Question NW2326 to the Minister of Social Development
06 January 2021 - NW2326
Abrahams, Ms ALA to ask the Minister of Social Development
(a) Which municipalities currently have active and constituted local drug action committees, (b) on what date was each specified committee established and constituted, (c) what number of times has each committee met since 1 January 2018, (d) what are the contact details of each committee’s secretariat and (e) what are the reasons that some municipalities do not have local drug action committees?
Reply:
a) The following municipalities have active Local Drug Action Committees:
Northern Cape Province
|
Municipality |
Date committee was established |
Number of times committee met since 1 January 2018 |
Contact details of committee secretariat |
Reasons some municipalities don’t have committee |
|
Kai Garib Municipality |
Established and constituted in April 2019 |
The committee has met two times per quarter since April 2019, the last meeting was February 2020. |
Name of the LDAC: Kenhardt Chairperson: Estelle Fritz Contact Details: 073 257 0024 |
None |
|
Tsantsabane Municipality |
Established and constituted in April 2019 |
The committee has met two times per quarter since April 2019, the last meeting was February 2020. |
Name of the LDAC: Postmasburg No number provided |
None |
|
J.T.G District Ga Segonyana/Joe Morolong Municipality |
Established and constituted in 2009 |
The committee has met on a quarterly basis since 2018, the last meeting was held in 18 October 2020. |
Chairperson: Segomotsi Pule Contact Details: 079 8750 231 |
None |
|
Francis Baard District Phokwane Municipality |
Established and constituted in 2012. |
The committee has met on a quarterly basis since 2018. Dates of their last meetings: 17 May 2020 12 August 2020 15 November 2020 |
Name of the LDAC: Pampierstadt Chairperson: Gloria Shuping Contact Details: 072 499 5205 |
None |
|
Namakwa District Nama Khoi Municipality |
Established and constituted in June 2019. |
The committee has met on a monthly basis since June 2019, the last meeting was 6 March 2020. |
Name of LDAC: Komaggas Welfare Forum Chairperson: Ms. Christine Cloete Contact Details: 076 715 9666 |
None |
|
Karoo Hoogland Municipality: |
Established and constituted in 2018. |
The last meeting was in February 2020. |
Name of LDAC: Williston Welfare Forum Chairperson: Ms. M. Klaaste Contact Details: 053 391 3025 |
None |
e) Pixley Ka Seme District:
Currently no established LDAC Committee
The sub-program coordinator reported the following reasons that led to non-establishment of LDAC in the district. Programs aimed at community development with regards substance abuse were held integrated with Stakeholders i.e. Carnarvon Community (Kareeberg Municipality) and Richmond Community (Ubuntu Municipality) and Prieska (Siyathemba Municipality). During preparatory meetings it was decided that LDAC needs to be established to ensure follow up on issues raised but no commitment was showed by the very stakeholders who sat in those meetings, especially the Special Programs in the Office of the Mayor.
Failure to get support to the Office of the Mayor creates challenges for the Coordinator and in most instances, they will always show reluctance or lengthy of excuses or even postponement of meetings planned.
The Covid-19 pandemic also brought about its challenges and made it impossible to make follow ups as planned.
North West Province
|
Municipality |
Date committee was established |
Number of times committee met since 1 January 2018 |
Contact details of committee secretariat |
Reasons some municipalities don’t have committee |
|
Moretele municipality |
18 July 2018 |
Once a quarter 24 May 2019 18 July 2019 15 November 2019 21 February 2020 AGM 13 MMARCH 2020 |
Social Development 082 0417 092 |
The meetings were not held quarterly during to COVID 19. |
|
Moses Kotane municipality |
The committee was revived in 2018 and 2019 |
The committee met in the following dates: 14/08/2018 26/09/2019 09/10/2019 20/11/2019 |
Social Development 0820431162 |
None |
|
Kgetleng Municipality |
Date LDAC was established 15 March 2020 |
Number of times committee met since 2018 15/03/2020 10/05/2018 14/06/2018 12/07/2018 03/04/2019 05/06/2019 03/07/2019 07/08/2019 04/09/2019 04/03/2020 |
Chairperson- Ms Joyce Thoane- 0820443357 Secretariat is circulating |
The meetings were not held in 2020 due to Covid 19 and other competing activities. The office will revive the LDAC in 2021/22 |
|
Rustenburg municipalaity |
Date LDAC was established 2012 |
Number of times committee met since 2018 2018 May was last meeting |
Ms Motshegoa - 0820462538 |
It is established although meetings have not been held as forums were not active due to Covid 19 Lockdown levels |
e) Madibeng municipality: The office intended to have an integrated forum during 2020 but was not able to convene meetings.
