Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Deputy Minister Andries Nel says by end of this year, all distressed municipalities will be receiving support from dedicated teams. “We have deployed District Support Teams consisting of engineers, construction and project managers, financial accountants, town and regional planners as well governance and administration experts in 55 of the priority
The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Dr Zweli Mkhize will hold a meeting with the Moral Regeneration Movement (MRM), on Tuesday, 19 June. The MRM is led by Father Smangaliso Mkhatshwa and was launched on April 18, 2002. It was founded on the principles that South Africans are highly moral beings, and
The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) will undertake an oversight visit to Mangaung Municipality in the Free State Province on Friday 22 June, to engage the provincial government and municipalities on intervention programmes to support distressed and dysfunctional municipalities in the province. The visit forms part of the CoGTA Back to Basics
The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) will dispatch with immediate effect 14 technical teams to dysfunctional municipalities to build capacity. “These teams are composed of engineers, construction and project managers, financial experts, town and regional planning experts and administrators, who are expected to build permanent capacity in the municipalities,†Minister of Cooperative
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Deputy Minister, Mr Andries Nel will address the Western Cape Minister’s and Mayoral Forum (MinMay). The forum will be chaired by the provincial MEC and attended by mayors and municipal managers of the 30 municipalities across the Western Cape. The objective of the MinMay is to promote intergovernmental relations
The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Dr Zweli Mkhize, will deliver the keynote address at the First National Bank (FNB) Academy for Municipal Excellence workshop aimed at promoting efficiency and excellence in local government. The initiative is a collaborative effort between First National Bank and the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional
The Ministry of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) will undertake an oversight visit to Ngaka Modiri Molema and Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipalities in the North West (NW) Province, on 31 May and 01 June 2018 as part of the Back to Basics programme of supporting municipalities in distress in order to effect
The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Dr Zweli Mkhize will join South Africans, members of the National Council of Provinces and National Assembly to mark the 2018 Local Government Week – under the theme, “Land use towards integrated spatial planningâ€. The local government week is scheduled to take place from 08 –
Today, 2 May 2018, I have concluded a visit to King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality in the OR Tambo District, Eastern Cape which was undertaken as part of the Back to Basics programme of supporting municipalities in distress in order to effect turnarounds. The visit forms part of undertaking oversight and support visits to provinces to
The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Dr Zweli Mkhize will visit visit King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality on 2-3 May as part of the Back to Basics programme of supporting municipalities in distress in order to effect turnarounds. The visit is part of Minister Mkhize’s programme of undertaking oversight and support visits to