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NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs 2019/2020 Annual Performance Plan; with Deputy Minister
16 Jul 2019
Government Departments & Entities 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP)
The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), led by Deputy Minister Obed Bapela, presented its 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP) and five-year Strategy Plan objectives. The presentation addressed the state and function of municipalities - the Department declared a ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
COGTA, SALGA, MDB & CRL Rights Commission 2019/20 Annual Performance Plans, with Minister & Deputy Ministers
3 Jul 2019
The Portfolio Committee met to receive a briefing on the Annual Performance Plans of the Municipal Demarcation Board, the South Africa Local Government Association and the Commission on Cultural, Religious and Language Rights. The Minister and Deputy Ministers were present.
The Chairperson told the Committee that the challenges of the ...
NCOP Finance
Izinduna unfunded budget, with COGTA Minister
12 Feb 2019
The KwaZulu-Natal Finance MEC briefed the Committee about the Izinduna budget in the presence of COGTA Minister. The initial audit confirmed that KZN has 3 100 Izinduna. The issue at stake is that following the President’s proclamation in 2014, Headmen were to be remunerated on a salary of R80 875 backdated to ...
Ad Hoc Committee on North West Intervention
North West intervention: Inter-Ministerial Task Team progress report, with Ministers present
6 Feb 2019
Nine ministers and deputy ministers were present for the Inter-Ministerial Task Team (IMTT) progress report on the intervention in the North West Provincial Government in terms of section 100(1) of the Constitution. Amongst the items reported, the IMTT noted that the 17% and 24% medicine shortage at the hospitals and ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Department of Cooperative Governance 2017/18 Annual Report; Municipal Systems Amendment Bill: update with Deputy Minister
27 Nov 2018
The Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs briefed the Portfolio Committee on Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs on its 2017/18 Annual Report.
The Committee was informed that the Department had received a disclaimer audit opinion for the 2018/19 financial period. The Department stated that they had achieved 71% of ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs; DTA & MISA 2017/18 Annual Reports; with Minister and Deputy Minister
11 Oct 2018
The Department of Traditional Affairs (DTA) presented its 2017/18 annual report, and highlighted that it had achieved 87% of its annual targets. It had not fulfilled its objective to determine if 350 traditional councils (TCs) were functional, as there was a need to first conduct an assessment ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Customary Initiation Bill [B7-2018]: stakeholder engagement, with Deputy Minister
4 Sep 2018
The Committee heard submissions from traditional leaders; the Department of Basic Education; and the Department of Arts and Culture as part of public hearings on the Customary Initiation Bill.
Amongst other provisions, the Bill provided for the effective regulation of customary initiation school practices, the establishment of a National Initiation ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
COGTA 2018/2019 Annual performance Plan; with Deputy Ministers
22 May 2018
The meeting was attended by both Deputy Ministers in the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Mr Andries Nel who is responsible for provincial and local government and Mr Obed Bapela who is responsible for traditional affairs. The Committee was briefed on the 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan and Budget ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Seven Angel Ministries in Engcobo: CRL Rights Commission briefing, with Minister
20 Mar 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA or “the committee”) met the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL) to discuss the “Seven Angels” church and the events surrounding it.
The Chairperson of the Commission explained how the ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Municipal forensic investigations: COGTA report; Constitutional Court judgement on Municipal Systems Amendment Bill; with Minister & Deputy Minister
6 Mar 2018
The Committee met with the Minister, Deputy Minister, and the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs to discuss the progress on forensic investigations in local government and the Constitutional Court requirements for the Municipal Systems Amendment Bill 2011.
In his remarks, the Minister expressed his commitment to working closely ...