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Thursday, 27 September 2012 09:07 |
Minister Richard Baloyi will today, 27 September 2012, brief the media at the Local Government Stakeholder Conference being held in Boksburg. The conference wherein the Minister and the stakeholders are engaging on priority areas identified in the 2009 Local Government Turnaround Strategy (LGTAS).
The media briefing is as follows:
Date: 27 September 2012
Venue: Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre, Boksburg, Gauteng
Time: 8h30 – 17h00 (media briefing: 13h30)
Issued by the Ministry for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
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Monday, 17 September 2012 09:39 |
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The Departments for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs embarked on country-wide road shows recently to engage with provincial departments responsible for local government and traditional affairs to assess progress of the Local Government Turn-Around Strategy (LGTAS) in 108 identified priority municipalities. The provincial visits were undertaken by the LGTAS Coordinating Team, national CoGTA branches, Presidency, provincial CoGTA departments, Technical Support Units (TSUs), Municipal Infrastructure Support Agency (MISA) and sector departments. |
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Wednesday, 12 September 2012 08:12 |
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In his address during the Special National Conference of South African Local Government Association (SALGA), the minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Mr Richard Baloyi,reaffirmed that it was unreasonable to continue doing the same things the same way even if the results proved to be the same in local government.
The minister also stressed that there was a need, at local government level, to re-look at how things were done to realise the priorities of the Local Government Turnaround Strategy of 2009. |
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Wednesday, 12 September 2012 08:46 |
The Disaster Management Institute of Southern Africa will hold its annual conference on Disaster Risk Management under the Theme: “Taking up the Challenge: Readiness for Risk Reduction and Response” which seeks to highlight the need to be prepared for both risk reduction and response.
The importance of bringing issues of disaster management and understanding of risk to the rural areas is acknowledged as communities are sometimes more vulnerable to the occurrence of disasters than in the urban areas; where capacity and resources are often available to deal with the preparedness for and the response to disasters.
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Monday, 10 September 2012 09:56 |
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The 13th of October marks the United Nations' International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR).
The day is part of the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction's global awareness campaign which raises awareness on disaster risk reduction to spark public interest and prevent loss and damage from hazards and disasters.
This year South Africa will commemorate the IDDR on 12 October in Tshwane. Read more |
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