Cilliers Brink

National Assembly

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About Cilliers Brink

Mr Cilliers Brink is an MP from the Democratic Alliance. He currently serves in the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs of Parliament. To read more about him, click here.

2020 committee attendance as mp

80% attendance rate

Attended 66 meetings out of 82

2019 committee attendance as mp

72% attendance rate

Attended 13 meetings out of 18

Attendance Methodology

Recent meetings attended

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs — Sustainability/viability of amalgamated municipalities in North West & Gauteng; with Deputy Minister — 2 Dec 2020
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs — COGTA Audit outcomes; 2019/20 Annual Reports of DCOG & MISA, with Minister — 1 Dec 2020
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
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs — S139 interventions in North West: COGTA MEC briefing — 25 Nov 2020
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs — Mandate and work done by South African Cities Network; with Deputy Minister — 24 Nov 2020

All meetings attended

DISCLAIMER: This information has been obtained via the Parliamentary Monitoring Group. PMG makes every effort to compile reliable and comprehensive information, but does not claim that the data is 100% accurate and complete.

Currently

Member at Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)

Formerly

33rd Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
10th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional Gauteng Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
67th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Provincial Gauteng Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019

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Committee appearances

Viability/Sustainability of amalgamated municipalities in Gauteng & North West 2 Dec 2020

Mr C Brink (DA) said that it was clear that JB Marks was a product of an amalgamation between a partly functional and a poorly functional municipality. This merger created a dysfunctional municipality. JB Marks Municipality has been placed under administration, it has an unfunded budget, it has an extremely ...
DCoG Audit outcomes & 2019/20 Annual Report 1 Dec 2020

Mr C Brink (DA) recalled that in the questions posed to officials from AGSA, the presentation had detailed certain tender irregularities. He wanted the AG to give details of the tenders in question and whether the bidders had complied with prescripts.
S139 interventions in North West: COGTA MEC briefing 25 Nov 2020

Mr C Brink (DA) congratulated the MEC on his appointment and stressed that he hoped that he had been properly briefed. He noted that the topic for discussion by the Committee had been the North West’s s139 interventions in its municipalities, yet the province itself had been placed under Section ...
Mandate and work done by South African Cities Network 24 Nov 2020

Mr C Brink (DA) noted that the SACN was not a statutory organisation, but it was funded by public money which meant that there was a clear obligation to account. Much attention was placed on funding and fundraising initiatives in the presentation. This was all very interesting, but the main ...
Viability/Sustainability of amalgamated municipalities: engagement with DCoG; SALGA; National Treasury; MDB; SACN & Amalgamated Municipalities 13 Nov 2020

Mr C Brink (DA) commented on the presentation by the MDB and the Department. He said changes made to boundaries must happen as a means to an end and not an ends in itself. To have a metro in a province is not a sufficient reason for amalgamation. To get ...

All Committee Appearances

Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs 12 Oct 2020

Whether her department is currently developing a (a) Green Paper and/or (b) White Paper on local government; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (i) are the objectives, (ii) is the nature and (iii) is the extent of the policy review being contemplated?
Questions asked to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs 12 Oct 2020

What measures has she taken to intervene in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality under section 139(7) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa 1996, and/or any other empowering provision in respect of the (a) prolonged suspension of the municipal manager since September 2018, (b) failure of the ...
Questions asked to the Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs 9 Sep 2020

.Whether, with reference to the municipalities where the District Development Model (DDM) has been piloted since 2019, a report has been compiled about the successes and failures of the DDM in each specified municipality, if not (a) is a report of this nature in progress and (b) by what date ...

All Questions and Answers

Plenary appearances

UNGQONGQOSHE KAHULUMENI WOKUBAMBISANA KANYE NEZINDABA 27 Nov 2019

Deputy Speaker, Minister obviously the national spatial development framework depends for its implementation on different spheres of government
reaching crucial agreements. One of the ways, municipalities can redress the injustices of the past is to bring people closer to work and social amenities. The City of Cape Town has identified ...
UNGQONGQOSHE KAHULUMENI WOKUBAMBISANA KANYE NEZINDABA 27 Nov 2019

Deputy Speaker, I understand the Minister's answer that intervention is foremost a provincial competence but if a provincial intervention fails or does not happen obviously the Minister must step in or at least engage with the matter.
The Eastern Cape provincial government has accused the council of the Nelson Mandela ...

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