Mr LJ Mahlangu - Municipal Demarcation Board
Mr LJ Mahlangu - Municipal Demarcation Board
Mr LJ Mahlangu - Municipal Demarcation Board
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PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME AND TIMEFRAMES FOR THE RE-DETERMINATION OF MUNICIPAL<br />
June/July BOUNDARIES 2012PRIOR TO THE • MDB WARD considers DELIMITATION public views PROCESS and representation.<br />
FOR THE 2016 LOCAL ELECTIONS<br />
• Re-map boundaries where necessary.<br />
• Prepare section 21 notices.<br />
• Prepare for formal investigations, or public hearings, where necessary.<br />
Aug 2012 • Publish sec 21 notices approved by the MDB for objections.<br />
• Publish notices for public meetings in terms of section 28, if necessary.<br />
Sept 2012 • Close period for objections on section 21 notices approved by the MDB.<br />
• Publish notices for public meetings in terms of section 28, if necessary.<br />
Sept – Oct 2012 • Public meetings and investigation as per the published programme.<br />
Nov/Dec 2012 • MDB considers outcomes of investigations/public meetings, to decide on<br />
re-determination of boundaries, and to approve section 21 notices.<br />
• Publish (second round) section 21 notices.<br />
Jan 2013 • End of period for public objections for (second round) section 21 notices.<br />
Jan - March 2013 • Analyse and map objections.<br />
• Prepare reports and draft section 21(5) notices.<br />
April 2013 • <strong>Board</strong> considers all objections and decides to confirm, vary or withdraw its<br />
re-determinations.<br />
May 2013 • Publish <strong>Board</strong> decisions in terms of section 21(5).<br />
• Provide section 21 and section 21(5) notices to the IEC and the MECs, and<br />
other stakeholders.<br />
• Close changes to municipal boundaries.<br />
May 2013 • All changes to municipal boundaries finalised and closed by the MDB.<br />
June – Oct 2013 • IEC and MECs gazette section 23 notices.<br />
Nov/Dec 2013 • Strategic planning and strategic guidance from <strong>Board</strong> on the ward delimitation<br />
process.<br />
Jan/Feb 2014 • Formula and number of councillors gazetted.<br />
Feb 2014 • New <strong>Board</strong> appointed.<br />
March 2014 • MDB commence with ward delimitation. New <strong>Board</strong> to decide on the process.<br />
June 2015 • Hand over of final ward boundaries to the IEC.<br />
July - April 2015 • IEC prepares for the 2016 local elections.<br />
May 2016 • Local elections.<br />
A number of visits to MDBs immediate stakeholders<br />
were completed as follows:<br />
• Visits to all provincial MECs (all MECs visited<br />
except WC),<br />
• Visits to National House and Provincial Houses<br />
of Traditional Leaders (All provinces visited<br />
except GT, NC & WC).<br />
All visits were completed by some staff jointly with<br />
<strong>Board</strong> members and the Chairperson of the <strong>Board</strong>.<br />
15 MUNICIPAL DEMARCATION BOARD - Annual Report 2012<br />
The re-determination of municipal boundaries<br />
commenced in June 2011. Since June up to date,<br />
the <strong>Board</strong> has fully embarked on an informal consultation<br />
process. Up to 558 cases were listed in<br />
Circular 1/2011 and were discussed with stakeholders<br />
in 2011 at meetings arranged per district<br />
and metropolitan area, and stakeholders were<br />
invited to submit additional requests for boundary<br />
changes. These cases are still under consideration,<br />
and the MDB will inform you of its decisions<br />
before the commencement of the legal process.
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