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Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Drought situation in Free State: Water Affairs briefing; State of South African Cities 2016: South African Cities Network briefing
8 Nov 2016
The delegation from the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) presented on the issue of drought in the Free State, describing the issues that faced the province, as well as putting forward the many steps the DWS was taking to combat the impact of the drought.
The delegation noted that ...
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Committee Report on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Budget
13 Apr 2016
The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs met to consider the Committee Report on Budget Vote 4: Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.
The Democratic Alliance reserved its opinion on the report.
The Economic Freedom Fighters did not support the adoption of the report.
However, the Committee adopted the ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Department of Cooperative Governance on 2015/16 3rd & 4th Quarter performance; Budget Vote 3 & Annual Performance Plan: briefing, with Minister present
1 Mar 2016
The Minister and officials from the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) presented the Department’s performance report for the 2014/15 financial year and its annual performance plan for 2016/17.
The Department achieved a considerable percentage of its targets (70%), with a substantial portion still in progress (27%). Some ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
uMkhanyakude District Municipality Intervention: briefing by MEC
16 Feb 2016
The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs spoke about the Intervention of uMkhanyakude District Municipality in terms of Section 139(1)(b) of the Constitution. The Administrator in charge of the intervention in the municipality provided a progress report.
The presentation focused on the background and basis for invoking ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Department of Cooperative Governance on impact of SoNA on local government (focusing on progress report per province on Back to Basic programme)
16 Feb 2016
The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) briefed the Committee on the implications of the recent State of the Nation Address (SONA) for the Department. A brief summary of the main points of the address were given. It was noted that the country is affected by global constraints ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Disaster Management Amendment Bill [B10C-15]: NCOP amendments; Planned public hearings on the Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Bill
17 Nov 2015
The Committee met briefly to adopt the amendments to the Disaster Management Amendment Bill. The only amendments to be made are on page four where Section 31 will change to Section 45A. The amendments were adopted.
The National Council of Provinces asked to be part of the public hearings, and ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Budget Review and Recommendations Report
20 Oct 2015
BRRR Archive: BRRR 2015-2010: Budgetary Review & Recommendations Reports
The Committee deliberated on its draft Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR).
The deliberations revolved around the following issues. The Committee had not received a response from the previous year’s BRRR, money budgeted for by the Municipal Demarcation Board for 28 ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Municipal Demarcation Board; CRL Commission on their 2014/15 Annual Reports
15 Oct 2015
The Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) presented the MDB’s annual report for 2014/15. It had previously advised of an expected shortfall and had identified issues around incompatability between its resources, mandate and strategy, negative public perception; and lack of a provincial footprint that created disconnection with the public. The programmes and ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
COGTA; SALGA & Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent (MISA) on their 2014/15 Annual Reports, with Minister present
14 Oct 2015
The Committee heard briefings from the Department of Cooperative Governance and the Department of Traditional Affairs as well as an overview and progress report from the Municipal Infrastructure Support Agents (MISA), as well as a presentation from SALGA on its Annual Report.
Minister Pravin Gordhan said the 2014/15 year had ...
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Departments of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs 2014/15 audit outcomes by Auditor-General
13 Oct 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs was briefed by the Office of the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) on the audit outcomes of the Department and the entities reporting to it.
AGSA said that there had been overall stagnation in audit outcomes in the past three years. ...