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{{Short description|Committee of the National Assembly of South Africa}}
The '''Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs''' (formerly the Portfolio Committee on Provincial and Local Government) is a portfolio committee of the [[National Assembly of South Africa|National Assembly]] of the [[Parliament of South Africa]].
The committee is responsible for oversight of the [[Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs]] as well as other statutory entities, such as the [[Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities]], the [[Municipal Demarcation Board]], the Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent, the National House of Traditional Leaders, the SA Cities Network and the [[South African Local Government Association]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs {{!}} PMG |url=https://pmg.org.za/committee/65/ |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=pmg.org.za |language=en}}</ref>
==Membership==
As of August 2021, ANC MP [[Fikile Xasa]] serves as chairman of the committee.<ref>{{Cite web |last=|title=Axe finally falls on Bongani Bongo as ANC shakes up parliamentary caucus |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times-daily/politics/2021-08-26-axe-finally-falls-on-bongani-bongo-as-anc-shakes-up-parliamentary-caucus/ |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=TimesLIVE |language=en-ZA}}</ref> The membership of the committees is as follows:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs |url=https://www.parliament.gov.za/committee-details/143 |access-date=21 January 2023 |website=Parliament of South Africa}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! width="160px" colspan="2" valign="top" | Member
! width="160px" valign="top" | Party
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|African National Congress}}" |
| [[Fikile Xasa]] MP (chairperson)
| [[African National Congress]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Alliance (South Africa)}}" |
|[[Cilliers Brink]] MP
| [[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Inkatha Freedom Party}}" |
|[[Sbuyiselwe Angela Buthelezi]] MP
|[[Inkatha Freedom Party]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|African National Congress}}" |
|[[Dikeledi Direko]] MP
|[[Inkatha Freedom Party]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|African Independent Congress}}" |
|[[Mandla Galo]] MP (Alternate member)
|[[African Independent Congress]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Freedom Front Plus}}" |
|[[Michal Groenewald]] MP
|[[Freedom Front Plus]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|African National Congress}}" |
|[[Bheki Hadebe]] MP
|[[African National Congress]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Good (political party)}}" |
|[[Brett Herron (politician)|Brett Herron]] MP (Alternate member)
|[[Good (political party)|Good]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|African National Congress}}" |
|[[Mirriam Kibi]] MP (Alternate member)
|[[African National Congress]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Alliance (South Africa)}}" |
|[[Mandlenkosi Mabika]] MP (Alternate member)
| [[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|African Transformation Movement}}" |
|[[Thandiswa Marawu]] MP (Alternate member)
|[[African Transformation Movement]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Economic Freedom Fighters}}" |
|[[Anthony Matumba]] MP (Alternate member)
|[[Economic Freedom Fighters]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Economic Freedom Fighters}}" |
|[[Hlengiwe Mkhaliphi]] MP
|[[Economic Freedom Fighters]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|African National Congress}}" |
|[[Gcinikhaya Mpumza]] MP
|[[African National Congress]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|African National Congress}}" |
|[[Xolani Msimango]] MP
|[[African National Congress]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|National Freedom Party}}" |
|[[Mzwakhe Sibisi]] MP (Alternate member)
|[[National Freedom Party]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Alliance (South Africa)}}" |
|[[Eleanore Spies]] MP
| [[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|African National Congress}}" |
|[[Phindisile Xaba-Ntshaba]] MP
|[[African National Congress]]
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://www.pa.org.za/organisation/cooperative-governance-and-traditional-affairs/ People's Assembly website]
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[[Category:Committees of the National Assembly of South Africa]]