South African Local Government Association
Schedule 3A public entity i.t.o. the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 and recognised i.t.o. the
Organised Local Government Act, 1997
Annual Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2017
Notes to the Annual Financial Statements
Figures in Rand
19.
2017 2016
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- (75 811)
590 671
(514 860)
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Government grants and subsidies (continued)
Conditional grant - Conditional grant - GIZ governance support programme
Balance unspent at beginning of year
Current year receipts
Conditions met - transferred to revenue (refer note 18)
Balance unspent at end of year
Conditions still to be met – remaining liability (refer note 14)
The grant is from Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and its primary aim
is to provide financial support to SALGA for the following:
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Develop, pilot and roll out the research instrument at a sample of red zone municipalities;
Train SALGA staff on research instrument and methodology;
Data analysis and report write up;
LED and LGCICT marketing material for SALGA events;
Technical website development;
Training for SALGA network teams on Drupal content management system and online
facilitation techniques;
LED materials (manuals and handbooks) for municipalities; and
Compiling and printing LED newsletter and distributing to municipalities.
The grant is from the Local Government Sector Education and Training Authority (LG SETA). Its
intention is to provide support to SALGA’s capacity building programmes targeted at SALGA members
i.e. municipalities and its primary aim is to fund the leadership development workshop (LDW).
Conditional grant - Conditional grant - Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF)
Balance unspent at beginning of year
Conditions met - transferred to revenue (refer note 18)
Balance unspent at end of year
112 973
(112 973)
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112 973
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112 973
Conditions still to be met – remaining liability (refer note 14)
The grant from the Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF) is to fund SALGA’s partnership
with CLGF to support local government in promoting local economic development. The objectives
of the intervention are to address the following key actions to enable local government to play its full
role in LED.
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Provide clear national framework for LED;
Create an enabling environment; and
Local strategies to promote LED partnerships with the private sector.
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SALGA ANNUAL REPORT
2016/17