South Africa expected to launch Cogta-UN partnership
By ANA Reporter
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CAPE TOWN - Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, and the head of the United Nations (UN) in South Africa, Nardos Bekele-Thomas, are expected to launch a ground-breaking COGTA-UN partnership on April 6.
The partnership will be in support of the implementation of the District Development Model (DDM) in the O.R. Tambo District, in Eastern Cape.
In a statement on Sunday, COGTA said Dlamini-Zuma will be joined by the member of the executive council of COGTA in the Eastern Cape, Xolile Nqata, and O.R. Tambo Mayor, Thokozile Sokanyile.
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Traditional leaders drive development in communities, says Ramaphosa Updated
Anastasi Mokgobu
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has dedicated his weekly letter to the role of traditional leaders as a tribute to the late Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini.
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The Zulu monarch passed away last week at the age of 72.
Ramaphosa writes the the institution of traditional leadership continues to play an important role in the lives of millions of people around the country, especially in rural areas.
Ramaphosa also paid tribute to other traditional leaders who passed away this year and lauded them as champions of the preservation of the country’s heritage and revered custodians of the histories of their respective peoples.