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”PRESENTATION TO THE JOINT

MONITORING COMMITTEE ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF QUALITY OF LIFE AND STATUS OF WOMEN

By: KC Mketi

12 August 2005

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-Background

- Internal Focus

- Municipal Infrastructure Grant Monitoring

- Implementation of the Traditional Leadership and Governance Act

- Poverty and Self-empowerment Projects

- Implementation of the Local Government Systems Act, and the Local Government Structures Act.

1. Content

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2. Background

- External Coordination

- The dplg Programmes:

intergrated Development Plans

Local Economic Development

Intergrated Sustainable Rural Development Programme

Urban Renewal Programme

Municipal Infrastructure Grant

Annual women in Local Government Conference

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3. INTERNAL FOCUS

- Establishment of a women’s forum

- Employment Equity Plan and Monitoring

- Gender profiles at sms level:

ANALYSIS OF TABLE

The representivity of Black People and Women at SMS level in the dplg is well above the Public Service targets as reflected in the table below:

CATEGORY PUBLIC SERVICE AND DPLG TARGESTS

STATUS AS AT 31.03. 2005

STATUS AS AT 30.06.2005

GAP AS AT 30.06.2005

Black People (African, Coloured and Asian) at SMS level

 75%

 81.1%

 84.4%

 +9.4%

Women at SMS level 

 30%

 35.1%

 36.4%

 +6.4%

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3. INTERNAL FOCUS (Continue)

- On 31 March 2005, Blacks in management positions constitutes 81.1% of the total staff complement, and this has improved to 84.4%. This represents a 9.4% above the Public Service target of 75% and a 3.3% improvement from 31 March 2005.

- Women in Senior Management Service constitute 36.4% of the total sms complement. There has been an improvement of 1.3% in the representivity of women at management level compared with the quarter ending on 31 March 2005. It should be noted that the dplg is 6.4% above the Public Service target of 30%.

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4. MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT MONITORING SYSTEM

-Management of the MIG System: co-ownership between dplg, Sector Departments and other stakeholders:

Municipal Infrastructure Technical Task Team

Change Control Board

Call Centre

Key Performance Indicators

Emphasis on:

Women

Youth

disabled

Extended Public Works Programme

-Enforcing Compliance

• Implementing control mechanisms and guidelines

• Procurement procedures

• MOU conditions alignment with grant conditions

• Obligations to provide information and report in terms of legal requirements

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4. MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT MONITORING SYSTEM SYSTEM. (Continues)

-Impact of MIG on the lives of Women

• Improvement in the quality of life

• Employment opportunities

• Skills gained during project phase

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5. TRADITIONAL LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE ACT

-Published in government gazette in December 2003

- Development of Province-Specific Legislation

- Implementation of the Act

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6. POVERTY AND SELF-EMPOWERMENT PROJECTS

-Mother to mothers to be programme

• Western Cape based

• Focus on HIV positive women

- 16 days of activism launch in motherwell

• Eastern Cape based

• Support to abused women and children

-Gender mainstreaming in the Water Services Sector

• Strategy for implementation

Planning and execution

Consistency and sustainability

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7. IMPLEMENTATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT MUNICIPAL SYSTEMS ACT AND LOCAL

GOVERNMENT MUNICIPAL STRUCTURES ACT

The Local Government Municipal Systems Act requires municipalities to adopt a culture that promotes participatory governance and create enabling conditions

- The Structures Act stipulates that all political parties should ensure that 50% of party candidates are women, and also recommend equal representation in the establishment of Ward Committees.

Gender Profiles

-Mayors: No. of Mayors = 284

: No of Female Mayors = 54 (17.25%)

-Councilors: No. of Councilors = 8951

: No of female Councilors = 252 (28.16%)

-Municipal Managers: No. of Municipal Managers = 284

: No. of Female Municipal Managers = 18 (6.34%)

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THANK YOU!