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Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Limpopo progress on Covid-19 Expenditure Audit
15 Mar 2022
Departments from the Limpopo provincial government met with the Committee in a virtual meeting to present the Auditor-General’s findings on their Covid-19 expenditures, as well as the measures they had implemented to address the concerns raised.
As the Committee was advised that for some aspects, specific ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Mpumalanga progress on Covid-19 Expenditure Audit
9 Mar 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee received a briefing from the Mpumalanga Provincial Government (MPG) on the findings of the Auditor-General Third Special Report on Covid-19 expenditure, led by the MEC of Finance. The AG had made findings against provincial departments and municipalities, especially in ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Disaster Management Amendment Bill: Committee Report; Committee Report on CRL Rights Commission remuneration
8 Mar 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs met to consider and adopt two Committee Reports. On the Disaster Management Amendment Bill, the Committee report was adopted – the report stated the Committee decided not to proceed with the Private Member’s Bill. ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Municipal Councilors Pension Fund; Disaster Management Amendment Bill: deliberations, with Minister
1 Mar 2022
The Committee was briefed by the Curators of the Municipal Councillors Pension Fund (MCPF) who outlined the reasons behind the curatorship of the Fund including among others non-compliance with legislation and regulations. The curatorship noted that there were certain irregularities in the management of the Fund including the ISAGO ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Disaster Management Amendment Bill: deliberation
22 Feb 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs deliberated on the Disaster Management Amendment Bill [B2-2021].
The EFF rejected the amendments. The public had had an opportunity to make comments about the Bill for three weeks. Although submissions from different stakeholders had been received, ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Stakeholder engagement on Disaster Management Bill; with Minister
16 Feb 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs met for a multi-stakeholder engagement on the 2021 Disaster Management Amendment Bill. Stakeholders included the SA Local Government Association (SALGA), National Employers Association of South Africa (NEAS), the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
State of Local Government post elections; Community Work Programme; with Deputy Minister
1 Feb 2022
The Portfolio Committee convened on the virtual platform to receive a briefing from the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) on the state of local government post 2021 local government elections and on the remodelling of the Community Work Programme.
During the interaction with the department on ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Outcome of investigation of wrong doing and governance challenges at MDB; with Deputy Minister
7 Dec 2021
The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs met with both the Municipal Demarcation Board and the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs to consider the outcomes of the investigation into allegations of wrongdoing at the MDB.
During their briefing, officials from the MDB indicated that on 12 ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Municipal Systems Amendment Bill: NCOP Amendments; COGTA BRRR
30 Nov 2021
2021 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
The Committee convened ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Municipal Demarcation Board & CRL Rights Commission 2020/21 Annual Report; with Deputy Ministers
23 Nov 2021
The Portfolio Committee was briefed in a virtual meeting by the Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic (CRL) Communities on their 2020/21 annual reports.
The Committee commended both entities for achieving clean ...