The Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoCTA), honourable Des van Rooyen is attending the third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) in Quito, Ecuador, from 17 – 20 October 2016. Minister van Rooyen joins the Minister of Human Settlements, honourable Lindiwe Sisulu and other world leaders at this […]
The Ministry for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) marked the International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) on 13 October 2016, through a seminar that was held at Birchwood Hotel, Boksburg. The IDDR begun in 1989 after a call by the United Nations General Assembly to promote a global culture of risk awareness and disaster reduction. Read […]
On Monday, 3 October 2016, Deputy Minister Obed Bapela delivered the keynote address at the 2016 Institute of Municipal Finance Officers’ Conference which saw the organisation being renamed to CIGFARO and its new branding unveiled. In his speech, Deputy Minister Bapela urged officials to decisively deal with corruption as it continued to deprive communities of […]
The Honourable Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Mr. David Des Van Rooyen has published the Draft Local Government: Municipal Staff Regulations (Government Notice. 1074) and Draft Local Government: Guidelines for the implementation of the Municipal Staff Regulations (Government Notice. 1073) for public comment. The closing date for comment is Tuesday, 22 November […]
The Ministry for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), kicked off the Heritage month celebration with the two important celebrations that emphasised the importance of our cultures and traditions as South Africans. The two events were held in two separate Provinces, Mpumalanga and Limpopo, but spoke to one another and emphasised the importance of recognizing […]
Background Within the context of the once-off gratuity payment recommendation made for Members of Parliament and Members of Provincial Legislatures post the national and provincial government elections in 2009, it was recommended that a similar benefit also be extended to Members of Municipal Councils (“councillorsâ€) post the 2011 local government elections (“LGEâ€). Subsequently, on 29 […]
The Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) meeting of Minister and the Members of the Executive Councils (MECs), MINMEC was held today on 02 September 2016 in Pretoria. This was the first meeting to take place after the successful Local Government Elections that took place on 03 August 2016. The meeting was chaired by the […]
In terms of Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Amendment Act 2009 (Act 23 of 2009), the structure of the institution of traditional leadership comprises of different levels of traditional leadership spread across eight provinces namely; Queenship/Kingship; principal traditional leadership; senior traditional leadership and headmen/headwomen. These traditional leadership levels are guided by the principle of customs […]
The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) invites members of the media to the Highway Africa Conference taking place in Grahamstown.  The Highway Conference is proudly hosted by the University of Rhodes in partnership with SALGA, Department of Cooperative Governance and the South African Cities Network to mount a series of events focused on local […]
The Constitution established local government as a distinctive sphere of government, interdependent and interrelated with national and provincial spheres of government. To this effect, since the year 2000 the democratic local government continued to deliver services to communities and has also put in place structures and system that have since been assisting this important sphere […]
