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Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Flood Disaster Relief and Recovery (2023)
Report of the Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Flood Disaster Relief and Recovery
27 Nov 2023
The Committee met to consider its final Report covering the work the Ad Hoc Joint Committee had done overseeing the flood disaster relief and recovery.
Having noted the devastating floods in the provinces of the Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and the North West in February ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Follow-up engagement with Lekwa Local Municipality on progress made implementing Committee recommendations; with Minister
22 Nov 2023
The meeting was convened on a virtual platform to discuss Lekwa Local Municipality's progress in implementing the Committee's recommendations following its oversight ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Independent Municipal Demarcation Authority Bill: Final deliberations; Municipal Support and Improvement Plans: implementation progress report; with Minister
15 Nov 2023
The Committee considered a detailed progress report on implementing the recommendations in the 2022 State of Local Government report. This followed a short account by a Senior Parliamentary Legal Advisor of minor amendments proposed in the Independent Municipal Demarcation Authority Bill [B14-2022].
Failures in governance and political oversight have ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Independent Municipal Demarcation Authority Bill: COGTA response; public participation
7 Nov 2023
The Department on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) responded to Committee comments and suggestions made in the previous Committee meeting on the Independent Municipal Demarcation Authority (IMDA) Bill.
Committee members had made a proposal to disqualify persons who previously held political office from becoming IMDA board members but ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Independent Municipal Demarcation Authority Bill: Deliberations
1 Nov 2023
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The Committee met to discuss proposed amendments to the Independent Municipal Demarcation Authority Bill, from clauses 1 to 50. Members suggested the inclusion of certain definitions and other areas for enhanced clarity. Members made proposals on the board composition and selection process. |
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They suggested ensuring the Board reflects the broad ... |
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Independent Municipal Demarcation Authority Bill: Public Participation Report; with Deputy Minister
31 Oct 2023
The Committee met to consider and adopt their report on the public participation on the Independent Municipal Demarcation Authority Bill. Public hearings were held in the provinces.
Members raised matters such as missing information on written submissions and the failure of the Public Education Unit. The report with amendments was ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Access to a reliable supply of drinking water in Ugu District Municipality and Tongaat; with Minister and Deputy Ministers
25 Oct 2023
The Portfolio Committee held a virtual meeting to follow up on the report by the parliamentary ad hoc committee established to coordinate reconstruction efforts after last year's floods in Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN). It received a joint presentation from the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), the Department of the Cooperative ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Independent Municipal Demarcation A/B: stakeholder engagement
24 Oct 2023
DA submission (awaited document)
In this virtual meeting, the Committee focused on stakeholder engagement on the Independent Municipal Demarcation Authority Bill, with the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), South African Local Government Association (SALGA) and the Democratic Alliance (DA) presenting their comments and proposals.
The EFF expressed support for the Independent Municipal ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Section 139 intervention: Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality, Enoch Mgijima & Lekwa Local Municipalities; COGTA BRRR
18 Oct 2023
2023 Budget Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR)
The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs convened a virtual meeting with the Department of Cooperative Governance (DCoG) for an update on the progress of the Section 139(7) intervention in Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality, Enoch Mgijima, and Lekwa Local Municipalities. The ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
SALGA 2022/23 Annual Report & local government killings; with Deputy Minister
17 Oct 2023
The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) gave its Annual Report noting a clean audit and its achievement of set targets increasing from 92% to 98%. However, it referenced local government turning into a mafia state due to rivalry over financial resources available for contracts and tenders. There ...