By Lungile Penxa Local government researcher PSAM Email LPenxaruacza call0466038829 What does oversight in government mean OVERSIGHT is the act of overseeing or monitoring the performance of government implementing departments ID: 618217
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Oversight in relation to service delivery: oversight committees citizens & CSOs
By Lungile Penxa, Local government researcher, PSAM. E-mail:
L.Penxa@ru.ac.za
/call:0466038829Slide2
What does oversight in government mean?
OVERSIGHT
is the act of overseeing or monitoring the performance of government implementing departments. Slide3
Oversight within municipal government
Municipal council
Play a political
oversight of
the municipality’s
functions, programmes and the management of the administration
.Provide financial oversight of the Municipality
Oversight &Portfolio committees
Municipal Public Accounts Committee (MPAC):
Municipal Portfolio Committees
These COMMITTEES are
political created to play oversight role on administrative departments / directorates Slide4
Rights & responsibilities citizens
Under Section 20 the
RIGHT TO CITIZENSHIP
expects
that citizens
are
responsible for:obeying the laws of our country,ensuring that others do so as well,
andcontributing to South African development
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
: citizens can exercise this right responsible by advocating for issues that contribute to good governance Slide5
Rights & responsibilities citizens
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
(
Section
32 of SA Constitution
): You
have the right to access government information, since GOVERNMENT EXISTS TO SERVE THE PUBLIC. The Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) helps
realise the right to access to information. It regulates how
people
go
about getting
information from
government.
Section 152 (1) (e) of the
SA Constitution:
Local Government must to
encourage the involvement of communities and community
organisations in
the matters of local government.
As citizens when you exercise these YOU ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT & COMMUNITIES. Slide6
RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES OF CIVIL SOCIETY
EXPERIENCES SHARED BY BLACK SASH Slide7
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