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Oct 23, 2026
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Newswatch in Mbombele.
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Staying with election news, the chairperson of the Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, William Kize, says they're satisfied with the IEC's state of preparedness.
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Members of Parliament from the various relevant committees visited the IEC's head offices in Pretoria today to assess the Commission's state of
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readiness ahead of the polls.
Africa MelaneHOST
What happens next? Is it out for public comment before it goes through the processes in Parliament?
Sam KomaGUEST
Yes, so now it will be processed by the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, which is a committee of Parliament.
Sam KomaGUEST
to consider legislative reform.
Sam KomaGUEST
And this is what the President said yesterday, to say we are now envisaging constitutional amendments, legislative reform to effect the proposals that are incorporated in the White Paper on local government.
Sam KomaGUEST
Interestingly, last week, the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs already published the Municipal Structures Amendment Bill.
Sam KomaGUEST
If you look at the bill, There is also a requirement there already stipulated around mandatory minimum competencies that must be processed by municipal office bearers, the ones that I mentioned earlier, mayors, executive mayors, the MMCs and chairs of the council committees plus the speakers.
Sam KomaGUEST
So that is one aspect of operationalizing the proposal coming out of the white paper on local government.
Sharmila FisherCORRESPONDENT
The debate over coalition stability is also on Parliament's agenda.
Sharmila FisherCORRESPONDENT
In August, the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs was briefed on the Local Government Municipal Structures Amendment Bill.
Sharmila FisherCORRESPONDENT
As South Africans prepare to vote on the 4th of November, coalition politics appears set to remain a feature of local government, placing renewed focus not only on who governs but on how parties are held accountable once in office.
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Sharmila Fisher, SABC News, Cape Town.