Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlement and Traditional Affairs


Department: Cooperative Governance, Human Settlement and Traditional Affairs

The Northern Cape Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlement and Traditional Affairs is working hard to establish sustainable human settlements throughout the province.


Vision
The establishment of sustainable, integrated human settlements within municipalities that adhere to good governance.


STRATEGIC GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Administration

Strategic goal one
Provide effective management and administrative support to the department.

Strategic objectives

  • To carry out the political mandate of government.
  • To advise management on sound human-resource practices.
  • To deliver human-resource-development interventions, which will capacitate the department and enhance transformation and service delivery.
  • To promote the corporate image of the department through an effective communications strategy.
  • To implement a uniform records-management system for the department.
  • To provide a comprehensive security service for the department.
  • To provide efficient and effective logistical services to the department.
  • To establish an effective informationtechnology support system.
  • To provide legal and labour-relations support.

Strategic goal two
Provide sound financial-management services.

Strategic objectives

  • To support the department through sound financial administration.
  • To implement sound departmental supply-chain management.
  • To improve internal controls and accounting systems.
  • To promote adherence to provincial norms and standards relating to revenue management.
  • To exercise efficient and effective expenditure control and reporting.
  • To implement an effective risk-management strategy and fraud-prevention plan.

Housing
Strategic goal
Facilitate the creation of sustainable, economic and spatial-integrated settlements.

Strategic objectives

  • To ensure the efficient, effective and economic utilisation of departmental resources.
  • To strengthen the capacity of housing stakeholders through enabling legislative framework, capacity-building and accreditation of municipalities.
  • To promote sustainable, integrated human settlements and infrastructure development for effective service delivery.
  • To ensure effective and efficient provincial housing-assets management and support to the Rental Housing Tribunal.

Local government
Strategic goal one
Facilitate, monitor and support accountable, sustainable governance.

Strategic objectives

  • To provide management and support services to local government within a regulatory framework.
  • To monitor and support municipalities to ensure they are financially viable and sustainable.
  • To manage disaster management at provincial level to facilitate the establishment of effective disaster-management mechanisms.
  • To monitor and support the implementation of free basic services for indigents.
  • To establish and promote the department as the principal structure for intersphere engagement with municipalities.
  • To provide management, administrative and logistical support in the implementation of Project Consolidate.
  • To implement the Community Development Workers' programme to enhance participatory democracy and good governance.

Strategic goal two
Facilitate, monitor and support sustainable infrastructural development.

Strategic objectives

  • To facilitate, monitor and support sustainable infrastructural development at municipal level.
  • To facilitate, monitor and support the longterm sustainability of municipal infrastructure.
  • To promote Local Economic Development at municipal level.

Strategic goal three
Promote, monitor and support integrated development and planning.

Strategic objectives

  • To promote and facilitate provincial spatial frameworks for development at municipal level.
  • To promote effective and efficient integrateddevelopment planning.
  • To coordinate provincial input towards the Integrated Sustainable Rural Development Programme and the Urban Renewal Programme development nodes.
  • To manage and develop effective planninginformation systems.

MAIN SERVICES

Housing
Purpose
To facilitate the effective provision of housing and related infrastructure.

Functions

  • Provide housing-administration services
  • Manage housing research, planning and policy development
  • Manage housing delivery and the administration of housing-subsidy schemes

Corporate services
Purpose
To manage the department's corporate services.

Functions

  • Provide human-capital services
  • Manage the finances of the department
  • Provide efficient and effective legal services
  • Provide general support services
  • Provide strategic support to the MEC

Local government
Purpose
To manage service delivery in support of effective local government.

Functions

  • Facilitate and coordinate municipal planning
  • Promote good governance in municipalities
  • Manage and coordinate municipalinfrastructure development

Chief financial officer
Purpose
To manage the finances of the department.

Functions

  • Facilitate, coordinate and integrate the strategic planning of the department
  • Plan the finances of the department
  • Coordinate integrated service delivery in the regional office
  • Provide administrative support to the Head of Department

CONTACT DETAILS
Key personnel:
- Mosimanegape Kenneth Mmoeimang, MEC
- Bradley Swartland, Acting Head of Department
Key contact people:
- Mbuyiselo Madyo, Head of Ministry
- Gamiem Abrahams, Media Liaison Officer

Physical address: 9 Cecil Sussman Road, Kimberley
Postal address: Bag X5005, Kimberley 8300
Tel: +27 53 830 9422/4
Fax: +27 53 831 4832
Email: AMmoeimang@ncpg.gov.za
Website: housingnc.ncape.gov.za

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