15 November 2022 Media Alert North West MEC for Finance to table the 2022/23 Provincial Adjustment Budget Following the recent tabling of the Medium Term Budget and Policy Statement (MTBPS) by Minister of Finance, Mr Enoch Godongwana, North West MEC for Finance, Ms. Motlalepula Rosho will also exercise her legislative imperative and table the Provincial Adjustment Budget for the 2022/23 Financial Year as stipulated by Section 31 (1) of the Public Finance Management Act 1 of 1999, Section 31 (2) stipulates that an adjustment budget of a province may only provide for- the appropriation of funds that have become available to the province Unforeseeable and unavoidable expenditure…

02 November 2022   North West Provincial Government assesses progress on key infrastructure projects.   The North West Provincial Government is in a bid to improve spending while delivering key services to its residents. The province has recently embarked on a week-long infrastructure oversight programme where officials from the provincial and national treasuries, together with office of the premier and relevant affected departments, assessed progress on funded projects in all the four provincial districts.   While this is a yearly exercise with different themes and intentions respectively, for this year, the oversight visits focused on economic impact projects, that essentially have the potential to change the socio-economic…

26 August 2022 Media Statement Rustenburg – The North West Provincial Treasury is well on its road to ensure that municipalities submit quality Annual Financial Statements by the end of the month. The department has in collaboration with SALGA, National Treasury and provincial department of COGTA invited officials responsible for AFS’ compilation from municipalities to a statements review working session. The working session’s focus is on the practical review of the AFS before submission date and major areas to look at. When opening the session, the Chief Director: Municipal Support Ms. Linda Nengovhela has asserted to invited municipal officials that audit reports from previous financial years have…

26 August 2022 Media Statement Rustenburg: Government is in a continuous process to undo the marginalization of women injustice and although this has been a slow process, it is gaining momentum. We are beginning to see the fruits of our labour where women are being considered for opportunities that were historically set aside for our male counterparts as government processes are now enabling gender-based budgeting. The provincial administration has made strides to ensure that the provincial budget is geared towards the efforts of gender mainstreaming. At all stages of the budget cycle planning and fiscal strategy, budget preparation, budget execution, review, and external control gender-specific analysis and…

26 August 2022 Media Statement Vryburg – The North West Provincial Treasury as the custodian of public resources has the responsibility to manage resources in accordance with relevant legislation and provide professional advice and support on provincial economic analysis matters and those related to fiscal policy. In accordance with the above, the Macro Economic Analysis programme has developed a province wide programme to engage with departments and municipalities in all districts to forge partnership to share best practices on how to address the challenges that are brought upon by the prevailing socio-economic conditions. Addressing the gathering, Kgomotso Gaobepe a senior manager attached to Macro Economic Analysis explained…

Media statement 02 August 2022 Stakeholders convene to develop a structured approach to support municipalities Provincial departments of Treasury, Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs (Cote) and the South African Local Government Association (SALGA), on 28th July 2022 convened a joint strategic planning session to develop a framework for a collaborative, multi-stakeholder approach for municipal support and interventions.  This approach is envisaged to effectively resolve the challenges of municipalities in the province.The initiative is in line with the legislative prescripts on intergovernmental relations. During his opening remarks, Head of Provincial Treasury, Mr. Ndlela Kunene stressed that all efforts by provincial and national spheres of government towards local government…