Whether (a) her department and/or (b) any of the entities reporting to her have any current contracts with the security company G4S; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (i) are the relevant details of the specified contracts and (ii) is the monetary value of each contract?
(a/b) No, Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) does not have any current contract with the security company G4S. Security service in the department (COGTA) is provided by Prime African Security and (MISA) is provided by TPD Security Services. All the companies were procured through a public tender.
(i) and (ii) Not applicable
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What (a) progress has been made by her department with the investigation into the corruption that took place in the Dr A B Xuma Local Municipality, where millions of rands that were meant to build a stadium were misused and (b) are the reasons that it has taken so many years for the specified investigation to be concluded and those implicated to be held accountable?
The Eastern Cape Province's Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs submitted the response listed below. I've been given the following advice as a result:
(a) The MEC established a team to investigate the allegations at Dr AB Xuma Local Municipality. The team visited the municipality to conduct an investigation from 11 to 15 July 2022, and conducted interviews with relevant officials; analysed documentation ...
Whether, beside the Green and Blue Drop reports, it is her responsibility to quantify the number of municipalities that are affected by sewage spillages and the extent of the damages caused by such spillages on a regular basis; if not, why not; if so, how have the specified reports translated into action?”
The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs is not tasked with regularly estimating the number of municipalities affected by sewage spillages and the magnitude of the harm they create.
Municipalities are required to report, in terms of section 20 of the National Water Act No 36 of 1998, incidents of sewer spillage to the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) which is the ...
a) What specific benefits and services are provided by municipalities to farmers who continue to pay municipal rates to ensure that the agricultural sector remains sustainable and competitive and (b) how does her department ensure that the specified benefits are effectively delivered to farmers?
Sections 152(1)(c) and 153 of the Constitution state that one of the objectives of local government is to promote social and economic development. These objectives are further articulated in the Municipal Systems Act (2000). The Property Rates Act No. 6 of 2004 enjoins municipalities to impose rates on property, exclude certain properties from rating in the national interest and make provision for municipalities to ...
(1)Given that most municipalities are currently experiencing major water shortages, with residents continuously having to suffer with either extreme low water pressure or no water at all, by what date will an inter-governmental task team be set up to deal with the water crisis;
(2) whether, in light of the fact that municipalities are the ones that are severely impacted by the water crisis and considering that a state of disaster has been declared due to the load shedding crisis, she has found that municipalities must ensure that all our residents have access to an uninterrupted water supply; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details in this regard;
(3) what are the reasons that Rand Water reservoirs and all other water reservoirs and/or feeds and systems are not exempt from load shedding, as this directly impacts the supply of water to residents?
The Inter-governmental task team dealing with water challenges is lead by Department of Water and Sanitation. Moreover, Rand Water is accountable to DWS as Water Utility. It is therefore recommended that the question be redirectred to Ministry of Water and Sanitation to provide responses accordingly.
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Which assistance has been provided to the community of Umhlabuyalingana who lost their land to the Isimangaliso Wetland Park?
This question should be responded to by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform.
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Whether the District Development Model (DDM) has delivered any quantifiable, successful outcomes at municipalities in terms of (a) financial management, (b) the maintenance and/or upgrading of infrastructure and (c) sustainable service delivery since its inception and announcement by the President of the Republic, Mr M C Ramaphosa in 2019; if not, why not, in each case; if so, (i) at which municipalities and (ii) in terms of which of the specified performance areas;
(2) what total amount was (a) allocated to and (b) spent on the DDM since 1 April 2019? NW1260E
- The DDM is currently in its institutionalization phase (April 2021 – March 2025) as outlined in the Cabinet approved DDM implementation framework. A key milestone under this phase is the development and implementation of well defined intergovernmental long term One Plans that outlines key DDM performance areas relating to planned intergovernmental local government stabilisation initiatives and short term service delivery improvement actions or interventions ...
What are the reasons that the (a) Municipal Manager of the Garden Route District Municipality, Mr M Stratu, and (b) former Municipal Manager of Knysna, Dr S W Vatala, who appeared in court on charges relating to fraud and forgery, were not suspended and (b) vetting processes were not followed when the specified persons were appointed?
a) In terms of regulation 6(1) of the Disciplinary Regulations for Senior Managers, Government Notice No.344 as published in Government Gazette No. 34213 of 21 April 2011, the prerogative to suspend Mr M Stratu as the Municipal Manager lies with the Municipal Council of Garden Route District Municipality, in its capacity as the employer. (b) Dr SW Vatala has left the service of Knysna ...
What (a) is the role of her department in situations where local governments are unable to provide basic services like water and sanitation, as is the case in the Theewaterskloof Local Municipality that is unable to provide the services to the increasing number of persons occupying land in the Khoisan settlement of Knoflokskraal on land that is earmarked for forestry plantations and not human settlement and (b) plans does her department have in place to cooperate with other governmental departments who own the land of traditional settlements but fail to provide essential municipal services?
a) The role of the Department of Cooperative Governance (DCOG), like all other provincial and national departments, is to support and strengthen municipalities to perform their functions in accordance with section 154 of the Constitution. In situations where municipalities fail to perform their functions, despite the support mentioned above, the provincial executive in local government may intervene by taking any appropriate steps in terms ...
Whether she has been informed that the residents of the Ugu District Municipality have been without clean water for a period of over five years; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, which interventions will she take in this regard?
No, the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has not been informed that the residents of the Ugu District Municipality (UDM) have been without clean water for a period of over five years. The Minister is aware of intermittent supply of water to certain areas every now and then, but not for the entire Ugu District municipal area not to have clean water ...
