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Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
IEC on gender quotas; Gender responsive budgets; Sanitary products: Treasury & Minister of Science and Technology input
2 Nov 2017
The Multiparty Women’s Caucus met with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), which provided a breakdown of the various political parties’ viewpoints regarding the introduction of regulation to enforce a 50/50 quota for gender representation.
Members expressed differing views on the desirability of regulation. It was said that even though members ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Municipal Finance Recovery Service: National Treasury & COGTA briefing
1 Nov 2017
The Committee met to be briefed by National Treasury and Department of Cooperative Governance on the Municipal Finance Recovery Service. Collectively, Government was found wanting where the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) placed obligation on national and provincial governments to assist in resolving financial problems at municipalities. Often the step ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Bill: adoption; Proposed Legislation: COGTA Update
24 Oct 2017
The Committee was presented with the Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Amendment Bill B23 [B-version] - which was the revised version of the bill and included all the agreed amendments. Only two issues were flagged and immediately resolved. The first was around clause 19, where a paragraph would be omitted and substituted ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Risks Facing Local Government and the Importance of Accountability: Municipal IQ briefing
19 Oct 2017
Protests are fine, but they frustrate economists.
This came out during the discussion when the Municipal IQ briefed the Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs on the risks facing local government and the importance of accountability.
The Committee stated it wants people to protest. But the violent nature of ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
CRL Rights Commission Report: Commercialisation of Religion & Abuse of People's Belief Systems Day 2 hearing & Commission response
18 Oct 2017
Documents handed out: Wesleyan Church of Southern Africa (WCSA) submission [awaited]; Christian Science church submission [awaited]; Reach SA submission [awaited];South African Institute for Professional Pastors, Reverends and Ministers (SAIPPREM) submission [awaited]; National Interfaith Council of South Africa (NICSA) submission [awaited]; South African Interfaith Council (SAICO) submission [awaited]; Christians for Peace in South Africa (CPSA) submission [awaited]; Church Leadership ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
CRL Rights Commission Report: Commercialisation of Religion & Abuse of People's Belief Systems: hearings Day 1
17 Oct 2017
Submissions were made by 18 religious organisations and churches on the recommendations and proposals of the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRLC) report Commercialisation of Religion & Abuse of People's Belief Systems. Most of the organisations objected to the CRLC ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
11 Oct 2017
The Committee met briefly to consider and make changes to the draft budgetary review and recommendations report of the Department of Cooperative and Traditional Affairs (COGTA). Members took a snap survey of all the sections in the document, including, among others, Committee mandate to see if the Department (COGTA) is ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
SALGA; Municipal Demarcation Board; CRL Rights Commission 2016/17 Annual Report
5 Oct 2017
The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) received a clean audit from the Attorney General for the fifth year in a row. The organisation had had a surplus of R50 million as National Treasury had requested institutions to make savings where possible. SALGA reported successful interventions on ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
COGTA on its 2016/17 Annual Report, with Deputy Minister
4 Oct 2017
Annual Reports 2016/17
The COGTA Deputy Minister, in his opening comments, said the Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent has established a Regional Management Support Contract, which is a five year programme targeted at the 27 priority rural district municipalities and aimed at the eradication of service backlogs. It has been piloted ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
COGTA audit: Auditor-General input; Traditional Leaders and Khoi-San Amendment Bill: deliberations
3 Oct 2017
Auditor General South Africa (AGSA) presented its budgetary review and recommendations report for the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) based on its 2016/17 audit.
The COGTA portfolio’s overall outcomes improved as a result of the clean audits of the Department of Traditional Affairs and the Commission for ...