CONSTITUTIONAL TWELFTH AMENDMENT BILL [B23B • 2005]

The Portfolio Committee on Local Government and Housing (the Committee) met on 22 November 2005 for the briefing by Hon. MP, F Nyanda, the Permanent Delegate to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) on the Constitutional Twelfth Amendment Bill [B23B- 2005] (the Bill). The Department of Local Government and Housing was also attended the briefing.

The Committee conducted hearings to solicit comments from the public on the Bill in the following regions:

Date : 04 November 2005

Venue : KaBokweni Community Hall

Time : 09h00

People in attendance : 110

Date : 10 November 2005

Venue : Thaba Chweu Municipality

Time : 15h00

People in attendance : 95

GREATER SEKHUKHUNE CROSS-BORBDER MUNICIPALITY

Date : 28 November 2005

Venue : GREATER TUBATSE MUNICIPALITY

Time : 14h00

People in attendance : 300 plus

Stakeholders in attendance:

a) Twako Mohlala Tribal Authority

b) Provincial National Women of Mineworkers

c) Kwena Mafolo Tribal Authority

d) Bahlakwana Ba-Malekana Traditional Community

e) Roka Phasha Makbalanota

f) Dinkwanyane Tribal Authority

g) Pulani Marosa

h) Kgoshi Makorole

i) Nareng Thokoane Tribal Authority

j) Marota Boswasha Traditional Council

k) Roka Mashishi

l) Luprusa

m) Greater Sikhukhune District Contralesa

n) Batatbasa Mashifane Village

o) South African Community Party

p) SADTU

q) Tubatse Local Municipality

r) Leboeng Community Organization

s) PAC

t) AZAPO

u) ANCYL

v) ANC

MARBLE HALL MUNICIPALITY

DATE : 28 November 2005

TIME : 15H30

VENUE : Matlerekeng Community Hall

People present : 186

Stakeholders in attendance were:

a) ANC Groblersdal sub-region

b) ANC Marble Hail sub-region

c) COSATU Groblersdal/Marble Hall

d) Greater Marble Hall Municipality

e) Greater Groblersdal Municipality

f) Sekhukhune Distric NAFCOC

g) Greater Marble Hall SANCO sub-region

h) MAWELA

i) NOPAFU

j) Moutse West Residence Forum

k) 2 xMoutse West United Schools Sports Association (MOWUSSA)

l) Professional Educators Union- Moutse West Branch

m) Moutse West Taxi Association (MOWETASS)

n) Moutse West Cotton Farmers Association

o) Moutse West NAFCOC - Retail & Wholesaitors

p) Bareki Community Authority - Women

q) Bareki Community Authority

r) Bareki Community Authority Youth- Moutse

s) NAFCOC Greater Marble Hall

t) Principal of More-G-Moose P. School

u) SANCO Local

v) NAFBI

w) Moutse West Youth

x) Moutse West Women's Forum

KUNGWINI MUNICIPALITY

DATE : 28 November 2005

TIME : 15H30

VENUE : SPORTS CENTRE HALL

People present : Attendance register was not given back.

List of stakeholders in attendance could not be identified as the meeting was discontinued quite earlier than expected.

COMMENTS/INPUTS

KaBokweni

The members of the public did not have any input contrary to what the Bill proposed.

Thaba Chweu

Members of the public in attendance supported the Bill as was presented.

Members of the public in KwaMhlanga supported the proposals of the Bill as was presented.

Greater Tubatse

A great number of people in attendance held a view that Sekhukhune District and its surroundings should not be split. They support that the District should be incorporated into Limpopo Province.

Greater Marble Hall

Generally members of the public in Greater Groblersdal and Greater Marble Hall are divided on the subject but are certainly in agreement with the spirit of the Bill in so far as it puts to an end the matter of cross-boundary municipality.

Kungwini Municipality

The members of the public opted to discontinue with the public hearing. The public hearing was therefore cancelled on the basis that they indicated their preference that Gauteng Legislature should also form part of the public hearing in order for them to air their views.

FINAL CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL

The Portfolio Committee met again on 29 November 2005 and considered all the inputs and the comments made during the public hearings and made the following findings:

i) Despite unbecoming behaviour, the residents of Kungwini are happy about the proposal to be part of the Metsweding District under Gauteng Province.

ii) Greater Tubatse Municipality, its people and the surrounding areas are in favour of Limpopo Province

iii) Greater Groblersdal and Greater Marble Hall are split in their decision, some favour Mpumalanga while others favour Limpopo Provinces.

RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee supports the Bill as it stands.

The Permanent Delegates representing the province of Mpumalanga in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) are conferred with authority and mandated to negotiate in favour of the Bill subject to the above-mentioned proposals.

HON. GS SINDANE