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Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Traditional Leadership & Governance Framework Amendment Bill; Western Cape Disaster; Indigenous & Traditional Leaders Indaba, with Deputy Minister
21 Jun 2017
Amendment Bill [B8-2017], to be briefed on the fire disaster situation in the Western Cape, and to receive a report back on the outcome of the Indigenous and Traditional Leadership Indaba.
When the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Amendment Bill came up for discussion, the DA argued that procedurally the ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Amendment Bill: discussion
14 Jun 2017
The National House of Traditional Leaders submitted two amendments to the Committee. The first amendment was a change from a one year to a two year time frame for the reconstitution of the traditional councils, and removing “community” and replacing it with “council”. The second amendment was related to Section ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Amendment Bill [B8-2017]: briefing
13 Jun 2017
The National House of Traditional Leaders said they were requesting an extension of the enactment of the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Amendment (TLGFA) Bill, in order to extend the time frames for the reconstitution of the Traditional Councils and those to be elected and appointed to the Kingships and ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Bill: Department response to submissions
7 Jun 2017
The Department of Traditional Affairs met with the Committee to provide its response on the public comments made on the Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Bill. The public feedback ranged from complaints of inadequate consultation to whether the Bill should be separated: one dealing with Khoi-San leadership and another with traditional ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Bulk infrastructure: Department of Cooperative Governance briefing
16 May 2017
The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) presented a report on the state of bulk infrastructure in municipalities to the Portfolio Committee. The main findings highlighted serious challenges in the state of the country’s infrastructure for the provision of housing, water, sanitation and electricity. The key issues identified ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Traditional and Khoi San Leadership Bill [B23-2015]: deliberations on public hearings report
10 May 2017
Documents handed out:
Committee Report on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Budget
[available once published Tabled Committee Reports]
The Chairperson opened the meeting on the Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Bill by referring to the observations and recommendations made in the Portfolio Committee’s report. After a consensus was reached that ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Amendment Bill: briefing; Traditional and KhoiSan Leadership Bill: public hearings report
9 May 2017
The Department of Traditional Affairs said there were a number challenges with the current Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Amendment Bill. These were related mostly to timeframes and the recognition of tribal authorities and kingship/queenships.
The timeframes for the recognition of tribal authorities and appointing members to the National House ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Constitutional Court Judgement on Local Government: Municipal Systems Amendment Act
3 May 2017
The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) briefed the Committee on the Constitutional Court judgement on the Local Government Systems Amendment Act of 2011. In 2011 the Department introduced a Bill which subsequently became law and at that time it was called the Municipal Systems Amendment Bill. The ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Community Works Programme, with Deputy Minister present
7 Mar 2017
Deputy Minister Andries Nel said the Community Works Programme was one of government’s programmes seeking to address inequality, poverty and unemployment, and was part of a social safety net for the very poor. The Programme had created 238 000 work opportunities and had been rolled out to 234 municipalities, with 84% ...
Water and Sanitation
Drought relief interventions: COGTA, DWA & Treasury updates
1 Mar 2017
Delegations from the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), the National Treasury Department, the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR), and the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) presented their briefings on drought interventions and drought relief funding. ...