Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Department overview
Jurisdiction	Government of South Africa
Ministers responsible	David van Rooyen, Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Andries Nel & Obed Bapela, Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Department executives	Vusimuzi Madonsela, Director-General Cooperative Governance Charles Nwaila, Director-General Traditional Affairs
Website	http://www.cogta.gov.za

The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (formerly the Department of Provincial and Local Government) is one of the ministries of the South African government. It is responsible for the relationship between the national government and the provincial governments and municipalities, and for overseeing the traditional leadership of South Africa's indigenous communities.

Officials

As of 2015, the top officials of the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs are:

Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs: David van Rooyen
Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (provincial and local government): Andries Nel
Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs: Obed Bapela
Director General of Cooperative Governance: Vusimuzi Madonsela
Director General of Traditional Affairs: Charles Nwaila

Branches

The branches of the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs are:

Corporate Services
Monitoring and Evaluation
Governance, Policy & Research
Urban & Rural Development
Systems & Capacity Building
Free Basic Services & Infrastructure

External links

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