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

2. 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

3. 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

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

5. 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

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

7. DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES
ISRDP
LED
QOUTAS SET FOR BUDGETS
LOCAL ALLOCATIONS
INFLUENCED

8. 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

9. 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)

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. QUESTIONS & COMMENTS
THANK YOU!
ENKOSI