www.salga.org.za
Media Release
SALGA VEHEMENTLY REJECTS MEDIA DISTORTION OF SALGA
POLICY WORKSHOP RESOLUTIONS
SALGA National
Block B
Menlyn Corporate Park
175 Corobay Ave
Cnr Garsfontein Rd
Waterkloof Glen X11
Pretoria 0181
Tel: 012 369 8000
Fax: 012 369 8001
02 July 2012
Eastern Cape
SALGA is seriously disappointed with the increased distortion of facts pertaining to
local government, in this instance we seek to address reports made by the City Press
(1 July 2012) on our positions emanating from the SALGA National Executive
Committee (NEC) Policy Workshop held on 21 June 2012. The paper has reported
the SALGA resolutions in such a distorted manner that the papers agenda itself is
questionable, in truth this cannot be viewed in a positive light. The City Press had
been invited to attend the post workshop media briefing which was meant to have
elaborated on the resolutions; however they did not deign to attend. We have written
to the paper, requesting that the matter be clarified as we cannot allow such disunity
to be sown in our sector and government.
1st Floor, 3 Berea Terrace
Berea, East London 5214
Tel: 043 727 1150
Fax: 043 727 1156
Free State
Cnr Nelson Mandela Dr
& Burger St
Bloemfontein 9300
Tel: 051 47 1960
Fax: 051 430 8250
Gauteng
3rd Floor Braampark
Forum 2, 33 Hoofd St
Braamfontein 2017
Tel: 011 276 1150
Fax: 011 403 3636
KwaZulu-Natal
202 Transnet Building
3rd Floor, Smith St
Durban 4000
Tel: 013 361 1236
Cadre deployment:
SALGA’s view on cadre deployment has been that government de-politicise
administrative appointments across the three spheres and it has not been the ban of
cadre deployment as purported by the newspaper. In fact the only instance where
the organisation mentions deployment is the mention of an across spheres criteria
use to stop abuse of the deployment policy.
Powers and Functions:
On the matter of devolution of powers and functions, nowhere in the NEC Policy
workshop resolutions has SALGA mentioned any matter on trains and even when we
are quoted there is no mention of trains but our call for metropolitan municipalities to
be fully assigned functions such as housing, public transport and roads.
Advancing Political Party Positions:
Fax: 013 361 1234
Limpopo
127 Marshall St
Polokwane 0699
Tel: 015 291 1400
Fax: 015 291 1402
Mpumalanga
SALGA House
11 Van Rensburg St
Nelspruit 1200
Tel: 013 752 1200
Fax: 013 752 5595
North West
Jade Square, Suite 400
Cnr O R Tambo &
Margaretha Prinsloo St
Klerksdorp 2570
Tel: 018 462 5290
Fax: 018 462 4662
Northern Cape
Crescent House
SALGA is an apolitical organisation and does not advance the views of a political
party or political parties but delivers on its mandate to represent and support all
member municipalities to deliver on their governmental mandate. We distinctly
disassociate ourselves from any comment that seeks to align us to political parties.
1 & 2 D’ Arcy St
Kimberley 8300
Tel: 053 833 2505
Fax: 053 833 3828
Western Cape
7th Floor
Eleven Adderley
11 Adderley St
Cape Town 8000
Tel: 021 469 9800
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Fax: 021 461 1936
We would further like to clarify that at no point did our Chief of Operations, Mr. Lance
Joel receive a query or correspondence from the City Press on this matter. This has
also been communicated with the said newspaper.
Issued by:
Xolile George
Chief Executive Officer
South African Local Government Association (SALGA)