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Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Department of Cooperative Governance on State of Local Government Report – Local government support and interventions package; with Minister
24 Aug 2021
The Portfolio Committee met with the Department of Cooperative Governance and National Treasury in an engagement that was a continuation of its meeting with the Department on 3 August to discuss the implementation of Cabinet resolutions relating to the findings in the state of local government report.
The identified ...
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Dr Beyers Naude Local Municipality status report
12 Aug 2021
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The Committee was briefed by the Dr Beyers Naude Local Municipality (BNLM), Eastern Cape Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (EC CoGTA), Eastern Cape Provincial Treasury, South African Local Government Association (SALGA) and National Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) on the status of BNLM and ...
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KZN Tourism petition; Ward 52 petition: follow-up with eThekwini on lack of progress
10 Aug 2021
The Portfolio Committee received a petition from the uThukela Tourism, Hospitality and Associated Industries Sector in KwaZulu Natal urging that Covid-19 regulations affecting tourism be lifted and suggesting other solutions to recover the tourism industry. Representatives from the Drakensburg Experience Tourism Association made oral submissions that described the impact ...
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Report from North West COGHSTA MEC on issues raised during Committee Oversight Visit
3 Aug 2021
The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs convened a virtual meeting to receive a briefing from the Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs (COGHSTA) in the North West, on the issues that were raised during the oversight visit by the Committee. The Committee also ...
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COGTA on Community Work Programme (including reasons for not submitting forensic reports and other documentation requested by the Committee); with Deputy Minister
29 Jun 2021
The Committee convened virtually to be briefed by the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) on Community Work Programme (CWP) and the Agrarian Revolution Programme (ARP).
On the Community Work Programme, the Department reported that following allegations of corruption and fraud in the programme, the Department instituted investigations ...
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Impact of National Disaster Management regulations on religious sector; with Minister and Deputy Minister
17 Jun 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, 17 June 2021
The Committee convened virtually to be briefed by the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs as well as the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Commission) on ...
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Impact of National Disaster Management regulations on the religious sector, with Deputy Minister
15 Jun 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, 15 June 2021
The Committee convened virtually to engage with religious leaders on the impact of the Disaster Management Act (DMA) regulations on the religious sector. The religious organisations that made presentations before the Committee included the Gauteng Faith-Based Organisation, the ...
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Sarah Baartman District Municipality: state of municipalities; with Minister and Deputy Minister
1 Jun 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, 01 June 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Committee convened to hear briefings regarding the state of municipalities in the Sarah Baartman District. The briefings included engagements with the South African Local Government Association (the SALGA), the Eastern Cape Auditor-General of ...
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Disaster Management Amendment Bill [B2-2021]: briefing
26 May 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, 26 May 2021
The Portfolio Committee met with the National Disaster Management Centre, Parliament Legal Services, the South African Local Government Association, and Member of Parliament Dr P Groenewald to discuss his Private Member’s Bill for the amendment of the Disaster ...
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Construction of VIP toilets and Siyenza Manje update: briefings by Amathole and O.R. Tambo District Municipalities; Input by MISA; with Deputy Minister
20 May 2021
The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs met with the delegations from Amathole District Municipality and the O.R. Tambo District Municipality, as well as the Chief Executive of the Municipal Infrastructure Support Agency and representatives from the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) to receive a ...