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the Provincial Municipal Sports Games. These games will benefit all
32 municipalities and provide a platform for the promotion of a culture
of healthy lifestyles and team work between employers and employees
within the municipal works environment.
Facilitating the research project on migration and its implications
for service delivery
SALGA Gauteng developed a draft positions paper on a migration
policy position and framework to inform roundtable discussions on
methods to facilitate social cohesion between communities of different
origins so as to ensure access to municipal services for all. As part of
its contribution in observance of Nelson Mandela Day, on 29 July 2010
SALGA Northern Cape partnered with Nama Khoi Local Municipality
in erecting school patrol traffic signs at the Okiep Primary School, was
well as providing learners with patrol uniforms and sharing knowledge
on matters of road safety.
HIV and AIDS mainstreaming through the rollout of the HIV and
AIDS Handbook
SALGA coordinated training workshops on the HIV & AIDS Handbook,
aimed at capacitating politicians and officials of local government
on the mainstreaming of HIV and AIDS into local developmental
programmes. The training workshops were conducted in two phases,
with the first phase having taken place in the 2009/10 financial
year in three provinces and the second having taken place in the
2010/11 financial year in the remaining four provinces: Western Cape
(08 - 09 November 2010); North West (11 - 12 November 2010);
Limpopo (16 - 17 November 2010) and Northern Cape (07 - 08
December 2010). The focus of the pilot project (first phase) was
“train the trainer” and was attended by a total of 129 delegates,
including councillors, mayors, Integrated Development Planning (IDP)
managers and all heads of department, representing an overall total
of 28 municipalities. The orientation workshops (second phase)
were attended by a total of 124 delegates, including members of
mayoral committees (MMCs) responsible for community and social
development, transversal managers and coordinators, representing an
overall total of 61 municipalities. The training created awareness on local
government responses to HIV and AIDS and a better understanding of
the concept of mainstreaming and its implementation. The training also
assisted municipalities in understanding their role when responding
to HIV and AIDS and, importantly, the training ensured sustained
inclusion of HIV and AIDS at both a conceptual and practical level
in municipal programmes, highlighting the importance of knowledge
throughout the value chain of local governance - from politicians to
officials. SALGA Western Cape hosted a two-day workshop facilitated
by Themba Nkwinika of the Reflective Development Institute, which
provided a background to the Handbook for Facilitating Development
and Governance Response to HIV/AIDS, as well as an overview of
the Framework for an Integrated Local Governance Response to HIV/
AIDS. The workshop also focused on ensuring the mainstreaming
of HIV/AIDS within municipalities and was attended by a total of 38
councillors and officials.
Municipal AIDS Councils
Following an audit by SALGA of the existence and functionality of
district and local municipal AIDS councils, a status quo report was
compiled which indicated that the AIDS councils are largely not
functional due to a number of reasons, primarily poor coordination and
support from SALGA. This led to the development of the Guideline for
the Coordination of Municipal Aids Councils, the purpose of which is
to clarify the role of coordinators and advisors in guiding, supporting
and encouraging municipalities to mainstream HIV and AIDS into
their day-to-day functions and work in partnership with other sector
departments and civil society organisations. The draft guideline was
presented at the National Working Group meeting on 05 November
2010 and subsequently distributed to the provinces for inputs and
comments, with the final draft being approved at the National Working
Group meeting from 15 - 16 March 2011. SALGA’s intervention has
resulted in its programme managers providing improved coordination
and support to municipalities with regards to improving the functionality
of AIDS councils to better realise HIV and AIDS mainstreaming at both
local and district levels, as well improving intersectoral partnership with
other public sector departments and relevant civil society organisations.
Overall, the application of the guideline will improve the functioning of
district and local municipal AIDS councils and ultimately be evidenced
in the greater mainstreaming of HIV and AIDS in municipal plans and
programmes. On 24 March 2011 a workshop was held by SALGA
Western Cape, in conjunction with Theewaterskloof Municipality,
which was attended by 13 councillors and three officials and aimed at
providing assistance to the municipality in implementing the HIV/AIDS
Country Guideline for Local Government, establish a local AIDS council
and highlight ways in which HIV/AIDS can be mainstreamed within
the municipality. SALGA Northern Cape conducted an assessment
on the functionality and effectiveness of district and local municipal
AIDS councils in the province and made specific recommendations
to the Provincial Executive Committee and the Provincial Aids Council
on areas for improvement, resulting in the Nama Kwa District Aids
Council being successfully revived and relaunched on 21 October
2010. Further, SALGA North West revived the Greater Taung Local
AIDS Council on 23 February 2011 and the City of Matlosana Local
AIDS Council on 25 February 2011, both of which will form the basis
of assisting in the revival of an additional four local AIDS councils in
2011/2012.
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