Cooperative Governance follows up on Bekkersdal
The Director-General of CoGTA and the head of Gauteng Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs will today lead a delegation which includes senior officials to meet the leadership of the Bekkersdal residents.
The delegation will provide an update on the undertakings made by the Minister and MEC during a meeting held on 3 November 2013 in West Rand District Municipality.
The key issues that will dominate the agenda are:
- The commissioning the Auditor-General to investigate allegations of fraud and corruption in the implementation of the Bekkersdal Urban Renewal Project as well as the alleged maladministration in the running of the municipality.
- The transformation mechanism to give effect to the Municipal Demarcation Board decision to amalgamate Randfontein Local Municipality and Westonaria Local Municipality to form a Category B municipality.
The meeting will be held as follows:
Date: 16 January 2014 (Today)
Venue: West Rand District Municipality
Time: 14h00
Media is invited and will be briefed after the meeting.
Media Enquiries:
Tsakani Baloyi
CoGTA Media Liaison Officer
Cell: 082 052 0892
E-mail: TsakaniB@cogta.gov.za
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