South African Ministry of Provincial and Local Government
Encyclopedia
The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (formerly the Department of Provincial and Local Government) is one of the ministries
of the South African government
. It is responsible for overseeing the provincial
and local
governments of South Africa
.
Ministry (government department)
A ministry is a specialised organisation responsible for a sector of government public administration, sometimes led by a minister or a senior public servant, that can have responsibility for one or more departments, agencies, bureaus, commissions or other smaller executive, advisory, managerial or...
of the South African government
Government of South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a constitutional democracy with a three-tier system of government and an independent judiciary, operating in a nearly unique system that combines aspects of parliamentary and presidential systems. Legislative authority is held by the Parliament of South Africa...
. It is responsible for overseeing the provincial
Provinces of South Africa
South Africa is currently divided into nine provinces. On the eve of the 1994 general election, South Africa's former homelands, also known as Bantustans, were reintegrated and the four existing provinces were divided into nine. The twelfth, thirteenth and sixteenth amendments to the constitution...
and local
Municipalities of South Africa
Municipalities in South Africa are a division of local government that lie one level down from provincial government, forming the lowest level of democratically elected government structures in the country. The foundation for this layer of government is set out in Chapter 7 of the Constitution of...
governments of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
.
Officials
, the top officials of the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs were:- Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs: Sicelo ShicekaSicelo ShicekaSicelo Shiceka is a South African politician.A member of the African National Congress, Shiceka is a member of the National Assembly and was chosen by President Jacob Zuma as the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs in May 2009...
- Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs: Yunus Carrim
- Director General of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs: Elroy Africa (acting)
Branches
The branches of the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs are:- Corporate Services
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Governance, Policy & Research
- Urban & Rural Development
- Systems & Capacity Building
- Free Basic Services & Infrastructure