2022-w2992 - 28 October 2022

Willem Frederik Faber to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

Whether she and/or her department submitted a policy review document and/or any other government policy document to structures outside of the Government, either to private and/or external structures or structures of any political affiliation during the past five years; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) will she furnish Mr W F Faber with copies of all such documents and (b) what are the reasons that the Government documents were provided to each structure?

Reply from the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs on 28 Oct 2022

All official government policy and review documents must be widely consulted with and made known to the public in all its manifestations.

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2022-w3456 - 28 October 2022

Vuyani Pambo to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

What is the policy decision of her department to maintain the status quo of the Central Karoo Region with 15 wards and an insignificant number of residents as a district municipality, measured against many other municipalities with a total in excess of 70 wards with a high population density, congested into one district municipality?

Reply from the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs on 28 Oct 2022

The responsibility to determine the category of municipalities resides with the Municipal Demarcation Board.

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2022-w2737 - 28 October 2022

Ignatius Michael Groenewald to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

Whether, with reference to section 57A(1) and (2) (details furnished) of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, Act 32 of 2000, as amended, she has yet to determine the different periods for the different categories of misconduct; if not, (a) why not and (b) by what date does she intend to prescribe the different categories as required by the specified Act; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether she will make a statement on the matter?

Reply from the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs on 28 Oct 2022

1. No. The President of the Republic of South Africa assented to the Local Government: Municipal Systems Amendment Act No. 3 of 2022 on 17 August 2022 which Act will be operational on 1 November 2022. New regulations relating to this matter will be finalised and gazzeted in due course.

2. The Minister of COGTA will not make a statement on the matter.

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2022-w3444 - 28 October 2022

Khanya Ceza to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

In light of the failure of the Municipal Managers from (a) Mamusa Local Municipality and (b) Maquassi Hills Local Municipality, what outcomes does her department intend for the section 139(7) constitutional intervention to yield in the North West?

Reply from the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs on 28 Oct 2022

The Maquassi Hills and Mamusa Local Municipalities are currently not under intervention in terms of Section 139 (7) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa.

  

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2022-w2949 - 28 October 2022

Denis Joseph to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

What (a) total amount was allocated to the Commission for Khoi-San Matters in the (i) 2021-22 and (ii) 2022-23 financial years and (b) is the breakdown of expenditure on (i) traveling, (ii) accommodation and (iii) administration for the public meetings for each visit to each province?

Reply from the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs on 28 Oct 2022

a) (i) (ii)

The total amount that was allocated to the Commission for Khoi-San Matters (i) during the 2021-22 financial year was R6,320,135,18 and in the 2022-23 financial year R9,781,111.00

The following table indicates the (b) Breakdown of expenditure on (i) traveling, (ii) accommodation and (iii) administration for the public meetings per province as at the beginning of October 2022:

Spending Item

2022/23 FY ...

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2022-w2772 - 28 October 2022

Denis Joseph to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

Whether she will use the (a) findings and (b) recommendations of the report of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector including Organs of State to investigate if her department and/or the entities reporting to her contributed towards state capture; if not, why not; if so, (a) which part of the report is relevant to her department and (b) on what date will the investigation start?

Reply from the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs on 28 Oct 2022

(a) and (b) No, the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) will not use the Report on the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegation of State Capture to investigate whether the Departments and/or Entities reporting to her contributed towards state capture.

(a) On reading the various reports, there is an indication that there are no parts of the report that are relevant ...

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2022-w2598 - 28 October 2022

Denis Joseph to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

On what basis, understanding, research, historical first nation and/or indigenous history did her department rely when it decided that only five Khoisan groups be identified and recognised in the Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act, Act 3 of 2019?

Reply from the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs on 28 Oct 2022

 

Government engaged in a consultation process to recognise the 5 groupings of Khoi-San namely the Griqua, Koranna, Nama, San and Cape-Khoi as per the Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act, 2019 (Act No. 3 of 2019).

Should there be any evidence submitted to government of the existence of an additional Khoi-San main grouping other than the Cape-Khoi, Griqua, Koranna, Nama or San, government will ...

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2022-w3445 - 28 October 2022

Khanya Ceza to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

By what date will the training of senior managers in the (a) Kagisano Molopo, (b) Ditsobotla, (c) Lekwa-teemane, (d) Mamusa and (e) Greater Taung Local Municipalities that are in the (i) Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality and (ii) Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality be completed by her department in order to capacitate municipal managers, senior managers and asset managers?

Reply from the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs on 28 Oct 2022

The question by Honourable Member does not indicate what kind or type of training referred to in the above question. It is recommeded that the member be specific on what type of training is referring to in order for the department to respond accordingly.

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2022-w3746 - 24 October 2022

Shirley Motshegoane Mokgotho to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

By what date will she ensure that the community of the Reutlwile informal settlement in Rustenburg Local Municipality is provided with an adequate supply of water?

Reply from the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs on 24 Oct 2022

It is responsibility of Municipalities working together with Department of Water and Sanitation to provide water to communities. It is recommended that the question be redirected to the Ministry of Water and Sanitation as a lead department.

 

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2022-w3642 - 24 October 2022

Cilliers Brink to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

Whether she has ever conducted an assessment of the direct annual costs of cable theft and vandalism in municipalities; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs on 24 Oct 2022

No. Cable theft and vandalism in municipalities is criminal element which must be dealt with by South African Police Service. It is recommended that the question be redirected to the Ministry of Police to respond to the question accordingly.

 

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