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Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Drought situation in Free State: Water Affairs briefing; State of South African Cities 2016: South African Cities Network briefing
8 Nov 2016
The delegation from the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) presented on the issue of drought in the Free State, describing the issues that faced the province, as well as putting forward the many steps the DWS was taking to combat the impact of the drought.
The delegation noted that ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Bill: public hearings programme
1 Nov 2016
The Committee discussed the provisional programme for the Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Bill public hearings to take place within the various provinces. The Chairperson explained that the Rural Alliance members had raised an issue regarding the durations allocated to the public hearings programme. The Rural Alliances indicated that it was ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs BRRR
20 Oct 2016
The Committee reviewed the draft of the Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (the Report) on the work of the Department of Cooperative Governance. Members were happy with the structure of the report, but made some recommendations to improve the wording. Members agreed that the work in Programme 5 was causing ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Municipal Demarcation Board, SALGA, Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent, National Disaster Management Centre on their 2015/16 Annual Reports
18 Oct 2016
The Municipality Demarcation Board (MDB) obtained a clean audit. There were however challenges on the usefulness and reliability of performance information. These challenges have been addressed in the new 2016/17 Annual Performance Plan (APP). MDB had irregular expenditure of R66 000 but it was a substantial improvement ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
CRL Rights Commission 2015/16 Annual Report
13 Oct 2016
The Committee met to be briefed on the 2015/16 annual report of the Commission for the promotion and protection of the rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission).
The Commission said it had maintained its status of receiving an unqualified audit opinion from the Auditor General (AG). ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Upper Limits of Total Remuneration Packages for Municipal Managers; Councils establishment: Department of Cooperative Governance update
30 Aug 2016
The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) briefed the Committee on the upper limits of total remuneration packages payable to Municipal Managers and managers directly accountable to Municipal Managers. It also updated the Committee on the consolidated database of municipalities.
The Minister published Notice No. 287 in Government ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Forensic reports of municipalities: Department of Cooperative Governance briefing
23 Aug 2016
The Department of Cooperative Governance (the Department) gave a presentation on the forensic reports that had been commissioned by provinces and municipalities, into the situation in various municipalities. Across the country, 109 forensic reports had been received, and the presentation focused on the broad areas of misconduct that were discovered ...
Home Affairs
Local Government Elections: voter registrations; addresses plan for voters' roll: IEC briefing
17 May 2016
The Committee met with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to be briefed on the state of preparedness of the Commission to hold the upcoming local government elections on 3 August 2016. The comprehensive presentation informed the Committee of delimitation, the final wards delivery by the Municipal Demarcation Board for the ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Committee Report on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Budget
13 Apr 2016
The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs met to consider the Committee Report on Budget Vote 4: Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.
The Democratic Alliance reserved its opinion on the report.
The Economic Freedom Fighters did not support the adoption of the report.
However, the Committee adopted the ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Local Government Elections 2016 Preparations and Readiness, with Deputy Minister
12 Apr 2016
This was a joint meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs and the Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs in which the Municipal Demarcation Board, the South African Local Government Association and the Department of Cooperative Governance (DCoG) presented on preparations and readiness for ...