Media Alert: Joint Oversight Visit to Engage Free State Municipalities Concludes on Friday

Parliament, Thursday, 24 July 2025 – The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance, along with the Standing Committees for Public Accounts and the Auditor-General, will tomorrow conclude their two-day oversight visit to the Free State. The parliamentary committees, in collaboration with the Free State Legislature, are engaging municipalities in the province following poor audit outcomes in the 2023/24 financial year.

The joint oversight aims to address persistent governance and financial underperformance in municipalities and ensure accountability and consequences against errant officials.
Twelve municipalities, including Moqhaka Local Municipality, Ngwathe Local Municipality and Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality, are scheduled to appear before the joint oversight committees on Friday.

DETAILS OF THE MEETING ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Date: Friday, 25 July 2025
Time: 08:00
Please note: Proceedings will be livestreamed on Parliament’s YouTube Channel as the venue has limited capacity.

DAY 2: PROGRAMME

TIME	AGENDA	PRESENTER
08:00 – 08:45	Engagement with Fezile Dabi District Municipality	Executive Mayor – Cllr Khasudi Speaker – Cllr Pittaway Municipal Manager – Mr S Thomas

08:45 – 09:30	Engagement with Moqhaka Local Municipality	Mayor – Cllr Mokatsane Speaker – Cllr Khiba Municipal Manager – Mr J Maswanganyi

09:30 – 10:15	Engagement with Ngwathe Local Municipality	Mayor – Cllr Mthombeni Speaker – Cllr Mobedi Municipal Manager – Dr F Mothamaha

10:15 – 11:00	Engagement with Metsimaholo Local Municipality	Executive Mayor – Cllr Zwane Speaker – Cllr Fisher Municipal Manager – Mr B Motloung
11:00 – 11:45	Engagement with Mafube Local Municipality	Mayor – Cllr Motsoeneng Speaker – Cllr Mofokeng Municipal Manager – Adv M Lepheane

11:45 – 12:30	Engagement with Thabo Mafutsanyana District Municipality	Executive Mayor – Cllr Msibi Speaker – Cllr Mokoena Municipal Manager – Ms T Lebenya

12::30 – 13:15	Engagement with Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality	Executive Mayor – Cllr Melato Speaker – Cllr Dlamini Municipal Manager – Adv Mofokeng

13:15 – 13:45	LUNCH

13:45 – 14:30	Engagement with Mantsopa Local Municipality	Mayor – Cllr M Tsoene Speaker – Cllr Ncwada Municipal Manager - Ms M Mogopoli

14:30 – 15:15	Engagement with Setsoto Local Municipality	Executive Mayor – Cllr Mbiwe Speaker – Cllr Mavaleliso Municipal Manager – Ms N Malatjie

15:15 – 16:30	Engagement with Dihlabeng Local Municipality	Mayor – Cllr Tseki Speaker – Cllr Mofokeng Municipal Manager – Mr Ntheli

16:30 – 17:15	Engagement with Nketoana Local Municipality	Mayor – Cllr Mokoena Speaker – Cllr Makoba Municipal Manager – Mr K Nhlapo

17:15 – 18:30	Engagement with Phumelela Local Municipality	Mayor – Cllr Kobeni Speaker – Cllr Zwane Municipal Manager – Ms Mhlongo-Ntshangase

18:30 – 19:00	Commitments on improvement of municipal performance	Premier – Hon Letsoha-Mathae MEC COGTA – Hon Mokoena MEC Finance – Hon Makume

19:00 – 19:15	Concluding remarks	Chairperson Provincial PC on Cogta SCOPA SCOAG

19:15 – 19:45	Summation of Day two and way forward	Chairperson of PC on COGTA – Hon Dr Mkhize

19:45 – 20:00	Closing remarks	FS Legislature Speaker – Hon Dukwana

ISSUED BY THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMUNICATION SERVICES ON BEHALF OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON COGTA, DR ZWELI MKHIZE.

For media enquiries or interviews with the Chairperson, please contact the committee’s media officer:
Name: Alicestine October (Ms)
Cell: 083 665 4345
E-mail: aoctober@parliament.gov.za