Whether she has found that the latest annual report of the Auditor-General which reflects on poor service delivery performance of the majority of municipalities is a sign of a failed State; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details.
(2) What plans will her departments introduce to improve the constitutional mandate of local government.
(3) Whether the specified plans will include consequence management, if not, why not, if so, what are the relevant details?
1. No.
2. The Department of Cooperative Governance (DCoG) has presented the reviewed State of Local Government Report and has facilitated the drafting of Municipal Support and Intervention Plans (MSIPs) in collaboration with key sector departments (Water and Sanitation, Human Settlements, Energy, Environment), the South African Local Government Association (SALGA), provincial COGTAs and municipalities. The DCoG through the Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent (MISA) continues ...
Following the recent findings by the Special Investigating Unit regarding a service provider (name furnished), that is accused of overcharging the Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality when it was contracted to conduct a R326 million project to electrify 20 000 rural households in 2013, as well as other cases across the Republic, what (a) policies is her department, in collaboration with other departments, putting in place to ensure that municipalities and/or service providers do not waste money on tenders that do not result in effective service delivery, (b) plans have been developed to help municipalities build internal capacity to provide their own services and (c) steps have been taken by her department to recover the monies that the specified service provider had overcharged the specified municipality?
The Honourable Member is requested to refer the question to the National Treasury as they are well positioned to provide response on the issues raised. A number of measures have been put in place by National Treasury aimed at enhancing the tender system to ensure there is value for money.
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What interventions has she made to assess the incapacity of the City of Cape Town and Western Cape provincial government to resolve flooding, which occurs during rainy seasons as a result of wrongfully planned drainage systems in areas like Khayelitsha, Gugulethu, KwaLanga and in all informal settlements?
A rigorous process of assessing the state of local government (SOLG) culminated in the Cabinet considering the SOLG report in June 2021. The assessment included all service delivery issues including drainage systems in the City of Cape Town (CoCT). Cabinet resolved that the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) and National Treasury should lead the process of the development of the municipal ...
What action has her department taken against the Councilors and/or municipalities that have been found guilty through forensic investigations in terms of section 106 of the Municipal Systems Act, Act 32 of 2000?
Most of the forensic reports instituted in terms of Section 106 of the Local Government Municipal Systems Act, Act 32 of 2000 made recommendations that certain remedial or other corrective measures should be taken. In instances where corruption, fraud and related offences have been identified, such reports are handed over to law enforcement agencies for further processing. Where Councilors are implicated and internal disciplinary ...
Whether Knysna Local Municipality is responsible for the maintenance of retaining sea wall surrounding Leisure Isle in Knysna, if not who is responsible for the maintenance of the sea wall, if so what are the relevant details of
(a) Maintenance that was undertaken on the wall over the past five years and
(b) What are the plans for future maintenance of the wall?
a) Due to the ongoing dispute between the three role-players, Knysna LM, SANPARK and the Leisure Island Rate Payers Association about who is responsible for maintenance of such wall, no significant maintenance was done in the past five years. An Environmental Approval was issued by DEA&DP in 2019 to assigned to the Island Rate Payers Association to work on the sea wall.
b) The ...
What is the current status of the (a) Local Government Leadership Academy and (b) Municipal Leadership Development Programme launched by the erstwhile Department of Provincial and Local Government in 2007?
a) The Local Government Leadership Academy (LOGOLA) was established in 2004 as the initiative of the then Department of Provincial and Local Government (dplg). Its developmental objective was to contribute towards the development of a broad base of politically mature leadership that can sustain democracy and strengthen a sustainable developmental local government sphere in South Africa. The LOGOLA model proposed in the ...
"(1) What is the (a) extent of the commonage land in Limpopo and (b) current usage of the commonage land;
(2) whether the commonage land has water rights to allow farming to take place; if not, what steps will her department take to ensure that there are water rights; if so, what are the relevant details;
(3) whether there are farming activities taking place on the commonage land; if not, why not; if so, what farming activities are taking place on the pieces of land;
(4) (a) whether she will furnish Mr N P Masipa with the relevant information regarding land that has been invaded and (b) the action(s) that were taken regarding the situation; if not, why not; if so, on what date?
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The issues relating to the commonage land are managed and administered by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform. The Honourable member is advised to direct this question to the said department.
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(a)(1) With regard to the waste water treatment plants in Ekurhuleni, what is the (a) waste water treatment capacity in megalitres of each plant in Ekurhuleni and (b) current waste water inflow in megalitres of each waste water treatment plant in Ekurhuleni;
(2) whether all discharge points from each waste water plant are tested; if not, why not; if so, what is the frequency of testing in each plant;
(3) what are the details of the discharge water test results of each waste water treatment plant for the (a) 2019-20 and (b) 2020-21 financial years;
(4) what steps were taken to increase waste water treatment capacity in Ekurhuleni since 2011?
The information requested from the Honourable Member has been requested from Ekurhuleni Metro Municipality and the Provincial Departments concerned, we will update the response upon receipt of the information.
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(1) What is the (a) extent of the commonage land in the Northern Cape and (b) current usage of the commonage land;
(2) whether the commonage land has water rights to allow farming to take place; if not, what steps will her department take to ensure that there are water rights; if so, what are the relevant details;
(3) whether there are farming activities taking place on the commonage land; if not, why not; if so, what farming activities are taking place on the pieces of land;
(4) (a) whether she will furnish Mr N P Masipa with the relevant information regarding land that has been invaded and (b) the action(s) that were taken regarding the situation; if not, why not; if so, on what date?
The issues relating to the commonage land are managed and administered by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform. The Honourable member is advised to direct this question to the said department.
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What is the (a) extent of the commonage land in the Western Cape and (b) current usage of the commonage land;
(2) whether the commonage land has water rights to allow farming to take place; if not, what steps will her department take to ensure that there are water rights; if so, what are the relevant details;
(3) whether there are farming activities taking place on the commonage land; if not, why not; if so, what farming activities are taking place on the pieces of land;
(4) whether she will furnish Mr N P Masipa with the relevant information regarding (a) land that has been invaded and (b) the action(s) that were taken regarding the situation; if not, why not; if so, by what date
The issues relating to the commonage land are managed and administered by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform. The Honourable member is advised to direct this question to the said department.
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