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Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
District Development Model; with Minister & Deputy Minister
22 Oct 2019
The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) presented its plan to develop a new District Development Model (DDM). The rationale, objectives, principles as well as implementation steps for this model were provided.
Questions were asked by the Committee to understand and explore the possible ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Integrated Urban Development Framework; National Disaster Management Centre; with Deputy Ministers
4 Sep 2019
The Committee was briefed on the Integrated Urban Development Framework by the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs with both Deputy Ministers in attendance. The presentation highlighted the need for South Africa to respond to urbanization by adopting a National Urban Policy. The policy was approved by Cabinet in ...
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 ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
COGTA Quarterly Performance, with Deputy Ministers
21 Aug 2019
Circular Declaring Local Government: Municipal Systems Amendment Act Invalid
The Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent (MISA) reported 75% achievement of targets. Five out of 20 were unachieved. These were the number of municipal report cards. The target had been reviewed and this was no longer a target. The ‘artisan placement’ budget ...
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 ...
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 ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Election of Chairperson
2 Jul 2019
The Committee met to elect its Chairperson. Two Members were nominated - Ms F Muthambi (ANC) and Mr H Hoosen (DA). As per the National Assembly Rules, when more than one Member is nominated, the decision comes down to vote by show of hands. On this basis, Ms Muthambi was ...
Home Affairs
Home Affairs Portfolio Committee Legacy Report, with Minister
19 Mar 2019
Available here once published: Legacy Reports
The Committee considered and adopted all of their outstanding minutes dated from 20 November 2018 to 13 March 2019.
Members raised concern that the Gupta Naturalisation Inquiry Report which was added to the Announcements, Tablings and Committee Reports was not the same report which ...
Home Affairs
Visa Facilitation Service (VFS) contract; Gupta family naturalisation inquiry, with Deputy Minister
12 Mar 2019
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) briefed the Committee on the Visa Facilitation Service (VFS) contract, on progress made with the implementation of an E-Visa system, and provided further details on the Gupta family naturalisation issue.
With regard to the VFS contract, the Department reported that on 14 December 2018 ...
Home Affairs
HANIS & Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS); Bosasa contract at Lindela, with Minister
5 Mar 2019
The Home Affairs Minister spoke about the filling of vacancies. He hoped the recruitment process would be finalised soon because Home Affairs could not operate effectively without leadership. He had asked the Department to review all the applications of labour migrants, stating that if someone indicated that he wanted to ...