NCOP Local Government Week

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NCOP Local Government Week


Date: 16 - 19 SEPTEMBER 2025
Venue: Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, and Zoom Video Conferencing Platform
Theme: Restoring the dignity of our people through spatial planning and provision of human settlements, and water and sanitation

Day 1: Tuesday, 16 September 2025

Session 1

Programme Director: Hon. Mr P Govender, MP
Deputy Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces

Time

Topic 

Responsible Member

08h00 - 09h00

  • Registration for physical attendance by delegates, speakers, and support staff will take place from 08h00 – 09h00
  • Connection and testing for virtual participants will take place from 08h30

Hon. Mr P Govender, MP
Deputy Chairperson of the NCOP

09h00 - 09h15

Opening and Welcome

  • Setting the Scene
  • Objectives of Local Government Week

Hon. Ms RM Mtshweni-Tsipane, MP
Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces

09h15 - 09h45

Delivering integrated services to the people through co-operative governance and support to Local Sphere of Government

Hon Z Burns-Ncamashe
Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

09h45 - 10h15

Enabling Local Sphere of Government to meet constitutional obligations

  • From interventions to Support (from section 139 to section 154 of the Constitution)
  • Collection of debt owed to Local Sphere

Cllr B Stofile
President of SALGA

10h15 - 10h45

Beyond the provision of bulk services

Assistance to the Local Sphere of Government in the provision of water and sanitation to communities

Honourable Mr D Mahlobo
Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation

10h45 - 11h45

Integrated Planning

Human Settlements and Spatial Planning

  • Minister of Human Settlement
  • MEC for Human Settlements

11h50 - 13h00

Presentations by stakeholders

All

13h00 - 14h00

Lunch

 

Session 2

Programme Director: Hon BA Radebe, MP
NCOP House Chairperson: Members’ Support and International Relations

TimeTopicResponsible Member 
14h00 - 15h00

Presentations by stakeholders

 
15h00 - 16h00

Discussions

All

16h00 - 17h00

Responses

  • Minister of COGTA
  • Minister of Water and Sanitation
  • Minister of Human Settlements
  • MEC
  • Cllr Z Badroodien: MMC Water and Sanitation, City of Cape Town
  • Cllr C Pophaim: MMC Human Settlements and Spatial Planning, City of Cape Town
17h00 - 17h30

Discussions

All

17h30 - 17h40

Closing remarks

Programme director

Days 2 & 3: Wednesday & Thursday, 17 & 18 September 2025
Site Visits: Dunoon, Gugulethu, Khayelitsha, Philippi, Delft and Eerste River

Day 4: Friday, 19 September 2025
Programme Director: Hon DR Ryder, MP
NCOP House Chairperson: Committees

TimeTopicResponsible Member 
09h00 - 10h00
  • Registration for physical attendance by delegates, speakers, and support staff will take place from 09h00 – 10h00
  • Connection and Testing for virtual participants will take place from 09h00
 
10h00 - 11h00

Report back from site visits

Delegation leaders

11h00 - 12h00

Discussions

All

12h00 - 12h30

Closing remarks

Hon. Ms RM Mtshweni-Tsipane, MP
Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces

13h00 - 14h00

Lunch

All