LIMPOPO PROVINCE
|
Municipality |
Date committee was established |
Number of times committee met since 1 January 2018 |
Contact details of committee secretariat |
Reasons some municipalities don’t have committee |
|
Thulamela municipality |
established on 7 June 2017 |
committee has met ten times since January 2018 |
The Secretariat is Ms Dudu Baloyi at 076 482 8277. |
None |
|
Bela –Bela municipality |
The committee was established in September 2016 |
The committee met six times. |
Ms K Nkuna at 014 736 6482. |
None |
|
Mogalakwena municipality |
The committee was established in June 2016 |
The committee met six times. |
contact person is Mr F Mmola at 079 079 8442. |
None |
|
Mookgopong municipality |
The committee was established in May 2015 |
The committee met four times. |
contact person is Ms Khomotso Mogotlane at 082 397 5550 |
None |
|
Tubatse municipality |
The committee was established in September 2017 |
The committee has met four times. |
Contact person is Ms Ntsoaki Nkadimeng at 072 177 4747. |
None |
|
Makhuduthamaga municipality |
The committee was established in September 2017 |
The committee met four times. |
contact person is Mr S Matswetji at 079 913 8409. |
None |
|
Elias Motsoaledi municipality |
The committee was established in 2017 |
The committee met four times. |
The contact person is Ms Beauty Mamaru at 072 746 6610. |
None |
|
Ephraim Mogale municipality |
The committee was established in 2017. |
The committee met four times. |
The contact person is Ms Nancy Lenonyane at 078 732 7374. |
e) The province is currently struggling to constitute and sustain the Local Drug Action committees (LDACs) mainly due to lack of cooperation from other stakeholders and lack of clarity in terms of resource allocation. LDACs are not yet on board in all municipalities and as such have not yet budgeted for the establishment and allocated personnel or other resources.
Structures that have been established over time could not be sustained and were not led by municipalities.
The Province embarked on programme to resuscitate and establish the LDACs through a process of establishing interim District committees charged with the responsibility and springboard structure for the establishment of LDACs. The meeting to kick-start the process was held on 13 November 2019 and the progress made is as follows:
Capricorn District: A meeting to establish district structures was held on 6 December 2019, but could not finalise the process as stakeholders felt they needed clear mandates from their principals and follow – up meeting was held on 3 March 2020 to constitute the structure. An interim structure was established with plan drafted to capacitate members and allocate responsibilities. The process was interrupted by COVID1 pandemic.
Vhembe District: Meeting to establish an interim district structure was convened on 30 January 2020 but failed to quorate with proper representivity of all relevant stakeholders. The meeting was postponed, but could not reconvene due to COVID-19.
Mopani District: There is no functional LDAC in the district and the meeting to establish the interim committee was held in March 2020, but unfortunately the process was interrupted by COVID -19.
The following provinces did not respond comprehensively:
Western Cape
|
Province |
Name |
Contact |
|
|
Western Cape |
Ms Chantelle Pepper |
Tel: (+27)21 483 4155 +27 76 398 9662 |
Eastern Cape Province: Provincial Substance Abuse Coordinator
|
Province |
Name |
Contact Details |
|
|
Eastern Cape |
Mr Nkosinathi Gceya |
043 605 5194 /083 610 9276 |
Free State Province: Provincial Substance Abuse Coordinator
|
Province |
Name |
Contact details |
|
|
Free State |
Mr Leloko Matsenyane Mr Charles Makappa |
051 409 0545 /083 443 9029 051 409 0668 /083 443 8076 |
Gauteng Province: Municipal Substance Abuse Coordinators
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City of Johannesburg Municipality |
Aletta |
Mzimela |
158 Civic Boulevard, Braamfontein |
|
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City of Tshwane Municipality |
Maureen |
Digamela |
PO BOX 440, Pretoria,0001 |
|
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Ekurhuleni Municipality |
Thabo |
Tonga |
P/BAG X1069, Germiston, 1400 |
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Merafong Local Municipality |
Tshepo |
Maloisane |
P.O BOX 3, Carletonville, 2500 |
|
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Mogale City Local Municipality |
Nomvula |
Mjuja |
PO BOX 94, Krugersdorp, 1740 |
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Rand West City Local Municipality |
Norah |
Tsholetsane |
Cnr Sutherland & Pollock Streets |
|
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Emfuleni Local Municipality |
Rebecca |
Letsoenyo |
PO BOX 3,Vanderbijlpark,1900 |
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Midvaal Local Municipality |
Sello |
Tlhake |
PO BOX 9, Meyerton, 1960 |
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Lesedi Local Municipality |
Corrie |
Venster |
PO BOX 201, Heidelberg,1438 |
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City of Johannesburg Municipality |
Aletta |
Mzimela |
158 Civic Boulevard, Braamfontein |
|
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City of Tshwane Municipality |
Maureen |
Digamela |
PO BOX 440, Pretoria,0001 |
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Ekurhuleni Municipality |
Thabo |
Tonga |
P/BAG X1069, Germiston, 1400 |
KwaZulu Natal Province: Substance Abuse Provincial Coordinator
|
Province |
Name |
Contact |
|
|
Kwa Zulu Natal |
Ms Cleopatra Dlamini |
Tel: 033 341 7925 060 999 0440 |
Limpopo Province: Substance Abuse Provincial Coordinator
|
Province |
Name |
Contact |
|
|
Limpopo |
Mr Tshepo Maxwell Rangata |
015 230 4420/082 421 6954 |
Mpumalanga Province: Substance Abuse Provincial Coordinator
|
Province |
Name |
Contact |
|
|
Mpumalanga |
Ms Isabella Makushe |
013 766 3158/072 226 3460 |
Going forward, the plan is to establish Local Drug Action Committees in line with the District Development Model.