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Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Amendment Bill: briefing; Traditional and KhoiSan Leadership Bill: public hearings report
9 May 2017
The Department of Traditional Affairs said there were a number challenges with the current Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Amendment Bill. These were related mostly to timeframes and the recognition of tribal authorities and kingship/queenships.
The timeframes for the recognition of tribal authorities and appointing members to the National House ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Constitutional Court Judgement on Local Government: Municipal Systems Amendment Act
3 May 2017
The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) briefed the Committee on the Constitutional Court judgement on the Local Government Systems Amendment Act of 2011. In 2011 the Department introduced a Bill which subsequently became law and at that time it was called the Municipal Systems Amendment Bill. The ...
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Parliament’s 2016/17 mid-year performance; Committee’s 2nd term programme, NEHAWU Letter
16 Mar 2017
The Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament adopted the draft report the on Parliament mid-year performance for the 2016/17 period and considered its second term programme. The Committee further discussed why the Secretary of Parliament did not appear before the Committee to answer on issues the Members ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
COGTA on 2017/18 Annual Performance Plan, with Minister & Deputy present
14 Mar 2017
The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs briefed the Committee on its revised 2015-2020 Strategic Plans, its 2017/18 Annual Performance Plans and its 2017 MTEF Budget Allocations. It also reported back to the Committee on the progress made on the BRRR recommendations of the Portfolio Committee Municipal Infrastructure Support ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Community Works Programme, with Deputy Minister present
7 Mar 2017
Deputy Minister Andries Nel said the Community Works Programme was one of government’s programmes seeking to address inequality, poverty and unemployment, and was part of a social safety net for the very poor. The Programme had created 238 000 work opportunities and had been rolled out to 234 municipalities, with 84% ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Review of legislation: Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs briefing
28 Feb 2017
The Department briefed the Committee on its legislative programme for 2017, which included the Municipal Demarcation Amendment Bill, the Municipal Structures Amendment Bill, the Municipal Systems Amendment Bill, the Customary Initiation Bill, and the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Bill. The briefing included the timeframes for this legislative programme.
Municipal ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Eskom debt owed by municipalities; SONA impact on local government, with Minister
21 Feb 2017
Eskom said that they were making good progress with implementing the Promotion of Administrative Justice Amendment Act (PAJA) process initiated in November 2016. The PAJA process has helped Eskom recover debt of R1.3b. The total overdue debt had been growing over the past three years and only started decreasing after ...
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Parliament on its Quarter 3 performance
17 Feb 2017
The Secretary to Parliament, Mr. G Mgidlana (ANC), presented a comprehensive briefing on the performance and expenditure of Parliament in the third Quarter of 2016/17 (1 October 2016 and 31 December 2016). It was reported that Parliament achieved 46 percent of its targets for the period, while 54 percent were ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent on its 2015/16 Annual Report
14 Feb 2017
Documents:
Annual Reports 2015/16
The Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent’s four strategic goals were: refocusing and strengthening the capacity of the Department to deliver on its mandate; to ensure significant improvement in service delivery through sound infrastructure management; building institutional resilience and institute the next phase of institutional building; and provide ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Bill final draft: Western Cape public hearings
30 Nov 2016
The Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Bill, 2015 had been drafted but before getting a final version of the Bill from the drafters, Parliament wished to hear public hearings that would give input into the draft. Members of the public who were present to make comments included paramount chiefs, headmen and ...