The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Dr Zweli Mkhize has received an urgent request from the Auditor-General (AG) to urgently intervene and deal with the intimidation of audit managers at eThekwini and Msunduzi municipalities. The AG, Mr Kimi Makwetu has requested Minister Mkhize to urgently intervene, as the Office of the Auditor-General has […]
The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Dr Zweli Mkhize will brief parliament on the state of local government and traditional affairs and outline plans for the year ahead, when he delivers the CoGTA Budget Vote speech on 15 May 2018 The Minister will outline the programme of action of his portfolio which comprises […]
The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Dr Zweli Mkhize has concluded his visit to Grahamstown, in the Sarah Baartman region, with a commitment to provide firm support for the strengthening of Makana Municipal Municipality which is in distress. The Minister has been visiting the Eastern Cape since the 2nd of May as part […]
MINISTER OF COOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE AND TRADITIONAL AFFAIRS, DR ZWELI MKHIZE RESPONDS TO QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN REPLY NATIONAL ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN REPLY QUESTION NUMBER PQ2018/02 Mr W M Madisha (Cope) to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs: What was the total amount in funding that the Western Cape provincial […]
Minister Zweli Mkhize addressed the first Kwazulu-Natal Local Government Indaba which took place in Durban. Addressing the gathered delegates, Minister Mkhize emphasised the importance of incorporating values of integrity, selflessness and equality when delivering services or interacting with communities. “The values of integrity, selflessness and equality for all that Madiba espoused are some of the […]
ADDRESS BY THE MINISTER OF COOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE AND TRADITIONAL AFFAIRS, DR ZWELI MKHIZE, at the KWAZULU-NATAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT INDABA, 23 March 2018, Durban The MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Ms Nomusa Dube-Ncube and all MECs present Chairperson of SALGA, KZN Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson of the Provincial House of Traditional Leaders; […]
Statement by the Minister of CoGTA, Dr Zweli Mkhize on interventions to support municipalities in distress Ladies and gentlemen of the media good morning, Over the past two weeks, I have received briefings from the CoGTA portfolio components, provincial leadership and municipalities, as well as stakeholders since assuming office. In the coming […]
The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Dr Zweli Mkhize delivered an address at the Local Government Energy Summit convened by the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) on 08 March 2018 in Sandton, Johannesburg. Minister welcomed the summit as an important step towards achieving the goals we set ourselves of providing electricity […]
The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Mr Des van Rooyen convened the Inter-Ministerial Task Team (IMTT) on electricity on 13 February 2018 in Cape Town. The meeting today (13 February 2018) was convened to primarily receive and engage reports from various sectors, assess the levels of debts by municipalities to Eskom, Water […]
The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Mr Des van Rooyen noted with concern the wrong and misguided report by the Business Day Newspaper of 07 February 2018. The story is alleging that Minister failed to answer questions in the CoGTA portfolio committee held yesterday, on 06 February 2018. “As the Minister in […]
