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Home Affairs
Refugee situation in Cape Town: stakeholder engagement; with the Minister
10 Mar 2020
The Committee received briefings on the situation of the refugees in Cape Town who were demanding to be resettled to a third country. The Minister of Home Affairs provided a background to the protest, the events that had transpired, as well as the Department’s plans to move the process forward. ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Municipal Systems Amendment Bill 2019: Eastern Cape & SALGA submissions; with Deputy Minister
26 Feb 2020
The Eastern Cape Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) and the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) made recommendations about the 2019 Municipal Systems Amendment Bill based on their practical experience of local government.
Eastern Cape COGTA noted the need to address critical skills in rural municipalities; senior ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Department of Cooperative Governance 2018/19 Annual Report; with Minister and Deputy Minister
25 Feb 2020
The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs reported that overall, 15 of its 18 targets had been achieved in the 2018/19 financial year. Compared to the performance targets from previous financial years, this was a slight improvement. However, the Department had received a disclaimer audit opinion. ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Department of Cooperative Governances Annual Report audit outcome & 2018/19 Local Government audit outcomes: AGSA briefing, with Deputy Minister
19 Feb 2020
The Department of Cooperative Governance admitted it was facing challenges in managing the Community Work Programme (CPW) because money was being paid to deceased people, government employees, and inappropriate entities.
The AG made it clear the problems that besieged the programme were broader than the audit findings even though it ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Freedom of Religion SA on CRL Rights Commission recommendations
18 Feb 2020
The Committee had its first meeting of 2020 and adopted its Committee programme. The Committee agreed to conduct oversight in all provinces through monthly visits, from Thursday to Saturday once a month. Members compiled a list of dysfunctional municipalities in each province and agreed to prioritise these distressed areas in ...
Home Affairs
Impact of illegal migration on cities: input from Joburg & Ekurhuleni Mayors, SALGA & Minister
22 Oct 2019
Video: Home Affairs and CoGTA committees meet in Parliament
The South African Local Government Association (SALGA), the Mayors of Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni, and the Department of Home Affairs, briefed the joint Committees on the impact of illegal migration on the country’s cities.
SALGA said there was a perception that foreign ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Interventions in local government: DCOG & National Treasury briefings; Comparison of interventions strategies in municipalities; MISA induction; with Deputy Ministers
3 Sep 2019
The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs briefed the Committee on interventions in local government; and the Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent (MISA) induction; with both Deputy Ministers, Parks Tau and Obed Bapela in attendance.
The Department admitted the situation was dire in municipalities, and that one had to ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Municipal Audit Outcomes 2017/18: Auditor-General briefing
16 Jul 2019
2017/18 Local Governement Audit Outcomes
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts met jointly with the Standing Committee on the Auditor-General to receive a briefing from the Auditor General - South Africa on the 2017/18 local government audit outcomes.
The Auditor General – South Africa (AGSA) pointed out that ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
COGTA Budget: Committee Report
4 Jul 2019
Last week the Committee met with the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) to scrutinise the Strategic, Annual Performance Plans (APPs) and Budget of the Department. The Committee also met with the entities.
Today the Committee met to consider its draft Report on the Annual Performance Plan and ...
Rules of the National Assembly
NA portfolio & standing committees composition; Questions to President, Deputy President & Ministers guidelines; NA Whips; Subcommittee on Review of NA Rules
5 Jun 2019
The Speaker of the National Assembly chaired the meeting.
The Committee Secretary presented a document on the Establishment of Structures of the Sixth Parliament which formed the basis of discussion and decisions taken in the meeting.
In respect of the sequence for questions, the Administration proposed a continuation ...