Chief Executive Officer’s overview
The following performance areas over the past
year stand out:
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Preparation for and follow-up to the
local government elections. Of great
importance was our lobbying for a once-
off ex gratia payment from the national
fiscus to retiring councillors, to assist them
in their post-public service integration
into society;
The continued implementation of key
support programmes, including the
municipal audit support programme
(MASP), the small town regeneration (STR)
programme, the leadership in municipal
government (LMG) training programme,
and the integrated councillor and senior
management induction programmes;
The lobbying work of our parliamentary
office is invaluable in bringing local
government issues to the fore and in
making concrete amendments and
additions to legislation;
The finalisation and signing of a
local government service charter, a
commitment between SALGA, IMATU
and SAMWU;
The establishment of the municipal
leadership
competency
assessment
centre (MLCAC);
The ongoing work of SALGA’s local
government knowledge hub that is
building an important body of institutional
knowledge for the local government
sector; and
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Various partnerships with international
organisations as diverse as the European
Union (EU), the Commonwealth Local
Government Forum (CLGF), the Federation
of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), the
Dutch embassy, Japan International
Cooperation Agency, and UN Women.
Various other partnerships with South
African organisations have also been
activated.
We are grateful for the cooperation and support
that we receive from national and provincial
departments of government, with particular
mention of the Department of Cooperative
Governance and Traditional Affairs, and the
National Treasury. The assistance of various
portfolio committees in both the National
Assembly and the National Council of Provinces
is hugely valuable to our work. To all our
stakeholders, your support is of great importance
to us and we thank you.
The members of SALGA’s national and provincial
executive committees – both immediate past
and newly-elected – are loyal and hardworking
and we are indebted to them.
Finally, a word of thanks to our dedicated staff,
without whose efforts, none of our achievements
would be possible.
Xolile George
Chief Executive Officer: SALGA
31 July 2017
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