Parks Tau says municipalities should fall under Cogta | IOL News

Deputy Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Parks Tau says support and monitoring of municipalities in order to perform their constitutional functions should form part of normal duties of his department at national and provincial levels. Tau made the statement when he briefed the National Council of Province’s select committee on co-operative governance on interventions.

Tau told the NCOP of plans to introduce a Bill that spells out a process to monitor and support municipalities before there was intervention.He also said support for municipalities via Section 154 of the Constitution must be prioritised. A total of 40 municipalities across the country are under administration with North West and KwaZulu-Natal leading with 13 and 10 respectively.

This guy is crazy

That is a good idea, especially in efforts to consolidate the national fiscas. It can be easier to integrate finance.

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