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Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Viability of amalgamated municipalities in KZN & Northern Cape
3 Dec 2020
Video: COGTA, 3 December 2020
Supplementary Budget Review and Recommendation Report
The Northern Cape Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs reported on the Dawid Kruiper Local Municipality established by the amalgamation of Mier Local Municipality and //Khara Hais Local Municipality in 2016. The Northern Cape COGTA Department ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Viability of amalgamated municipalities in North West & Gauteng; with Deputy Minister
2 Dec 2020
Video: PC COGTA 2 December 2020
The Committee was briefed virtually by North West on Tlokwe and Ventersdorp Municipalities amalgamation into the new JB Marks Local Municipality and by Gauteng on the Randfontein and Westonaria Municipalities merge into the new Rand West City Local Municipality.
Committee members observed poor support ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
COGTA Audit outcomes; 2019/20 Annual Reports of DCOG & MISA, with Minister
1 Dec 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, 01 Dec 2020
The Portfolio Committee was briefed by the Department of Cooperative Governance (DCOG), the Office of the Auditor-General and the Municipal Infrastructure Management Agent (MISA) on the 2019/2020 Annual Reports and audited outcomes.
Convening in a ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
CWP: Remodelling & implementation of forensic report’s recommendations; Matters relating to Initiation: stakeholder engagement; with Minister and Deputy Minister
27 Nov 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, 27 November 2020
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) on both the Community Works Programme (CWP) and the cultural practice of initiation. Also present in the meeting was the ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
S139 interventions in North West: COGTA MEC briefing
25 Nov 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs,25 November 2020
The Committee was briefed on the progress made on the s139 interventions in the North West by the Executive Council.
The Council said that apartheid took the blame for the political and governance failures in the municipalities that had ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Ngaka-Modiri Molema & Matlosana Municipalities: North West
25 Nov 2020
The Committee convened on a virtual platform to receive progress reports on Ngaka-Modiri Molema District Municipality and City of Matlosana Local Municipality in the North West which had been beset by challenges and had had section 139 interventions in the past.
Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) reported on their 2018/19 audit ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Mandate and work done by South African Cities Network; with Deputy Minister
24 Nov 2020
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OAtHARBad4
The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs met in a virtual sitting for a briefing by the South African Cities Network (SACN) on its work and annual business plan.
The SACN presented on its strategic highlights for the 2020/21 financial year, strategic objectives, operating model, research ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality: engagement with Municipality, Provincial Treasury, SALGA & DCOG
24 Nov 2020
The Committee convened on a virtual platform to receive briefings on the status of the Mangaung municipality and on the challenges and opportunities of the amalgamation of municipalities. Before the 2016 local municipal elections, Manguang was subject to incorporate the Naledi local municipality and the Free State office of Cooperative ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
CRL Rights Commission 2019/20 Annual Report
18 Nov 2020
The Committee was briefed, in a virtual meeting, by the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL) on its Annual Report for the 2019/2020 financial year and discussed the work of the Commission.
The CRL had, for the ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Department of Traditional Affairs 2019/20 Annual Report; with Deputy Minister
17 Nov 2020
Presenting its Annual Report for the 2019/20 financial year in a virtual meeting attended by the Deputy Minister, the Department of Traditional Affairs advised the Portfolio Committee that it had achieved 86% of its targets during the period under review. The reason for the unachieved targets was ...