Programme 3: Cooperative Governance

Purpose

The purpose of this programme is to strengthen the capacity of 31 municipalities of the Northern Cape in order to render quality services to communities.

Description

The programme which gives support to all 31 Northern Cape municipalities monitors and support municipalities on governance; municipal performance; intergovernmental relations, participatory democracy; accountability, integrated development planning; as well as legislative compliance in the province.

Structure

This Programme consists of the following sub-programmes and their purposes:

• Municipal Administration
  • To ensure legislative compliance and good governance
• Municipal Performance Monitoring, Reporting and Evaluation
  • To improve and support performance management, property valuations and Back to Basics
• Municipal Infrastructure
  • To promote, facilitate, coordinate and monitor infrastructure development and provision of free basic services at municipalities
• Public Participation
  • To tackle poverty, provide livelihood support for poor households and maximise public participation and community involvement in matters of local government
• Municipal Planning

To strengthen the planning capacity of 31 municipalities to perform their functions