Our Role
In line with its mandate SALGA has set out its role to:
- Represent, promote and protect the interests of local government
- Transform local government to enable it to fulfill its developmental role
- Raise the profile of local government
- Ensure full participation of women in local government
- Perform its role as an employer body
- Develop capacity within municipalities
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Our role can thus be summarized into four key roles:
- Advice and support - policy analysis, research and monitoring, knowledge exchange and support to members.
- Representation - stakeholder engagement; lobbying on behalf of local government in relation to national policies and legislation
- Act as an employer body - collective bargaining on behalf of our members; capacity building and municipal hr.
- Strategic Profiling - building the profile and image of local government locally and internationally
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Our role as an organization is effectively played out through various programmes and working groups. These working groups are responsible for facilitating:
- Cooperative governance between the spheres of government as directed by the National Executive Committee or the Provincial Executive Committees.
- Consultation, coordination and participative decision-making between SALGA and its members.
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SALGA National Executive Committee member, Cllr C Neethling delivered SALGA’s input today on the 2012 Division of Revenue Bill (DORB) to the National of Council of Provinces(NCOP). The DORB should amongst other things enable ...
THE IMPORTANCE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN FOREIGN POLICY IMPLEMENTATION - 25 Apr 2012
Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane stresses the importance of local government in foreign policy implementation.
The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, stressed the importa...
COUNCILLOR INDUCTION PROGRAMMES TO BE CONDUCTED IN MARCH AND APRIL - 03 Mar 2012
SALGA will over the month of March and April conduct induction programmes for councillors in the areas of Human Settlements and Local Economic Development.
Following the local government ...
SALGA PRESENTS ITS FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN TO COGTA PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE - 03 Mar 2012
SALGA presented its strategic plan for 2012-2017 to the portfolio committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs on 28 February 2012. The strategic plan sets out the new strategic agenda of the national and pr...
