Virtual Public hearing on customary initiation bill and local government: municipal structure amendment bill
The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements; Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Ms Makhosazane Masilela, invites members of the public and any affected or interested stakeholders to a Virtual Public Hearing aimed at soliciting public views and comments on the Bills.
The Virtual Public Hearing is scheduled to take place as follows:
Date: Friday, 04 September 2020
Time: 10:00 Live on Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature Facebook and YouTube
The Customary Initiation Bill [B7B-2018] seeks to provide for the effective regulation of customary initiation practices; to provide for the establishment of a National Initiation Oversight Committee and Provincial Initiation Coordinating Committees and their functions; to provide for the responsibilities, roles and functions of the various role-players involved in initiation practices as such or in the governance aspects thereof; to provide for the effective regulation of initiation schools; to provide for regulatory powers of the Minister and Premiers; to provide for the monitoring of the implementation of this Act; to provide for provincial peculiarities; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
The Local Government: Municipal Structures Amendment Bill [B19B-2018] seeks to amend the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998, so as to insert, delete and amend certain definitions and other important issues related to Local Government.
Copies of the Bills can be obtained at the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature website: www.mpuleg.gov.za.
Written submissions on the Bills can be sent to GuguT@mpuleg.gov.za or WhatsApp number 067-428-3345 before Thursday, 10 September 2020.
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