KWAZULU NATAL DEPARTMENT OF COOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE AND TRADITIONAL AFFAIRS VACANCIES

​ADVERTISEMENT FOR DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMMES PROGRAMME 2026 – 2028 FINANCIAL YEARS
 
1. GRADUATE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME: 
The Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs is offering the Internship Programme, for a period of 24 months, to unemployed graduates.
 
REQUIREMENTS:
• Applicants must be from Kwazulu-Natal (proof of residence to be attached) Ward Councillor letter or Municipal Bill or Affidavit.
• Applicants must be unemployed and have never participated in an Internship Programme from any Government Department.
• Applicants must have successfully completed a 3 or 4 year qualification from a recognized tertiary institution.
• The qualification must be in one of the fields listed below.
 
NO. – QUALIFICATIONS - REFERENCE NO. - NO OF POSTS TO FILL
1. Public Management / Public Administration - PUB/1/26 - 15
2. Accounting / Financial Management / Internal Auditing - ACC/2/26 - 5
3. Computer Science / Information Technology - COM/3/26 - 3
4. LLB / Anthropology - LLB/4/26 - 3
5. Human Resource Management / Organizational Development - HRM/5/26 - 10
6. Geographic Information System (GIS) - GIS/6/26 - 3
7. Electrical Engineering / Civil Engineering / Architecture / Quantity Surveying - ELEC/7/26 - 3
8. Disaster Management / Environmental Science / Safety Management - DIS/8/26 - 3
9. Town and Regional Planning - TOW/9/26 - 2
10. Visual Communication / Photography / Graphic Design - VIS/10/26 - 2
11. Logistics / Transport Management - LOG/11/26 - 1
 
 
2. WORK INTERGRATED LEARNING PROGRAMME (WIL) for a period of 12 to 18 months
 
REQUIREMENTS:
• Applicants must be from Kwazulu-Natal. (proof of residence to be attached) Ward Councillor letter or Municipal Bill or Affidavit.
• Applicants must be registered with a recognized Institution of Higher Learning (A letter from the institution requesting WIL must be attached).
• Applicants must be unemployed and have never participated in a WIL Programme from any Government Department
 
NO. – QUALIFICATION - REFERENCE NO. - NO OF POSTS TO FILL
1. Public Management / Public Administration - PUB/WIL/26 - 4
2. Electrical Engineering / Civil Engineering - ELEC/WIL/26 - 2
3. Human Resource Management - HRM/WIL/26 - 4

​​HOW TO APPLY: Applications must be on a fully completed and signed (all pages) new Z83 form (81/971431 effective 1 January 2021) obtainable at any Public Service Department and on Google, clearly indicating the reference number with a detailed CV, certified copies of IDs and qualifications. An affidavit confirming that the applicant has never participated in an Internship Programme before must be attached. Applications can be physically submitted at Natalia Building, 330 Langalibalele Street, Pietermaritzburg. Or post to: Private Bag X 9078, Pietermaritzburg 3200. (Attention: The Head of Department). Alternatively, applications can be submitted to the nearest COGTA District Offices
 
Preference will be given to people with disabilities. 
 
CLOSING DATE: 28 January 2026 
 
Enquiries: Joey Kilian (033 260 8263 / 066 242 6079) joey.kilian@kzncogta.gov.za and enzo Tabete (033 260 8264 / 078 247 0487) senzo.tabete@kzncogta.gov.za