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MINISTER HLABISA TO LEAD ENGAGEMENT WITH KINGS ON THE EASTERN SEABOARD DEVELOPMENT

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The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Mr. Velenkosini Hlabisa, will lead a high-level engagement with Kings and senior traditional leaders from across the country to discuss the Eastern Seaboard Development (ESD) initiative. The engagement forms part of government’s ongoing efforts to strengthen collaboration with traditional leadership in advancing regional development, unlocking economic

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DEPUTY MINISTER MASEMOLA TO PARTICIPATE IN PROVINCIAL POLITICAL CONSULTATIVE ENGAGEMENT ON THE REVISED DRAFT WHITE PAPER ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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The Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Namane Dickson Masemola, will attend the Provincial Political Consultative Engagement on the Revised Draft White Paper on Local Government scheduled to take place in Polokwane, Limpopo. The engagement forms part of a series of nationwide consultations with stakeholders on the Revised Draft 2026 White Paper

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MINISTER HLABISA CALLS FOR A WHOLE-OF-GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY APPROACH TO PLACE UTHUKELA ON A PATH TO EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT GOVERNANCE

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The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Mr. Velenkosini Hlabisa, together with the Premier of KwaZulu-Natal, Mr. Thamsanqa Ntuli, today led an oversight engagement with the uThukela District Municipality in Emnambithi/Ladysmith. Also in attendance were the District Development Model (DDM) Champion and Deputy Minister of Transport, Mr. Mkhuleko Hlengwa; the KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative

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MINISTER HLABISA TO CONDUCT OVERSIGHT VISIT TO uTHUKELA DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY AMID FINANCIAL CRISIS

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The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Mr. Velenkosini Hlabisa, will undertake an urgent oversight visit to the uThukela District Municipality following a deepening financial crisis that threatens service delivery. The intervention comes after the municipality’s bank accounts were attached on 21 January 2026 due to a court dispute over a reported R137

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MINISTER HLABISA TO LEAD EXECUTIVE DIALOGUE WITH BUSINESS ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT REFORMS

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The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Mr Velenkosini Hlabisa, will convene and lead an Executive Dialogue with Business under the umbrella of the National Business Initiative (NBI) on Local Government Reforms, with a specific focus on the Revised Draft White Paper on Local Government (WPLG). The review of the White Paper is

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MINISTER HLABISA CONVENES A BROAD STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENTS OF THE DRAFT REVISED WHITE PAPER ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Mr Velenkosini Hlabisa, yesterday (03 March 2026) led a broad stakeholder engagement on the Draft Revised White Paper on Local Government. Minister was supported by the Deputy Ministers Dr Namane Dickson Masemola and Reverend Prince Burns Ncamashe. The broad stakeholder engagement brought together a number of

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MINISTER HLABISA TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE NATIONAL HOUSE OF TRADITIONAL AND KHOI-SAN LEADERS

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The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Mr Velenkosini Hlabisa, will attend the Annual Official Opening of the National House of Traditional and Khoi-San Leaders (NHTKL). The Annual Official Opening marks the commencement of the NHTKL’s 2026 programme and serves as an important platform to reaffirm collaboration between government and the institution of

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MINISTER HLABISA TO ATTEND AND ADDRESS THE ANNUAL OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE NATIONAL HOUSE OF TRADITIONAL AND KHOI-SAN LEADERS

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The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Mr Velenkosini Hlabisa, will attend and address the Annual Official Opening of the National House of Traditional and Khoi-San Leaders (NHTKL). The Annual Official Opening marks the commencement of the NHTKL’s 2026 programme and serves as an important platform to reaffirm collaboration between government and the