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2013 Commonwealth Local Government Conference: Decentralising the Developmental Agenda to Benefit Local Communities - 2013-05-14 16:06:00
The 2013 Common wealth Local Government Conference takes place this week (14-17 May) in Kampala Uganda. Convened by the Common Wealth Local Government Forum (CLGF) the conference will be hosted by the government of Uganda alongside the Uganda Local Governments Association (UGLA).
The CLGF founded in 1995 is the chosen organisation tasked to deal with local government matters within the Commonwealth of Nations. The conference is held every two years and it is expected to attr...
Bojanala platinum district hosts the fifth salga national municipal manager's forum - 2013-05-13 09:13:00
National Municipal Manager’s forum convened by SALGA in the North West Province. The meeting of Municipal Manager’s from 278 municipalities will take place over two days on 29-30 April 2013 at the Orion Safari Lodge in Rustenburg Kloof hosted by the Bojanala Platinum District Municipality.
The Municipal Manager’s Forum established as a platform for Municipal Manager’s (MM’s) to share knowledge and experiences forms, part of SALGA’s o...
SALGA TABLES ITS ANNUAL PERFORMANCE PLAN 2013/2014 TO PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON COOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE AND TRADITIONAL AFFAIRS - 2013-04-29 09:34:00
SALGA led by the Chairperson Cllr Thabo Manyoni, tabled on 23 April the organisation’s Annual Performance Plan (APP2013/14) to the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. The APP 2013/14 represents the implementation plan for the second year of the organisation’s overarching Strategic Plan (2012-2017) adopted by the National Executive Committee in January 2012, and approved by the Special Conference in September 2012.
The Chief...
Deepening Democracy in South African Local Government through Strategic Collaboration - 2013-04-24 09:52:00
SALGA welcomed to South Africa on Tuesday, 09 April 2013 a delegation from Local Authority Action for Southern Africa (LAACTSA) hailing from the United Kingdom. LAACTSA was set up to assist in the reconstruction of Southern Africa following the defeat of apartheid and undertakes developmental work on many critical issues facing the peoples of the region.
The aim of the visit is to develop a partnership between LAACTSA and the South African Local Government underpinned by a concrete pro...
SALGA STRENGTHENS ITS ROLE IN DEVELOPING CAPACITY IN MUNICIPALITIES - 2013-03-18 09:06:00
SALGA in line with its mandate of developing capacity in municipalities has developed a Human Resource Management and Development (HRM&D) strategy for local government.
The National Executive Committee during its rotational engagement in Port Elizabeth in November 2012 approved the strategy which will be introduced to leaders in municipalities at a Human Resource Management and Development Conference on 05 -06 March 2013.
The express aim of this conference...
Local Government Tourism Conference 26 – 27 February 2013 Sandton Convention Centre: Gauteng - 2013-03-01 09:06:00
SALGA will be taking part in the Local Government Tourism conference; with the theme Tourism Development: “Why Local Government Matters”. The purpose of the Conference is to provide a platform for a dialogue of public and private sector stakeholders and leadership to engage, share information on challenges and tourism developments, building initiatives and best practices in tourism, as well as to commit to delivery of the tourism mandate at local government.
The ...
ROADS AND TRANSPORT COUNCILLOR INDUCTION PROGRAMME IN KWA ZULU NATAL A SUCCESS - 2013-02-25 12:10:00
A Councillor Induction Programme focusing on Roads and Transport hosted by Msunduzi Local Municipality took place on Friday, 22 February 2013. Sabelo Gwala, Acting Provincial Executive Officer of SALGA KZN, in his welcoming remarks highlighted the need to view the councillor induction within the context of SALGA’s Strategic Plan, 2012-2017. The Strategic Plan which was signed off by the National Executive Committee in January 2012 identifies capacity building as one of the three prio...
The NEC Lekgotla, a meeting of the executive body of the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) - 2013-02-22 09:20:00
The NEC Lekgotla, a meeting of the executive body of the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) to be convened on 13 February 2013, is an important platform and opportune time for SALGA to engage in strategic reflection and planning for the sector for the year ahead. SALGA’s NEC in its meeting held in November 2012 in Port Elizabeth resolved that a Lekgotla be held to consider SALGA’s strategic path and programmes.
The Lekgotla is set to meet over two days with th...
SALGA DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT ESKOMS PROPOSED TARIFF HIKE - 2013-02-05 14:48:00
In terms of Eskom’s MYPD 3 proposal, the average electricity prices over the ten year period from 2007/8 to 2017/18 are projected to increase 600% from 20c to R1.28. It is extremely concerning that according to the application, in the last four years of the MYPD 3, municipalities and therefore close to two thirds of consumers who are supplied electricity through municipal distribution systems will get the highest increases (18% increase for 2013/14 to 2016/17 and 19% increase in year...
SALGA NEC CONVENES ITS FIRST MEETING IN 2013 - 2013-01-31 15:28:00
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of SALGA will convene its first meeting of the year on 29 January 2013. The NEC will amongst other matters consider the organisations budget and Annual Performance Plan for the next financial period 2013/14 prior to its submission to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. The NEC approved SALGA’s five year Strategy (2012-2017) in January 2012 and as such the APP is a tool used to operationalize the strategy. Various plan...
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