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Minister Nkadimeng Launches The Code For Ethical Leadership In Local Government

Ekhurhuleni – The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Ms Thembi Nkadimeng, has today launched the Code for Ethical Leadership in Local Government. This Code is one of the indications of COGTA’s commitment to fostering a just, inclusive, and transformed society through effective and efficient functioning municipalities. Ethical leadership, particularly in local government,

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REMARKS BY MINISTER OF COOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE AND TRADITIONAL AFFAIRS (COGTA)

Programme Directors, Director-General of the Department of Traditional Affairs, Mr Diphofa, and Professor Somadoda Fikeni, Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Burns-Ncamashe, Chairperson of the Local Government Ethical Leadership Advisory Committee, Father Simangaliso Mkhatshwa CEO of the Ethics Institute (TEI), Prof. Deon Rossouw Head of the National Prosecuting Authority, Ms Shamilla Bathoi, Chairperson

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Local Government Ethical Leadership Summit: Speakers’ Profiles

Thembisile Nkadimeng is the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs after having served as Deputy Minister Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs from 2021 to 2023. She is also the former President of the South African Local Government Association (2019-2021: SALGA). She served as Deputy President of SALGA before ascending to the position of President,

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Dealing
with issues of
integrity

The 2018 Public Sector Ethics Survey, conducted by TEI in partnership with SALGA, CoGTA and the DPSA, shows the top two ethical challenges experienced by municipal employees as being general political interference, as well as political interference in appointments.

The rich contigent of speakers comprise

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Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs after having served as Deputy Minister Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs from 2021 to 2023.
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On the 7th of March 2023 he was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA).
Kgosi Mabe
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Kgosi Mabe is currently a Member of the National House of Traditional and Khoisan Leaders since 2022.
Kgosi Moshe Ezekiel Mabe
Senior Traditional Leader of Batlhako Ba Matutu in Mabeskraal, North West Province
Cllr Dlabathi
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Ald Dlabathi has worked at the office of the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) and the City of Johannesburg as an Information Systems Auditor.
Cllr Jongizizwe Dlabathi
Chairperson of the South African Local Government Association (Gauteng)
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Father Smangaliso Mkhashwa is former Executive Mayor of the City of Tshwane, and current Chairperson of Moral Regeneration Movement.
Smangaliso Mkhatshwa
Father
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Prof Somadoda Fikeni is currently the chairperson of the Public Service Commission of South Africa as well as the chairperson of the Indlulamithi South Africa Scenarios Board of Trustees.
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The Head of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), Adv. Andy Mothibi was appointed by the President of South Africa with effect from May 2016.
Andy Mothibi
Advocate
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Prof. Deon Rossouw is the CEO of The Ethics Institute (based in Pretoria), and an Extraordinary Professor in Philosophy at the University of Stellenbosch.
Dean Rossouw
Professor
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Isandla Institute. Ms Mirjam van Donk is an urban land planner with a Master degree from the Development Planning Unit at University College London.
Ms van Donk
Isandla Insitute

Media RSVP & Enquiries

Members of the media are invited to the Summit scheduled to take place as follows:

Date:   Friday, 01 March 2024
Time:    09h00
Venue:  Birchwood Hotel and OR Tambo Conference Centre, Boksburg


To RSVP, kindly send your details to Ms Neliswa Chiloane: NeliswaC@cogta.gov.za/066 333 0014
For media enquiries kindly contact:

Mr. Legadima Leso: 066 479 9904
Mr. Tsekiso Machike: 078 237 3900