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Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG) review rationale; Back to Basics programme & Bulk infrastructure and access to basic services: COGTA progress reports
18 Aug 2015
The Department of Cooperative Governance briefed the Committee about the Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG) programme, which was responsible for the largest funding of local government infrastructure development in South Africa, with R104 billion allocated over 12 years. Changes in priorities and delivery approaches over this period had necessitated a review ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
State of Limpopo Municipalities& Detail report on Mogalakwena: MEC for COGHSTA briefing
11 Aug 2015
The provincial Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs
(COGHSTA) briefed the Committee on municipal transformation and institutional development. The presentation covered basic services provision and infrastructure development, the financial viability and management of municipalities, local economic development and good governance and public participation. The presentation then covered ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Madibeng Municipality: report by North West Provincial Government & Madibeng municipal manager
24 Jun 2015
Two disputes among members of the Committee prevented the presentations from being submitted for almost three hours. The first dispute arose after a vote to elect an acting Chairperson ended in a tie, necessitating a 25 minute recess, after which Mr Hlengwa declined his nomination in order to allow the ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Commission for Promotion & Protection of Rights of Cultural, Religious & Linguistic Communities (CRL) briefing
17 Jun 2015
The CRL Rights Commission (CRLRC) contextualised their growth and development, as well as emphasised the need for adequate resources. They discussed their four programme, outlining their proposals for the forthcoming year.
Programme 1 Public Engagement and Education included alternative dispute resolution methods. Programme 2 Research and Policy Development included the ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Capacity building in local government: Department, SALGA & SETA briefing; Municipal Managers & Section 56 Managers Appointment: implementation of regulations progress report
9 Jun 2015
Briefing on capacity building in local government
The Department of Cooperative Governance (COGTA) said that in terms of transformation standards there was still a long way to go towards functionality. A lot of resources had been spent on capacity development without yielding an impact in terms of providing the capacity ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
National House of Traditional Leaders briefing, in presence of Deputy Minister
3 Jun 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs received a briefing from the National House of Traditional Leaders (NHTL). The briefing focused on the role of the NHTL in promoting socio-economic development in traditional leaders' areas, capacity of the House to deliver on its mandate in terms of the ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Executive Leadership & Management Programme in Sustainable Human Settlement: University Stellenbosch briefing; SA Local Government Association on draft Backyard Rental Strategy
2 Jun 2015
The University of Stellenbosch briefed the Committee on the Executive Leadership and Management Programme in Sustainable Human Settlement Development, which was a postgraduate Diploma with 12 SAQA credits. Members of the Committee would be starting the course in the last week of recess. Focus areas were sustainable development, public management, ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Disaster Management Amendment Bill: National Disaster Centre Responses to public submissions, deliberations
27 May 2015
The National Disaster Management Centre, legal advisors from the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) and the State Law Advisors took the Committee through a detailed document setting out the latest proposals for the Disaster Management Amendment Bill, and the Department and Centre's responses to inputs from stakeholders ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Integrated Urban Development & effects of migration and climate change on municipalities
26 May 2015
The Committee heard briefings from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), the SA Cities Network (SACN) and the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) on the integrated urban development framework and the effects of migration and climate change on municipalities.
Statistics South Africa’s presentation revolved around what South Africa’s ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Committee Report on Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Budget
5 May 2015
The Committee considered two proposals by the Democratic Alliance for inclusion in the report. That revenue collected by municipalities on electricity sales should be ring-fenced and used for the repayment of debt to Eskom and for maintenance upgrades to electricity infrastructure in the municipality. The second proposal was that the ...