MINISTER HLABISA CONGRATULATES DEPUTY MINISTER REV PRINCE ZOLILE BURNS-NCAMASHE ON HIS ORDINATION The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Mr Velenkosini Hlabisa, has extended his heartfelt congratulations to the Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Rev Zolile Burns Ncamashe (Prince), following his official ordination as a Reverend in the Ethiopian Episcopal Church.

The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Mr Velenkosini Hlabisa, today met with customary initiation experts in the Western Cape as part of government’s continued efforts to prevent initiation-related fatalities and to safeguard the dignity, health and lives of initiates. The Minister was accompanied by the Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs,

DEPUTY MASEMOLA URGES NORTH WEST PROVINCIAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT KGOTHAKGOTHE TO ENSURE MUNICIPALITIES WORK FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE SPIRIT OF THE WHITE PAPER ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Dr Namane Dickson Masemola has today (10 February 2026) delivered remarks at the North West Provincial Local Government Kgothakgothe. The

The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Mr Velenkosini Hlabisa, convened a high-level meeting yesterday, 23 December 2025, with relevant District Development Model (DDM) Champions and various stakeholders to deliberate on the continued loss of lives and the serious challenges associated with the initiation process across the country. The meeting was attended by