DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND TRADITIONAL AFFAIRS REPORT ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMPLIANCE EASTERN CAPE A COMPELLING PLACE TO LIVE, WORK AND INVEST”

LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK SA CONSTITUTION MUNICIPAL STRUCTURES ACT MUNICIPAL SYSTEMS ACT HOUSING CODE NATIONAL GENDER POLICY FRAMEWORK EMPLOYMENT EQUITY ACT TRADITIONAL LEADERS FRAMEWORK ACT OTHER NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROTOCOLS eg. Beijing etc

BACKGROUND LOW LEVELS OF COMPLIANCE PROVINCE PREDOMINANTLY RURAL LOW LEVELS OF COMPLIANCE WEAK STRUCTURAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUPPORT (PROV & LOCAL) RURAL–URBAN DIVIDE PRONOUNCED 45 MUNICIPALITIES INCLUDING 6 DISTRICT MUNICIPALITIES AND 1 METRO

STATUS QUO BIGGER MUNICIPALITIES ERSTWHILE CAPE PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION (CPA) NEWLY CREATED MUNICIPALITIES RESOURCE BASE PROJECT CONSOLIDATE

ISSUES EE PLANS IN PLACE-NO IMPLEMENTATION NOT A SINGLE MUNICIPAL MANAGER IS A WOMAN INSUFFICIENT REPRESENTATION AT TOP MANAGEMENT POSITIONS – DIRECTOR LEVEL AND OTHER FEW WOMEN HOLDING POSITIONS OF CHAIRPERSON OF PORTFOLIO COMMITTES SLOW PROGRESS IN EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

IDP’S MINIMAL INDICATION OF PARTICIPATION OF VULNERABLE GROUPS (MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION) NO GENDER LENS – NO GFP’S

DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES ISRDP LED QOUTAS SET FOR BUDGETS LOCAL ALLOCATIONS INFLUENCED

HOUSING HOUSING CODE 30% LESS THAN HALF COMPLYING NO CONFIDENCE IN WOMEN CONTRACTORS UKHAHLAMBA MUNICIPALITY SUCCESS STORY SUPPORT SYSTEMS NOT IN PLACE NO DEDICATED HOUSING UNITS IN MOST ORGANIZATIONAL CHALLENGES FROM THE SIDE OF WOMEN

GENERAL CHALLENGES WOMEN IN TOP MANAGEMENT POSITIONS EE HAPPENING BY DEFAULT AND NOT BY DESIGN SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS – EMPOWER THEM TO MAKE A DIFFERNCE SLOW PACE OF TRANSFORMATION WEAK MONITORING AT PROV AND LOCAL LEVELS (CAPACITY ITO NUMBERS AND EMPOWERMENT ISSUES)

RECOMMENDED SOLUTIONS IMPLEMENTATION OF EMPLOYMENT EQUITY TO TARGET PREFERRED CANDIDATES AT STRATEGIC POSITIONS SUPPORT PROGRAMMES FOR WOMEN (BOTH COUNCILLORS AND TOP MANAGERS) TO EMPOWER THEM TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE ACCELERATING AND STRENGTHENING THE INITIATIVE TO ESTABLISH SPECIAL PROGRAMMES UNITS IN ALL MUNICIPALITIES (A SUMMIT IS PLANNED FOR THE 8TH AND 9TH SEPTEMBER 2005 TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE SERIOUS EFFORTS MUST BE MADE TO REACH THE 50% TARGET FOR WOMEN REPRESENTATIONS IN THE UPCOMING MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS WILL MAKE A CONSIDERABLE DIFFERENCE

INTEGRATED PLANNING FOR SPECIAL PROGRAMMES AT THE LOCAL LEVEL RECOMMENDED SOLUTIONS IDP REVIEWS TO BE USED TO CORRECT IMBALANCES AND BRIDGE GAPS IN REPRESENTATIVITY SUPPORT FROM INSITUTIONS INVOLVED IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ie. IDT, ECDC, DTI etc SHOULD BE MOBILISED TO ASSIST WOMEN PROJECTS TO MOVE INTO BUSINESS ENTITIES INTEGRATED PLANNING FOR SPECIAL PROGRAMMES AT THE LOCAL LEVEL CONSOLIDATION OF HUMAN RESOURCE PLANS AT THE PROVINCIAL AND LOCAL LEVELS TO BE JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN THE TWO SPHERES

RECOMMENDED SOLUTIONS CONT. PROVINCIAL MONITORING MECHANISMS TO BE STRENGTHENED AND CONSOLIDATED INCREASED POLITICAL SUPPORT STRUCTURAL CHANGES CURRENTLY UNDERWAY IN THE DEPARTMENT WILL ASSIST THE DEPARTMENT TO BE MORE FOCUSSED CLOSE MONITORING OF THE IMPLENENTATION OF THE NE TRADITIONAL LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK ACT

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