Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Department overview
Jurisdiction	Government of South Africa
Ministers responsible	Sicelo Shiceka, Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Yunus Carrim, Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Department executive	Elroy Africa (acting), Director-General

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 overseeing the provincial and local governments of South Africa.

Officials

As of 2010^[update], the top officials of the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs were:

Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs: Sicelo Shiceka
Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs: Yunus Carrim
Director General of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs: Elroy Africa (acting)

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

Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

Departments of the Government of South Africa

Departments	The Presidency Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Arts and Culture Basic Education Communications Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Correctional Services Defence and Military Veterans Economic Development Energy Environmental Affairs Health Higher Education and Training Home Affairs Human Settlements International Relations and Cooperation Justice and Constitutional Development Labour Mineral Resources National Treasury Police Public Enterprises Public Service and Administration Public Works Rural Development and Land Reform Science and Technology Social Development Sport and Recreation State Security Tourism Trade and Industry Transport Water Affairs Women, Children and People with Disabilities

Department-level agencies	Government Communication and Information System Independent Complaints Directorate Public Service Commission PALAMA Statistics South Africa