Performance information
The assessment piloted 27 municipalities to
analyse their budgets and programmes on
gender mainstreaming. Three municipalities
from each of the nine provinces were selected.
The selection criterion was that there should be
a representation of metropolitan municipality,
a district municipality and either a rural or
urban local municipality. Data was collected by
reviewing municipal integrated development
plans (IDPs).
Heritage
Together with Khensani Heritage Centre (KHC),
SALGA entered into a MOU-partnership which
is currently conducting a situational analysis
and baseline assessment. The purpose of the
assessment is to establish how municipalities’
heritage programmes are funded.
Cemeteries
Cemeteries is a term that embraces cemeteries,
crematoria and funeral parlours (CCFP). The
inclusion of crematoria and funeral parlours
is per the provision of the Constitution of
the country. SALGA facilitated a stakeholder
engagement on the outcomes of cemeteries
assessment, with special focus on the available
assessment information of cemeteries and on
health related issues, regulation and standards in
funeral parlours.
Libraries
Local, provincial, and national government
authorities are required to provide services to
all communities in their jurisdiction in a fair,
equitable and sustainable way. The government
programme of action (Outcome 12) requires
government departments to develop geographic
access norms and, where appropriate, set targets
for reducing the distances people have to travel
to reach services.
SALGA drafted an advocacy strategy for
increased funding for municipal libraries. As part
of implementing the strategy, SALGA engaged
in a series of stake holder meetings with the
Department of Arts and Culture and National
Treasury on the conditional grants for municipal
libraries. A set of recommendations was agreed
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on to resolve identified issues. This includes the
organisation of follow-up meetings which will
include other stakeholders and participation
of SALGA in the MinMEC platform related to
libraries.
Crime prevention and police
A workshop on violence and crime prevention
(VCP) was held by SALGA, GIZ and other primary
stakeholders. One of its recommendations was
for SALGA to organise a meeting with other
stakeholders such as National Treasury, CoGTA
and GIZ to discuss the inclusion of safety matters
in the councillor induction programme.
Terms of reference were developed for the
establishment of the public safety and security
structure to, among others, coordinate all
stakeholders on public safety and security and
implement the SALGA-CoGTA-GIZ safety tool.
Sport recreations and infrastructure
SALGA has developed a SALGA national games
model for implementation by locals, districts and
metros.
SALGA has produced audits related to the
fiscal and infrastructural components of sport
facilities in local communities. These audits
will add value for SALGA to, among others,
support municipalities with the use of municipal
infrastructural grants (MIG) allocated for
sport.