South African Local Government Association

south african local government association is an autonomous association of all 257 south african local governments, comprising of a national association, with one national office and nine provincial offices. membership of the association is voluntary. salga accounts to its members in terms of the salga constitution (as amended in 2016) and it’s governance framework regulating its structures and mandating processes. the organisation has a national executive committee comprised of elected councillors (primarily mayors and office bearers in municipalities) that is responsible for the affairs of the organisation between national conferences and members’ assemblies, which are the highest and second highest decision making bodies of the association respectively. its administration is headed by a chief executive officer. salga is listed as a schedule 3a public entity and is therefore accountable for its revenue and expenditure in terms of the public finance management act of 1999. it is call