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Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Disaster Management Amendment Bill: deliberations
14 Apr 2015
The Committee Content Adviser read through amended clauses in the Disaster Management Amendment Bill [B10—2015]. The reading was cross-referenced to the principal Act, the Disaster Management Act, Act 57 of 2002. Explanatory comments were provided. Definitions were amended to be in accord with international terminology. The clause dealing with the ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
South African Local Government Association (SALGA) on its Annual Performance Plan
10 Mar 2015
The Committee convened to hear a presentation from the South Africa Local Government Association (SALGA) on its annual performance plan, and was told that the Association was starting to engage with people in terms of accomplishing their set goals and objectives. There had been a holistic appraisal of the efforts ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Departments of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs on their Budgets & Annual Performance Plans, with Minister
3 Mar 2015
The Departments of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) presented their Strategic Plans 2015-2019 and2015/16 Annual Performance Plans t the Portfolio Committee, with the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Mr Pravin Gordhan, in attendance.
The Minister said local government was an important sphere of government and everyone, regardless ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Disaster Management Amendment Bill: briefing by Department of Cooperative Governance
24 Feb 2015
Officials from the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs’ Disaster Management sector briefed the Committee on the proposed amendments in the Disaster Management Amendment Bill. Disaster management was a functional area listed in Schedule 4A of the Constitution. The Disaster Management Act of 2002 was intentionally reputed for its ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
PC Coop: Third Term Committee Programme & Other Matters
16 Sep 2014
The Committee considered and adopted its Third Term Programme. The Committee’s planned activities included a workshop with the Office of the Auditor-General on its role as well as engagement with the Budgetary Review and Recommendations process. Other notable agenda items included discussions on the linkage between service delivery and protest; ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Debt owed to municipalities: Department briefing; Municipal Infrastructure Grant: Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent & Department briefing
9 Sep 2014
The Department of Cooperative Governance (DCoG) briefed the Committee on the Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG). The MIG was the largest local government infrastructure development funding in South Africa. The programme subsidised the capital costs of providing basic services to poor households. Developmental capacity of municipalities was enhanced. Over a 10 ...
Arts and Culture
Pan South African Language Board & Commission for Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities on their roles, mandates and issues requiring immediate attention
26 Aug 2014
The Joint meeting focused on two presentations from two Schedule one institutions of the Constitution established to advance democracy in South Africa. These were the Pan South African Language Board and the Commission for the Promotion & Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious & Linguistic Communities.
The Committees firstly ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Follow-up meeting with South African Local Government Association
19 Aug 2014
The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) provided responses to questions posed by the Portfolio Committee, arising from a meeting held on 29 July 2014.
SALGA defined its core business as being a hub for research and human resource development to capacitate municipalities. Public participation and partnership with civil society ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
South Africa Local Government Association on its 2014 Strategic Plan
29 Jul 2014
SALGA presented its 2014/25 Annual Performance Plan, and listed its seven strategic priorities as accessible and equitable sustainable services; safe and healthy environment and communities; coherent local planning and economic development; effective, responsive and accountable local government; human capital development in local government; financially and organisationally capacitated municipalities; and effective ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Committee Report on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs 2014 Budget
10 Jul 2014
The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs met for the consideration and adoption of the Annual Performance Plan and Budget Vote 3 of the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. The Committee interrogated the report page by page, making comments in respect of its substantive content. The ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Election of Chairperson
24 Jun 2014
Mr Mzameni Richard Mdakane (ANC) was elected as Chairperson. There were no other nominations. The newly elected Chairperson urged Members to study the National Assembly Rules.