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Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Departments of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan; with Deputy Minister
27 Mar 2018
The Department of Cooperative Governance briefed the Committee on progress in respect of recommendations by the Committee on the 2017/18 APP, progress on audit findings by the Auditor-General, the alignment of the APP to the 2014 - 2019 MTSF, and the Department’s 2018/19 Annual Performance Plans.
Mr Andries Nel, ...
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
Departments of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs and entities Audit Outcomes: AGSA briefing
13 Mar 2018
The Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) made a presentation on the audit outcomes of the departments and entities under the oversight of the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. The meeting was intended to provide a clearer understanding of the challenges and strengths of the departments and ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Municipal Structures Amendment Bill: briefing; SONA impact on local government
28 Feb 2018
The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs met with the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance to discuss the impact of the State of the Nation Address (SONA) on local government and to brief the Committee on the Municipal Structures Amendment (MSA) Bill.
The Department said although the SONA did ...
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Parliament Quarter 3 performance 2017/18: briefing by Acting Secretary to Parliament
21 Feb 2018
Document: Research and Content Analysis Report on Parliament Quarter 3 performance 2017/18 (not available to the public)
After briefings on Parliament Quarter 3 performance 2017/18 by both the Acting Secretary to Parliament and the researchers and analysts, the following concerns were identified:
• Unspent funds should be redirected to the ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Committee Programme
13 Feb 2018
Report of the meeting to follow.
Water and Sanitation
Western and Eastern Cape drought crisis
7 Feb 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation held a lively meeting on the current drought in the country to discuss the current status and challenges. The Committee was joined by Members from several Portfolio Committees who had been invited to attend the presentations.
The intention of the meeting was for ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
COGTA Minister on drought, Back to Basics, State Capture media allegations
6 Feb 2018
The Committee invited the Minister to speak on the state of the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. The Minister addressed the drought, Phase 2 of the Back to Basics programme and media allegations about his relationship with Mohamed Bobat, Trillian and Regiments Capital and a one-day trip to ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Committee Report on CRL Rights Commission Report on Regulation of religion and abuse of people’s beliefs
30 Jan 2018
The Committee met to discuss its own report based on the CRL Rights Commission Report on the regulation of religion and abuse of people’s beliefs.
It noted that there would always be those against the regulation of religion which was an ideological debate; however it was important that Government intervene ...
Water and Sanitation
Outstanding water debt by municipalities, with DWS Minister + Deputy & COGTA Deputy Minister
29 Nov 2017
The Departments of Water and Sanitation, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs and National Treasury, as well as the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) addressed the issues surrounding the huge amount of outstanding debt owed by municipalities for the supply of water to areas under their authority. The Finance Committee ...