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PRESENTATION TO THE KZN PROVINCIAL IDP
INDABA
CEDARA AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
27 September 2013
Dumi ka Mzila
Business Governance Specialist
1. MoU Milestones
2. What the MoU seeks to achieve
3. Expected outputs
4. The Communications Forum
5. Success Stories
6. Legislative interface
7. Transitional arrangements
8. Provincial Municipal intervention programme
9. Moving forward
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DEDT LED and CoGTA LED working on various projects
on an ongoing but unstructured and ad hoc basis; whilst
the DEDT Business Regulations had been engaging the
CoGTA Municipal support branch for assistance towards
legislative compliance at municipal level.
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That equaled two business units from each department working
in silos.
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2011 began the process of joint planning between DEDT
Regs and LED together with CoGTA LED with whom most
interventionist programmes were vested.
March 2013 HOD for CoGTA and DEDT sign of the MoU
SALGA joined the Collaborative agreement in May 2013
This translated to the establishment of the Communications
Forum
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As per the objectives of co-operative governance as envisaged in
Chapter 3 of the Constitution, 1996, the two Departments have
agreed to complement each other’s efforts for better realization of
common goals in the area of regional and local economic
development within KwaZulu-Natal, and to establish a collaborative
relationship in order to jointly achieve their respective objectives
within KwaZulu-Natal; and
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The parties have identified projects and processes where there is a
need to work together, namely, participate in the assessment of the
LED Sector plan and assisting municipality with technical support to
ensure the implementation of the LED Strategy, assisting in
increasing compliance and enforcement of key legislation and
policies in the local sphere of government, the provision of capacity,
co-hosting of events like the Annual Local Economic Development
Summit and Provincial Forum, evaluation and selection of projects,
infrastructure, systems and mechanisms, to enable municipalities to
function efficiently and effectively.
• 52 Municipalities capacitated in dealing with
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informal economy and Business licensing
Monitoring regulation compliance and
enforcement.
Successful hosting of Provincial Forum,
Institutionalisation of District & local LED Forums.
Funding mechanism for informal economy
established.
Information dissemination to all stakeholders on
contents of the MoU and related matters.
LED officials trained on NQF Level 5-9.
Incubation programmes identified and piloted.
The MoU runs for an initial period of Six (6) years from date of
signing, across two terms of government.
The mandate of the Communications Forum is to:
 Oversee the implementation of the Collaborative Agreement
by, among other things, coordinating, directing, and ensuring
implementation of this Collaborative Agreement
 Discuss feedback on problems encountered in implementing
this Collaborative Agreement and suggest how such problems
may be handled
Amongst others:
• Vibrant Provincial LED Forum with the inclusion of
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Secondary cities;
Successful baseline survey on informal economy ;
Successful hosting of the Provincial Informal
Economy Workshop;
Province wide Municipality Intervention
programme finalized and ready to be implemented
from October 2013; and
Planning for the annual LED Summit almost
concluded.
• Schedule 4 and 5 of the constitution (concurrent
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jurisdiction and legislative mandate)
The Business Act (for regulation of Business)
The Liquor Act
KZN Informal Economy Policy
Municipal Systems/Structures Act
The National Health Act
The Planning and Development Act incl. SPLUMA
Ingonyama Trust Act
Immigration and Refugees Act
The National Traffic Act
Building Control Regulations
Criminal Procedures Act (sec 113)
And a host of others
Provisions of the Liquor Act, Act no 6 of 2010
• It is understood that the Local Municipality has a Constitutional
Competency in terms of Schedule 5 Part B to regulate trading hours,
however the KZN Liquor Licencing Act, 2010 prescribes trading hours
for liquor
• It is on this note that there is a need to engage with Local Municipality
in the process of aligning the by-laws
• It is hoped that the KZNLA be afforded an opportunity be provided
with an opportunity to comment on the draft municipal by-law before
it is tabled to the portfolio committee to ensure that the above areas
are covered and to determine if there are no conflicting provisions
with the KZN Liquor Licencing Act, 2010
Opening and closing times for liquor outlets are as
follows:
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compilation and review of the LED STRATEGY which
should be incorporated to the IDPs
Support /fund municipalities with implementation
of RLED and Informal Economy projects.
Production of IE policies (2014) and Licensing bylaws (2015), please note the Liquor Act provisions
and may pursue council resolution if in contrast.
Need to have joint operations with other state
agencies to be able to confiscate illicit and
counterfeit goods and be able to close the source of
supply.
Identify options of increasing enforcement and
compliance.
Participants:
LED officials. Environmental Health, Law enforcement, Town
Planners, Building Compliance, Fire Safety, Waste Management,
IE Chambers (Chair and Secretary form each LM), Houses of
Traditional Leaders, Community Tourism Organisations and
Councillors (LED Portfolio Chairpersons).
Facilitating organizations:
DEDT (RS, CPS, LED, BBBEE, SBD, and COOPS),
SALGA, COGTA, DHA (immigration) ITB, DEDT
Tourism, SARS and KZNLA.
15-16 October 2013: Amajuba District
22-23 October 2013: Uthungulu District
05-06 November 2013: Umgungundlovu
19-20 November 2013: Sisonke
26 – 27 November 2013: uThukela
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Strengthen the interventionist capacity of District LED
officials
Strengthen the commitment of LMs and DMs to the IE
responsibilities.
Creating an enabling environment for the sustained
local, regional and provincial economic growth.
Identify and nurture various inclusive development
models for facilitating economic interventions whilst
allowing our communities to drive a chunk of those
processes.
Our IDPs and MoUs are like our constitution. They are
as valuable as we make them breathe and live.
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