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Appointment to the Commission for Gender Equality
Election of chairperson
24 Oct 2018
The Committee elected Ms C Ncube-Ndaba (ANC) to chair the Committee.
At the next meeting, the Committee intends to consider a draft competency framework, a draft advertisement for vacancies and a draft programme.
The Committee agreed to schedule meetings on Wednesday’s.
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Minister on municipalities affected by VBS Bank collapse
23 Oct 2018
The COGTA Minister gave a highly anticipated briefing on reports that municipalities in Limpopo, Gauteng and the North West province had lost huge sums of money invested in the now infamous VBS Mutual Bank.
The briefing detailed steps taken by the Department in the wake of the collapse and curatorship ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs BRRR
17 Oct 2018
BRRR available here once published: 2018 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
The Committee met to consider its draft Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs BRR Report following engagements with the Department of Cooperative Government and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) and its various entities, as well as the Office of the ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Customary Initiation Bill [B7-2018]: public hearings report; Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs BRRR
16 Oct 2018
Committee Report available once published 2018 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
The Committee met to consider two draft reports. The first one was the Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) regarding the annual performance of the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) and its various entities. ...
Water and Sanitation
Climate Change & Drought Mitigation & Adaptation Strategies: DWS & DEA update
11 Oct 2018
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) told the Committee that climate change was greatly impacting South Africa, which was a water-stressed country, and was moving towards scarcity. There was currently less than 1 000 cubic metres of water available per capita. Another unfortunate position was that more than half ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs; DTA & MISA 2017/18 Annual Reports; with Minister and Deputy Minister
11 Oct 2018
The Department of Traditional Affairs (DTA) presented its 2017/18 annual report, and highlighted that it had achieved 87% of its annual targets. It had not fulfilled its objective to determine if 350 traditional councils (TCs) were functional, as there was a need to first conduct an assessment ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
SALGA, MDB & CRL Commission 2017/18 Annual Reports
10 Oct 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs heard briefings on the Annual Reports by: South African Local Government Association (SALGA), the Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the CRL Rights Commission. The Committee thanked and congratulated all the entities on their reports.
The briefing started with ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
COGTA audit outcomes: Auditor General briefing
9 Oct 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs received a briefing from the Office of the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) on the Department of Cooperative Government and Traditional Affairs (COGTA’)s audit outcomes for the 2017/18 financial year, including the outcomes of entities reporting to the Department.
The report ...
Transport
Road Accident Benefit Scheme Bill: Schedule 1 Benefits Formula Calculation
13 Sep 2018
The Department presented Schedule 1 of the Bill on the Benefits Formula Calculations:
Temporary income support benefit: This kicks in and be calculated from day 61 after the date of accident. It takes into account the income of the victim pre-accident and net of tax. The support benefit allows the ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Customary Initiation Bill: stakeholder engagement
12 Sep 2018
The Committee met to receive submissions from stakeholders on the Customary Initiation Bill (CIB) [B7-2018]
It heard that SAPS fully supported the development of the CIB with its concerns flagged. Those included the fact that: