The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma will on 10 July 2019 deliver the CoGTA budget vote. The Minister will be supported by Deputy Ministers of CoGTA Mr Obed Bapela and Mr Parks Tau. The budget vote follows a two-day strategic planning session that Minister and Deputy Ministers held […]
The Ministry of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) held a two days strategic planning session from 27 – 28 July 2019. The successful strategic planning session was attended by the Minister of CoGTA, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Deputy Minister Obed Bapela and Deputy Minister Parks Tau. The session was held with the senior managers […]
The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs reiterates the call for active citizen participation in local government. To have a meaningful impact on how your municipality is run, you need to understand the processes involved. This guide explains the roles of some of the most important elements of local government. What is a Municipal […]
The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma will tomorrow, 19 June 2019 convene the CoGTA MINMEC meeting. The meeting is the first since the new CoGTA leadership came into office following 08 May elections. This meeting will afford the new CoGTA leadership of Deputy Ministers and MEC’s led by […]
National Treasury on Friday 7 June 2019 gazetted (Gazette no 42514) cost containment Regulations that are aimed at ensuring that the resources of municipalities and municipal entities are used effectively, efficiently and economically. Section 168(1)(b) and (p) of the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) provides that the Minister may regulate financial management and internal controls […]
The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Dr Zweli Mkhize undertook a return visit to Makana Municipality in Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) earlier today 26 April 2019 to monitor and assess progress made since his last visit in 2018 to discuss the turnaround of the municipality. This important meeting took place a day before […]
The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Dr Zweli Mkhize in his capacity as the political head responsible for disaster management in the country, today, 24 April 2019, joined President Cyril Ramaphosa today in visiting the areas devastated by floods which have claimed more than 50 lives in KwaZulu-Natal. The Minister had begun […]
The Ministry of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs was a party in the proceedings in which the Constitutional Court confirmed the North Gauteng High Court decision that had been brought by the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (“SAMWU”) and declared as invalid SECTION 56A of the Municipal Systems Amendment Act 7 of 2011. In doing […]
CIRCULAR FROM COGTA MINISTER DR ZWELI MKHIZE ON THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT JUDGEMENT DECLARING THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT: MUNICIPAL SYSTEMS AMENDMENT ACT, 2011 (ACT NO. 07 OF 2011) INVALID 1. PURPOSE OF THE CIRCULAR The purpose is to: 1.1 inform municipalities and provincial departments responsible for local government about the status of […]
The Ministry of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs was a party in the proceedings in which the Constitutional Court confirmed the North Gauteng High Court decision that had been brought by the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (“SAMWU”) and declared as invalid SECTION 56A of the Municipal Systems Amendment Act 7 of 2011. In doing […]