MEC BENTLEY VASS HOSTED THE FIRST MUNIMEC MEETING OF THE SEVENTH ADMINISTRATION IN UPINGTON (ZF MGCAWU DISTRICT) from Thursday 10 October to Friday 11 October 2024. The MUNIMEC is a strategic meeting of the MEC with Executive Mayors/Mayors, Whips of Councils, Municipal Managers, and CFOs to discuss and resolve a wide range of issues affecting the
The MEC responsible for the Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs (COGHSTA), Mr. Bentley Vass, on Thursday 29 August 2024, led a delegation of the Departments' Management Team to the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature (NCPL) to present the Department’s 2024/2025 Annual Performance Plans (APP) and Budget to the Portfolio Committee on COGHSTA.
President Cyril Ramaphosa in the 2019 Presidency Budget Speech identified the “pattern of operating in silos" as a challenge which led to “lack of coherence in planning and implementation and has made monitoring and oversight of government's programme difficult". The consequence has been non-optimal delivery of services and diminished impact on the triple challenges of
The Department of COGHSTA in the John Taolo Gaetsewe District, led by the Regional Director, Mr. Thabisho Cogang, embarked on a four-day community engagement session from Tuesday 13 August to Friday 16 August 2024, to introduce the Contractors appointed to build a total of 560 Breaking New Ground (BNG) houses, in the Joe Morolong Local
The Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs (COGHSTA) hosted the last of the five district Final IDP (Integrated Development Plan) Assessments on 13 August 2024, in De Aar with all the nine (9) municipalities in the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality. Similar assessments have already been conducted in the four (4) other
On Thursday, 08 August 2024, the Head of the Department of COGHSTA, Mr Bafedile Lenkoe with the Chief Director of the Human Settlements Unit, Mr Gratitude Booysen, and the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Department, Mr Rocky Stander, convened a meeting with all the eighteen (18) contractors appointed to be part of the build
As part of the build-up activities of the National Women’s Day to be hosted in the Northern Cape, MEC Bentley Vass, responsible for COGHSTA and Transport, Safety & Liaison in the Northern Cape, handed over title deeds to female homeowners as part of women’s month celebrations on Thursday 08 August 2024, in Pofadder, Khai-Ma Local
The Northern Cape Premier Dr. Zamani Saul and MEC Bentley Vass led the Northern Cape correction of status and elevation of traditional leaders event in Batlharos (Ga-segonyana Local Municipality) in the John Taolo Gaetsewe District on Wednesday, 08 May 2024. This historic event followed an earlier announcement by Premier Saul on 04 April 2024, that
OUTCOME OF RUTHOANE COMMISION INQUIRY INTO THE TRADITIONAL LEADERSHIP POSITION AND ELIGIBLE MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY OF THE BATLHAPING BA PHUDUHUTSWANA BA GA JANTJIE TRADITIONAL COMMUNITY As per directive of the Northern Cape High court, the Premier, Dr. Zamani Saul established the Rhutoane Commission which investigated the legitimate incumbents of the Batlhaping ba
BUDGET VOTES 2023/24 MEC Bentley Vass outlined the budget plans for the Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs. These plans include the construction of 568 houses and installation of 1066 basic engineering services. A large investment will be spent in the mining towns of Gamagara, Ga-Segonyana, Kgatelopele, Tsantsabane and Khâi