The department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs welcomes that release of the 2016 State of the South African Cities Report (SOCR) by the South African Cities Network (SACN). The Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Minister Des van Rooyen and the Deputy Minister Mr Andries Nel will both be participating in the programme […]
The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) welcomes the first ever Demarcation and Spatial Transformation conference by the Municipal Demarcation Board to be held between 23rd and 24th June 2016. The Municipal Demarcation Board is an independent authority responsible for the determination of municipal boundaries. The Board’s status as an independent authority is […]
With the country just weeks away from the 03 August local government elections, it is an opportune moment to launch the 2016 State of the South African Cities Report (SOCR). Published by the South African Cities Network (SACN) every five years, the State of the Cities Report gives an overview of the performance of the […]
17 June 2016 Westonaria Programme Director, Executive Mayor of Westonaria, Councillor Nonkoliso Tundzi, NYDA representatives, IDC representatives, Youth participants, It is an honour to join you today as we celebrate Youth Month. The year 2016 marks the 40th anniversary of the Soweto Uprising. During that time the apartheid government spent R644 […]
Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Mr Des van Rooyen, led the meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Task Team (IMTT) on Drought, held today, 09 June 2016, to examine the progress made in the implementation of response measures to address drought and water shortages in the country. The Minister said the drought conditions experienced in […]
It is all systems go on the state of readiness for the fourth democratic local government elections, which will take place on 03 August 2016. The Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Elections met today to ensure that preparations for the Local Government Elections are on track. The IMC led by the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional […]
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister, Des van Rooyen has welcomed the 2015 Non-Financial Census of Municipalities (NFCM) report, released by Statistics South Africa today. “We believe the Back to Basics programme, instituted by Cogta in 2014, has had a positive effect on service delivery. The NFCM report by Stats SA provides further evidence of […]
In an effort to ensure social cohesion, the IMC on Vuwani continues to strive for communities which are cohesive to the extent that any inequality, exclusion or disparity based on ethnicity, gender, class, nationality, age, disability or any other distinctions engendering divisions, distrust and conflict, are eliminated. “We urge communities to be active participants, working […]
26 May 2016 Mbombela Municipality Programme Director, MMC Bheki Zulu, Premier of Mpumalanga province, Mr David Mabuza, Cogta MEC Ms Refilwe Mtsweni and other MECs present, Executive Mayors and Mayors, Councillors, Traditional Leaders, CWP participants, Thank you for the opportunity to address you today. Yesterday, President Zuma commemorated Africa Day, under the […]
In terms of section 24(2) of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998 (Act No. 117 of 1998), Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Mr Des van Rooyen called an election of all municipal councils and set 3 August 2016 as the date of the local government election. The Minister announced this proclamation of […]
