities in terms of the Constitution and the annual Division of