| Department of Cooperative Governance | |
| Type: | department |
| Preceding1: | Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs |
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| Jurisdiction: | Government of South Africa |
| Headquarters: | 87 Hamilton Street, Arcadia, Pretoria |
| Coordinates: | -25.742°N 28.205°W |
| Employees: | 451 (2018/19) |
| Budget: | R96,234 million (2020/21) |
| Minister1 Name: | Velenkosini Hlabisa |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs |
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| Deputyminister1 Name: | Parks Tau |
| Deputyminister1 Pfo: | Deputy Minister of Local Government |
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The Department of Cooperative Governance (DCoG) is a department of the South African government, responsible for the relationship between the national government and the provincial governments and municipalities as well as disaster management. Along with the Department of Traditional Affairs, it is within the political responsibility of the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), who is assisted by a Deputy Minister of Local Government.[1] the minister is Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma[2] and her deputy is Parks Tau.[3]
In the 2020 budget, R96,234 million was appropriated for the department, of which transfers and subsidies to provincial and local governments made up R91,272.8 million. In the 2018/19 financial year it had 451 employees.[4]
The vision of the Department of Cooperative Governance is the realisation of an efficient and effective cooperative governance system that enables resilient, safe, sustainable, prosperous, cohesive, connected and climate smart communities. To this end, the Department's mission is to lead the Cooperative Governance System in support of integrated planning and implementation across all spheres of government.[5]