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Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Bill: public hearings programme
1 Nov 2016
The Committee discussed the provisional programme for the Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Bill public hearings to take place within the various provinces. The Chairperson explained that the Rural Alliance members had raised an issue regarding the durations allocated to the public hearings programme. The Rural Alliances indicated that it was ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Maiden bursary investigative report at Uthukela District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal
25 Oct 2016
The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) presented a report to the joint committees on its investigation into a government-funded bursary administered by the uThekela District Municipality (UDM) that was restricted to girls who were virgins, and who had to undergo virginity testing. The CGE ruled that the conditions imposed in ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
CRL Rights Commission 2015/16 Annual Report
13 Oct 2016
The Committee met to be briefed on the 2015/16 annual report of the Commission for the promotion and protection of the rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission).
The Commission said it had maintained its status of receiving an unqualified audit opinion from the Auditor General (AG). ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs on its 2015/16 Annual Report, with Minister and Deputy Minister in attendance
12 Oct 2016
The Departments of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs presented their 2015/16 annual reports to the Committee, which also heard progress reports on the implementation of the Integrated Urban Development Framework and the finalisation of transitional measures in newly-established municipalities. A status report on the application of Section 139 of the ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Commission for Gender Equality on its 2015/16 Annual Report
12 Oct 2016
The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) achieved 89% of its strategic objectives in the past financial year, reflecting a year-on-year improvement since 2014. The clean audit report reflects responsible financial management, however decreasing revenue and the solvency ratio show that there is clear room for improvement. The CGE noted that ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Departments of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs & entities 2015/16 audit outcomes: Auditor-General briefing
11 Oct 2016
The Portfolio Committee received a briefing from the Office of the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) on the audit outcomes of the 2015/16 annual reports of the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), and entities reporting to it.
In terms of the 2015-16 audit outcomes and key messages, ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Committee programme
20 Sep 2016
The Committee met to consider and adopt the minutes of previous meetings, as well as the fourth term draft programme.
At the outset of considering the adoption of minutes, a Member pointed out that minutes for only six of the possible 21 meetings had been documented. It was agreed that ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Upper Limits of Total Remuneration Packages for Municipal Managers; Councils establishment: Department of Cooperative Governance update
30 Aug 2016
The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) briefed the Committee on the upper limits of total remuneration packages payable to Municipal Managers and managers directly accountable to Municipal Managers. It also updated the Committee on the consolidated database of municipalities.
The Minister published Notice No. 287 in Government ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
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
Local Government Elections 2016 Preparations and Readiness, with Deputy Minister
12 Apr 2016
This was a joint meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs and the Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs in which the Municipal Demarcation Board, the South African Local Government Association and the Department of Cooperative Governance (DCoG) presented on preparations and readiness for ...