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Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Municipal Systems Amendment Bill [B2-2019]: stakeholder engagement Day 2
27 Feb 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Western Cape Province and SALGA on the Local Government Municipal Systems Amendment Bill [B2-2019]. The Western Cape Province promised to submit more, in writing, on all the problems in the Municipal Systems Act (MSA). For example it proposed amendments to clarify section 54A (7) ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Municipal Systems Amendment Bill [B2-2019]: stakeholder engagement Day 1
26 Feb 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) on the Municipal Systems Amendment Bill [B2-2019] COGTA Gauteng indicated that it had met with COGTA National about the process to comply with the Constitutional Court judgement on the Municipal Systems Act Amendment Bill. The Committee ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Amendment Bill [B8D-2017]: adoption; Municipal Structures Amendment Bill: deliberations
5 Dec 2018
The Department of Traditional Affairs presented the changes to the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Amendment bill. Only three changes had been proposed by the National Council of Provinces (NCOP). One substantial addition was a provision for the establishment of a queenship council. The Committee accepted the amendments that had ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Municipal Structures Amendment Bill: deliberations
4 Dec 2018
The Department of Cooperative Governance (DCG) and the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) briefed the Portfolio Committee on the comments that had been made on the Municipal Structures Amendment Bill.
The Northern Cape had proposed a definition for the Municipal Public Accounts Committee (MPAC), and wanted it to be ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Department of Cooperative Governance 2017/18 Annual Report; Municipal Systems Amendment Bill: update with Deputy Minister
27 Nov 2018
The Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs briefed the Portfolio Committee on Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs on its 2017/18 Annual Report.
The Committee was informed that the Department had received a disclaimer audit opinion for the 2018/19 financial period. The Department stated that they had achieved 71% of ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Local Government: Municipal Structures Amendment Bill: deliberations
20 Nov 2018
The Committee met with the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, (COGTA), the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and the Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) to deliberate on the proposals made by different stakeholders concerning the Municipal Structures Amendment Bill. It was also briefed by a state law adviser on the ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Municipal Structures Amendment Bill: stakeholder engagement & tagging: Customary Initiation Bill: adoption
14 Nov 2018
Northern Cape Province proposed that the minimum number for councillors in a municipality should be 15. It wanted the geographical size of a municipality to be a criterion when determining the number of councillors. This would mean there would be a minimum of 8 wards in a municipality. It proposed ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Customary Initiation Bill [B7-2018]: proposed amendments
7 Nov 2018
The Portfolio Committee met to consider proposed amendments to the Customary Initiation Bill [B 7 — 2018]. The amendments had arisen mainly as a result of earlier public comments, Members’ requests and technical or consequential amendments.
The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs explained that the bill was intended ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Local Government Youth Development Forum; Customary Initiation Bill: deliberations
31 Oct 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) held an engagement with two youth organisations that were lobbying and advocating for the institutionalisation of youth development.
The Local Government Youth Development Forum (LGYDF) indicated that, as a multi-stakeholder organisation partnering with state-owned entities, it was planning to institutionalise ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Customary Initiation Bill: deliberations on public comments
30 Oct 2018
The Committee deliberated on the public comments on the Bill which had been distilled into a 10 page document. Debate centred on abduction, circumcision, medical practitioners and the thorny matter of the minimum age for initiation.
The conundrum facing the Committee was that despite wide support from stakeholders and ...