Minister Hlabisa Together With Eastern Cape Kings Chart a Roadmap Towards Safer Customary Initiation and Zero Death The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Mr. Velenkosini Hlabisa, together with Eastern Cape Kings, met to collectively chart a roadmap towards safer customary initiation and the zero death target. The meeting took place yesterday, 23 […]

Deputy Minister Masemola Concluded an Engagement With the Leadership Ngaka Modiri Molema District and All Its Constituent Local Municipalities in the North West Province The Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Dr Namane Dickson Masemola undertook an accountability and assessment oversight meeting to Ngaka Modiri Molema District in NW Province under the theme […]

Minister Hlabisa to Attend the Commemoration of the Battle of Isandlwana in KZN The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Mr Velenkosini Hlabisa, will attend the commemoration of the battle of Isandlwana to be held on 22 January 2025, at Isandlwana Precinct in Kwa Zulu Natal. Minister will join His Majesty, King Misuzulu […]

Minister Hlabisa to Meet With Eastern Cape Kings Regarding Safer Traditional Initiation and Zero Deaths. The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Mr. Velenkosini Hlabisa will meet with Eastern Cape Kings to deliberate on safer customary initiation and mechanisms that can be put in place to ensure the upcoming initiation periods result in […]

Deputy Minister Masemola to Visit and Engage the Leadership Ngaka Modiri Molema District and All Its Constituent Local Municipalities in the North West Province The Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Dr Namane Dickson Masemola will undertake an oversight visit to Ngaka Modiri Molema District in NW Province under the theme – “Every […]

Minister Hlabisa pays a pivotal courtesy visit to his majesty king Dalindyebo of Abathembu nation The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Mr Velenkosini Hlabisa paid a courtesy visit to His Majesty King Buyelekhaya Zwelibanzi Dalindyebo KaSabata, the King of the AbaThembu Nation on the 17th January 2025. The basis for the courtesy […]

Minister Hlabisa Extends the Contracts of CWP Participants Age 55 Years and Older The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Mr Velenkosini Hlabisa, and the Minister of Finance, Mr Enoch Godongwana, held a progressive bilateral meeting regarding the CWP participants’ contracts. The meeting was essential in addressing the critical challenge of significant budget […]

Minister Hlabisa Engages Rights Commissions to Tackle Customary Initiation Tragedies The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Mr. Velenkosini Hlabisa, today met with the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious, and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission) and the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE). This engagement, prompted by the […]

Minister Hlabisa to Participate in Workshop With Amakhosi in KwaZulu-Natal The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Mr Velenkosini Hlabisa, will attend the KwaZulu Natal (KZN) workshop for Amakhosi to be hosted by the KZN MEC of COGTA, Rev Thulasizwe Buthelezi. This important workshop follows a meeting that was convened by the MEC […]