Question NW1017 to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
31 March 2022 - NW1017
Buthelezi, Ms SA to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(a) Whether, in light of the incidents of killings of councilors in the recent years, she intends to follow the example of her predecessor and collaborate with the Moral Regeneration Movement to instill ethical leadership in local government; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
The Department in partnership with The Ethics Institute (TEI), South African Local Government Association (SALGA), and the Moral Regeneration Movement (MRM) are implementing a project on ethical leadership in municipalities. This is in line with one of the focus areas of the Local Government Anti-Corruption Strategy which calls for a national dialogue on ethical leadership in local government. The aim of the project is to develop a Code for Ethical Governance for municipalities which will have a similar standing as the King Code on Corporate Governance (King IV) has in the private sector. The focus of the Code will be on the principles, values and spirit of ethical leadership in local government.