Policy, Governance and Administration – Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

Policy, Governance and Administration

Purpose: To provide support and direction on the establishment and maintenance of efficient and effective municipal governance and administration policies and systems

PGA Breakaway Session

The session recognised newly appointed and promoted employees

Local Economic Government

The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (1996) provides a framework for the role of local government in Local Economic Development (LED).

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Our Chief Directorates

Mr Mizilikazi Manyike

Municipal Funding & Revenue Support

Purpose: To support and direct municipal funding and revenue support systems in accordance with Chapters 8 and 9 of the Municipal Systems Act, the Municipal Property Rates Act, the Municipal Finance Management Act and other relevant legislation

Mr Elphus Ndou

Municipal Governance and Structures

Purpose: To support and direct municipal governance and structures in accordance with Chapter 7 of the Municipal Structures Act and Chapters 3 and 106 of the Municipal Systems Act and other relevant legislation

Mr Tebogo Motlashuping

Municipal Administration and Capacity

Purpose: To support and direct municipal administration and capacity in accordance with Chapter 7 of the Municipal Systems Act and other relevant legislation

Mr Vincent Mohlatlego Rabothata

Planning and Policy Support

Purpose: To develop and implement planning frameworks and systems as provided for in Chapter 5 of the Municipal Systems and Act, Municipal Demarcation Act and Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act.

Ms Marietjie Kruger

Knowledge Management, Monitoring and Reporting Systems

Purpose: To develop and implement data acquisition and analysis, knowledge management, research and evaluation systems in accordance with Chapters 6, 10,105,107,108 of the Municipal Systems Act

Local Economic Development

The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (1996) provides a framework for the role of local government in Local Economic Development (LED). According to Sections 152 (c) and 153 (a) of the South African Constitution, local government must “promote social and economic development” and it must “structure and manage its administration, and budgeting and planning processes to give priority to the basic needs of the community and promote social and economic development of the community”.

The Department of Cooperative Governance (DCoG) is a national government department within the Ministry of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) whose strategic objective is to coordinate the implementation of sustainable economic development initiatives at the local level, amongst others. Beyond job creation and other growth targets, DCoG has a vested interest on whether development initiatives have any impact on the ability of localities to generate revenue, preferable long-term income generating streams. It follows then that DCoG should want to increase private sector investment, and to ensure that such investments lead to sustainable jobs, for citizens to graduate from being indigents.