COGTA Budget: Committee Report
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
11 May 2021
Chairperson: Ms A Muthambi (ANC)
Meeting Summary
In a virtual meeting, the Committee met to adopt its report on the Annual Performance Plans and budgets of the Department and entities – the budget vote debate was scheduled for later that week.
The Committee adopted a number of sets of minutes from its meetings during the first term. Members discussed the need for a resolutions register so that all Members can stay up to date regarding additional answers provided in writing to the Committee by those appearing before the Committee. Members emphasised the importance of monitoring the submission of written responses as an important part of the Committee’s oversight function.
The Committee also adopted its programme for the second term.
Meeting report
The Committee convened to adopt a number of Committee meeting minutes from the first term.
The Committee had received an apology from COGTA Minister Dr N Dlamini-Zuma who was attending a Cabinet meeting of the National Coronavirus Command Council hence was unable to avail herself on the virtual platform.
Mr M Mabika (DA) had tendered an apology as he was still on sick leave.
Report of the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs on the 2021/22 Annual Performance Plans And Budgets and the Entities Reporting to them
Due to the Chairperson’s poor Internet connectivity, she asked Mr C Brink (DA) to take over and chair in her stead.
Mr Brink indicated that he had been experiencing poor connection too and asked other Members to nominate an Acting Chairperson.
Mr I Groenewald (FF+) proposed Ms D Direko (ANC) serve as Acting Chairperson.
The Chairperson was back on the virtual platform.
The Committee considered the report
The report was adopted with no objection.
Committee minutes dated 17 February 2021
The minutes were adopted.
Committee minutes dated 17 February 2021
The minutes were adopted.
Mr I Groenewald asked the Chairperson how the Committee would know that written responses on the allegations of maladministration, corruption and fraud against the Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality as well as the CoGHSTA Limpopo had indeed been submitted.
The Chairperson recommended and requested the Committee Secretary set up a submission register for Members to verify if submissions had been made or are still outstanding.
Mr Groenewald concurred with the suggestion and emphasised the importance of monitoring the submission of written responses as an important part of the Committee’s oversight function.
Committee minutes dated 24 February 2021
The minutes were adopted.
Committee minutes dated 24 February 2021
The minutes were adopted.
Committee minutes dated 2 March 2021
The minutes were adopted.
Committee minutes dated 3 March 2021
The minutes were adopted.
Committee minutes dated 9 March 2021
The minutes were adopted.
Committee minutes dated 10 March 2021
The Chairperson remarked that a deadline needed to be reviewed for the Inkosi Langalibalele municipality.
Mr K Ceza (EFF) was uncertain whether the Inkosi Langalibalele municipality was aware of the submission date on unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure.
The Chairperson said that the municipality was aware but the Committee Secretariat had missed the date. Since the Committee now had two additional assistants, she requested assistant Amanda Zindlani follow it up.
The Chairperson instructed the secretary to further add in the resolution that ‘The above must also furnish the Committee with a report on how it managed to avoid retrenchment through the invocation of Section 189 of the Labour Relations Act which must be reached by 15 March 2021’.
The minutes were adopted.
Committee minutes dated 11 March 2021
The minutes were adopted.
Committee minutes dated 16 March 2021
The Chairperson remarked that the Committee needed to follow up as the Committee had been lied to by Sol Plaatje Local Municipality, if Members paid attention to the recent development in that municipality. She indicated that this municipality would need to come to the Committee again in this second term.
The minutes were adopted.
Committee minutes dated 17 March 2021
The minutes were adopted.
Committee minutes dated 30 March 2021
The Chairperson noted that the President had made a commitment with regards to the dialogue around cultural initiation. She said that it needed to be incorporated into the programmes of Parliament this term.
The minutes were adopted.
Committee minutes dated 31 March 2021
The minutes were adopted.
Committee minutes dated 1 April 2021
The minutes were adopted.
Committee minutes dated 6 April 2021
The minutes were adopted.
Committee minutes dated 7 April 2021
Ms H Mkhaliphi (EFF) asked the Chairperson what would be the way forward as the deadline in the resolution, which was15 April 2021, had already passed.
The Chairperson responded that the Committee had resolved to use a submission register to verify all the outstanding submissions before meetings resume next week.
The minutes were adopted.
Committee minutes dated 8 April 2021
The minutes were adopted.
Committee minutes dated 13 April 2021
The minutes were adopted.
Committee minutes dated 14 April 2021
The minutes were adopted.
Committee minutes dated 15 April 2021
The minutes were adopted.
Committee minutes dated 20 April 2021
The minutes were adopted.
Committee minutes dated 21 April 2021
The minutes were adopted.
The Chairperson said that there were still three more sets of Committee minutes which Members needed to adopt. She proposed that the adoption of those outstanding minutes take place in the meeting next week on 18 May 2021.
The budget vote debate of the Department would take place on Wednesday, 13 May.
As the Committee had received an invitation by the SA Local Government Association (Salga) to attend an assembly meeting on 13 and 14 May, whilst Members had their own budget vote to attend, the Chairperson requested the Committee secretary send an apology to Salga on behalf of the Committee.
Second term Committee programme
The Chairperson suggested that the Committee needed to discuss issues arising after the remainder of the minutes were adopted next week.
The Chairperson expressed concern that issues arising from the Committee’s progress report may affect its oversight visit resulting in them not being completed.
The Chairperson suggested that the Committee should make a determination on who would be summoned to the Committee.
The Chairperson had network challenges and asked Mr B Hadebe (ANC) to adjourn the meeting
The meeting was adjourned.
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Present
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Muthambi, Ms AF
Chairperson
ANC
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Brink, Mr C
DA
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Ceza, Mr K
EFF
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Direko, Ms DR
ANC
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Groenewald, Mr IM
FF+
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Hadebe, Mr BM
ANC
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Mkhaliphi, Ms HO
EFF
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Mpumza, Mr GG
ANC
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Spies, Ms ERJ
DA
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Xaba-Ntshaba, Ms PP
ANC
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