Governance
National working groups
The working groups facilitate coordination,
consultation and inclusive decision-making
between SALGA and its members and also
serve as a forum through which organised
local government members can consult with
one another, at a political level, to contribute
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ideas, advice, political insight and support on
the assigned areas of focus to SALGA‘s political
governance structures, namely the NEC. SALGA
has 17 working groups which deal with various
matters affecting municipalities. Below is a list of
the working groups with their chairpersons:
Name of member
Cllr Deon De Vos
Working group chairperson
Economic empowerment and public employment
programmes
Cllr Bhekumuzi Charles Stofile Councillor welfare and empowerment governance and
intergovernmental relations
Cllr Robert Mashego
Capacity building and institutional resilience
Cllr Thami Ngubane
Water, sanitation and waste management
Cllr Florence Radzelane
Environmental planning and climate resilience
Cllr David Magabe
International programmes and partnerships
Cllr Jesta Sidell
Community development and social cohesion
Cllr Nombulelo Hermans
Public transport and roads
Cllr Bongile Mhaleni
Health and emergency services
Cllr Justice T. Makolomakwa
Electricity and energy provision
Cllr Mpho Khunou
Municipal finance and fiscal policy
Cllr Xanthea Limberg
Municipal innovations and information technology
Cllr Memory Booysen
Public safety and security
Cllr Xola Pakati
Urban agenda and city development strategies
Cllr Maphefo Letsie
Trade and investment
Cllr Xolani Sotashe
Human settlements and municipal planning
Internal controls
To ensure its independence, the internal audit
function reports administratively to the Chief
Executive Officer and functionally to the audit
and risk committee. The purpose, authority and
responsibilities of the internal audit function are
formally defined in the internal audit charter,
which is adopted by the audit and risk committee
and the national executive committee. The
charter grants the internal audit function access
to the records, personnel and physical properties
relevant to the operations of the organisation, as
appropriate and as required.
In terms of the charter, internal audit is
responsible for developing and executing
the internal audit plans, in order to provide
assurance to management and the audit and
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risk committee on the system of internal control,
risk management and governance. The purpos e
is to assist management to identify weaknesses
in these systems in SALGA, and to provide
recommendations on how to deal with them.
This is done primarily by auditing systems and
processes, as per the internal audit plan, and
by issuing reports detailing the results of the
audits to management and the audit and risk
committee.
The approach and the methodology are based on
the International Standards of the Professional
Practice of Internal Auditing (ISPPIA) and are in
accordance with the Treasury Regulation 27.2.6.
The annual audit plan for the period ending 31
March 2017 was fully executed and the Auditor-
General put reliance on the work of the internal
audit.