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Powers and Privileges of Parliament
Parliament of Republic of South Africa vs Hon F Shivambu and 19 others - Suggestion of penalties by Mr Randall van Voore
7 Nov 2014
On 03 November 2014, the Ad Hoc Committee found guilty the EFF Members who faced allegation of contempt of Parliament by creating or taking part in a disturbance within the precincts of Parliament while the House was meeting, inter alia, shouting, and or banging on tables, and or refusing to ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Roles and functions of traditional leaders: Department of Traditional Affairs briefing
4 Nov 2014
The Department of Traditional Affairs briefed the Committee on the roles and functions of traditional leaders. The institution of traditional leadership was recognised in section 212 of the Constitution. The White Paper on Traditional Leadership and Governance and the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act of 2003 aimed to transform ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Workshop on the non-financial census of municipalities
22 Oct 2014
The meeting focused on the non-financial census of the municipalities. The initial agenda was slightly expanded to reflect Statistics South Africa’s (Stats SA’s) responsibility of collecting data for the purpose of use when it interacts with the various sets of data, rather than presenting only on its functions, which revolved ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Minister on Back to Basics plan for Local Government; COGTA 2013/14 Annual Report
21 Oct 2014
The Department of Cooperative Governance, in its effort of building a capable local government, it conducted a desk-top assessment of municipalities in all nine provinces with the purpose of looking at functional areas like political stability, governance, service delivery, financial management, institutional management and community satisfaction. As a result, it ...
Powers and Privileges of Parliament
Parliament of Republic of South Africa vs Hon F Shivambu and 19 others
20 Oct 2014
Report of the meeting to follow
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
PC Coop: Third Term Committee Programme & Other Matters
16 Sep 2014
The Committee considered and adopted its Third Term Programme. The Committee’s planned activities included a workshop with the Office of the Auditor-General on its role as well as engagement with the Budgetary Review and Recommendations process. Other notable agenda items included discussions on the linkage between service delivery and protest; ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Debt owed to municipalities: Department briefing; Municipal Infrastructure Grant: Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent & Department briefing
9 Sep 2014
The Department of Cooperative Governance (DCoG) briefed the Committee on the Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG). The MIG was the largest local government infrastructure development funding in South Africa. The programme subsidised the capital costs of providing basic services to poor households. Developmental capacity of municipalities was enhanced. Over a 10 ...
Arts and Culture
Pan South African Language Board & Commission for Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities on their roles, mandates and issues requiring immediate attention
26 Aug 2014
The Joint meeting focused on two presentations from two Schedule one institutions of the Constitution established to advance democracy in South Africa. These were the Pan South African Language Board and the Commission for the Promotion & Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious & Linguistic Communities.
The Committees firstly ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Follow-up meeting with South African Local Government Association
19 Aug 2014
The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) provided responses to questions posed by the Portfolio Committee, arising from a meeting held on 29 July 2014.
SALGA defined its core business as being a hub for research and human resource development to capacitate municipalities. Public participation and partnership with civil society ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
South Africa Local Government Association on its 2014 Strategic Plan
29 Jul 2014
SALGA presented its 2014/25 Annual Performance Plan, and listed its seven strategic priorities as accessible and equitable sustainable services; safe and healthy environment and communities; coherent local planning and economic development; effective, responsive and accountable local government; human capital development in local government; financially and organisationally capacitated municipalities; and effective ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Committee Report on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs 2014 Budget
10 Jul 2014
The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs met for the consideration and adoption of the Annual Performance Plan and Budget Vote 3 of the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. The Committee interrogated the report page by page, making comments in respect of its substantive content. The ...