As South Africa braces for the 2025/2026 summer season, the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Mr. Velenkosini Hlabisa, assures the nation that COGTA, through the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC), is fully prepared to coordinate the country’s response to potential extreme weather events and a safe customary summer initiation season. Thus, the

The Deputy Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Dr. Namane Dickson Masemola will undertake an official visit to East London in the Eastern Cape’s Buffalo City Metro Municipality on 11 November 2025 to participate in the crucial Provincial Political MuniMEC Forum. The Forum will see DM Masemola, providing an update on the Review

The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Mr. Velenkosini Hlabisa, will attend and deliver a keynote address at the pivotal uMzinyathi Water Summit from 16 to 17 October 2025 at Battlefield Country Lodge, Dundee, KwaZulu-Natal. The Summit will address urgent water service delivery challenges across all 61 wards of the uMzinyathi District. Central

The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Mr Velenkosini Hlabisa, will pay a follow-up visit to the Ditsobotla Local Municipality in the North West Province. This visit follows the recent election of new political leadership in the municipality. The engagement forms part of the broader Cabinet-led intervention under Section 139(7) of the Constitution