Dikeledi Rosemary Direko

National Assembly

ddireko@parliament.gov.za direct1985@gmail.com

About Dikeledi Rosemary Direko

2020 committee attendance as mp

0% attendance rate

Attended 0 meetings out of 10

2019 committee attendance as mp

94% attendance rate

Attended 17 meetings out of 18

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Recent meetings attended

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs — Meeting with Mogalakwena; Collins Chabane & Tzaneen Local Municipalities — 6 Dec 2019
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs — Municipal Systems Amendment Bill; CRL Rights Commission on commercialisation of religion; Vietnamese Parliament delegation — 5 Dec 2019
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs — VBS Bank investment impact on Merafong City Local Municipality — 4 Dec 2019
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs — Meeting with City of Ekuruhleni Metro & Lekwa Local Municipality — 3 Dec 2019
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs — Traditional Indaba day 2 — 27 Nov 2019

All meetings attended

DISCLAIMER: This information has been obtained via the Parliamentary Monitoring Group. PMG makes every effort to compile reliable and comprehensive information, but does not claim that the data is 100% accurate and complete.

Currently

Member at Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at African National Congress (ANC) (Party)

Formerly

7th Candidate at African National Congress Regional Free State Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019

Committee appearances

Impact of Investment in VBS Bank: Merafong City Local Municipality input 4 Dec 2019

Ms D Direko (ANC) commented that the responses from the municipality were wobbly. She stated that in the Eastern Cape one mayor was sentenced to two years for a deviation which cost the municipality R3m. It was clear there was weak political leadership and oversight of the municipality.
Meeting with City of Ekuruhleni Metro & Lekwa Local Municipality 3 Dec 2019

Ms D Direko (ANC) observed there was no political stability within the municipality and it was technically bankrupt. It appeared there were no consequence management and recovery plans in place, and nothing had been stated about assistance that was being given to businesses affected by water shortages and cuts. She ...
Traditional Indaba day 2 27 Nov 2019

Ms D Direko (ANC) commented that traditional leaders must participate in the local municipalities in which they reside as it may cause tension if they participated in other regions. She thought it was high time that it was considered how the project currently in place can be used to uplift ...
Traditional Indaba 26 Nov 2019

Ms D Direko (ANC) commented the meeting should not only be a talk show, but should produce fruitful results. She wanted to know what mechanisms were in place to ensure a good, healthy working relationship existed between the traditional houses and local government. She asked how long it was taking ...
Committee’s draft oversight report 30 Oct 2019

Ms D Direko (ANC) also urged the Chairperson to note in the Report that in Vhembe, there are political killings which are aligned to the VBS saga and some members of ESKOM are also linked to this case. The Report should recommend Parliament put in place high-level security in the ...

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Plenary appearances

QUESTIONS TO THE DEPUTY PRESIDENT 17 Oct 2019

Thank you, Deputy Speaker, the hon Deputy President, having listened to your detailed response to my question, I wish to commend our government for the adoption and implementation of the district co- ordination model, which I believe is going to assist the municipalities and also the six measures that you ...

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