Committee briefed on withholding of municipalities’ equitable share
The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs will tomorrow (Tuesday, 12 May 2015) receive a briefing from the Department of COGTA on reasons why the distribution of equitable shares to 59 municipalities was withheld.
The 59 municipalities are among those which owe huge sums of money to Eskom and respective Water Boards. National Treasury and SALGA are expected to form part of tomorrow’s meeting.
Details of the meeting are as follows:
Venue: Committee Room E305, Third Floor, National Assembly Building,
Time: 9h30
Date: Tuesday, 12 May 2015
Tomorrow will also see the Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements interrogating whether plans by Free State and Northern Cape Departments of Human Settlements will help in meeting their 2015/16 housing delivery targets.
The Committee will also receive a briefing on how the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality intends contributing to the attainment of the Free State province’s housing delivery targets.
Details of the meeting are as follows:
Venue: Old Assembly Chamber, Ground Floor, Old Assembly Building
Time: 10h00
Date: Tuesday, 12 May 2015
For media enquiries or interviews with the Chairpersons, please contact:
Name: Mr Temba Gubula
Parliamentary Communication Services
Tel: 021 403 8307
Cell: 078 735 8809
E-mail: tgubula@parliament.gov.za
