03/10, 15:30 COGTA Minister Hlabisa calls on municipalities to restore public trustCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)Velenkosini HlabisaCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)Velenkosini Hlabisa
03/10, 12:15 Hlabisa urges municipalities to strengthen accountability systems to prevent maladministrationCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)Velenkosini HlabisaCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)Velenkosini Hlabisa
11/09, 13:54 Mondlo residents vow to continue protesting over load reduction until demands metCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)KwaZulu-Natal (KZN)Load reductionService delivery protestCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)KwaZulu-Natal (KZN)Load reductionService delivery protest
09/09, 11:59 COGTA confident of turning troubled Ditsobotla Municipality aroundCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)North WestVelenkosini HlabisaCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)North WestVelenkosini Hlabisa
13/08, 06:53 FS municipalities will continue to be on brink of financial collapse unless there's consequence management, AG's office warnsCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)Free StateAuditor General (AG)Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)Free StateAuditor General (AG)
29/07, 05:36 Some suggest there should be minimum education requirements for public representativesCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)
28/07, 19:43Trending The day that was: Corruption Inquiry needs public intel, CIT heist chaos, Illiterate councillorsCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)Police CrisisMadlanga Commission of InquiryCash-in-transit heistVelenkosini HlabisaCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)Police CrisisMadlanga Commission of InquiryCash-in-transit heistVelenkosini Hlabisa
28/07, 11:27 Hlabisa says education levels for public representatives must be revisited after report shows hundreds of KZN councillors illiterateCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)Velenkosini HlabisaEducationKZN COGTACity of EkurhuleniCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)Velenkosini HlabisaEducationKZN COGTACity of Ekurhuleni
28/07, 09:54Trending COGTA calls for review of hackneyed funding model for municipalitiesCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)Velenkosini HlabisaCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)Velenkosini Hlabisa
19/07, 13:00 Disaster management deployed after devastating fire that killed mother and childCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)KwaZulu-Natal (KZN)Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)KwaZulu-Natal (KZN)
13/07, 07:04 Botched circumcisions at 2 initiation schools in Limpopo leaves 21 initiates needing medical attentionCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)LimpopoWinter initiationCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)LimpopoWinter initiation
08/07, 07:00 Limpopo COGTA Dept confirms first winter initiation season deathCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)LimpopoWinter initiationCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)LimpopoWinter initiation
07/07, 15:40 Hlabisa says COGTA working with SAWS to improve early warning systemsCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)South African Weather Service (SAWS)Eastern Cape floodsEastern CapeWestern CapeCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)South African Weather Service (SAWS)Eastern Cape floodsEastern CapeWestern Cape
07/07, 13:47Trending COGTA threatens to withhold R1.2bn in disaster relief if municipalities don't account for millions previously allocatedCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)Velenkosini HlabisaDisaster Relief FundCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)Velenkosini HlabisaDisaster Relief Fund
05/07, 12:00 25 children rescued from bogus initiation school near Mahikeng villageCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)Winter initiationNorth WestCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)Winter initiationNorth West
29/06, 07:38 Deputy COGTA Minister Burns-Ncamashe calls for safer practices during winter initiation season Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)Winter initiationCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)Winter initiation
26/06, 13:03Trending EC govt recognises deficit of more than R800m to restore flood-damaged roadsCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)FloodsEastern CapeCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)FloodsEastern Cape
26/06, 12:06Trending EC flooding: Provincial govt confirms death toll of 101, including a 1-year-old baby Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)Eastern CapeFloodsCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)Eastern CapeFloods
25/06, 04:51 As govt works on emergency relief measures for EC, Godongwana warns against inflating of pricesCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)Eastern CapeFloodsEnoch GodongwanaParliamentCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)Eastern CapeFloodsEnoch GodongwanaParliament
24/06, 08:23Trending EC flooding death toll rises to 97 as COGTA warns MPs that the numbers may riseCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)Eastern CapeFloodingParliamentCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)Eastern CapeFloodingParliament
24/06, 05:10 Gauteng COGTA says foot and mouth disease outbreak doesn't warrant provincial state of disasterCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)GautengFoot and mouth diseaseCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)GautengFoot and mouth disease
17/06, 15:35 KZN provincial govt confirms 2 deaths due to weather-related disastersCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)Thami NtuliKZN floodingVelenkosini HlabisaCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)Thami NtuliKZN floodingVelenkosini Hlabisa
11/06, 12:45 Weather-related damage affects almost 70 KZN schoolsCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)KwaZulu-Natal (KZN)Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)KwaZulu-Natal (KZN)
10/06, 04:00 'Governance crisis in our municipalities is deepening'Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)Zweli Mkhize2026 Municipal electionsSouth African Local Government Association (SALGA)Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)Zweli Mkhize2026 Municipal electionsSouth African Local Government Association (SALGA)
04/06, 08:49 Initiation season in South Africa: Why state regulation clashes with customary lawsCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)Winter initiationCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)Winter initiation
02/06, 06:11 COGTA's Hlabisa wants 'zero deaths' during winter initiation seasonCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)Velenkosini HlabisaWinter initiationCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)Velenkosini HlabisaWinter initiation