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Department: Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairsengagement to achieve the provincial development goals; Implementation of Anti-corruption measures; Implement Indigent Policies; Reduce municipal ESKOM debt; Improved Conditional Grants Expenditure Performance; Small town development; Improved Functionality of Integrated Systems & Structures; and Facilitate stakeholder engagements for integrated quality service delivery. 1.6 The Acts, rules and regulations The Department derives its mandate from the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, as amended from Chapters 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 12, and 13, as per Sections 40, 139, 154, 155, 163 as well as Sections 211 and 212. In carrying out its core functions and responsibilities, the Department is governed by various Acts, rules and regulations: %uf0b7 Municipal Structures Act, 117 of 1998 as amended; %uf0b7 Municipal Systems Act, 32 of 2000 as amended; %uf0b7 Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act, 16 of 2013; %uf0b7 Land Survey Act, 8 of 1997; %uf0b7 Municipal Finance Management Act, 1 of 2003; %uf0b7 Municipal Property Rates Amendment Act, 2014 (Act No. 29 of 2014); %uf0b7 Disaster Management Act, 57 of 2002; %uf0b7 Fire Brigade Services Act (2000); %uf0b7 Eastern Cape Traditional Leadership and Governance Act, 2017 (Act No 1 of 2017); %uf0b7 The Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act, 2019 (Act No. 3 of 2019); %uf0b7 Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act, 2005 (Act 13 of 2005); %uf0b7 National LED Framework; %uf0b7 Municipal Infrastructure Grant Policy Framework; and %uf0b7 The Indigent Policy Framework. 1.7 Aligning departmental budgets to achieve government%u2019s prescribed outcomes To enhance the change agenda in government, the Presidency has identified 3 priorities in the Medium- Term Development Plan (MTDP) to address main challenges of the South African citizenry. The State of the Nation Address (SONA) of the President of the Republic further refers to the strategic support that must be provided to municipalities and traditional leadership institutions. Departments need to carefully consider the outcomes and strategic priorities identified by the Presidency and determine a strategy towards the achievement of these outcomes within the resources available. These 3 Priorities drive the COGTA strategic focus and are derived from the alignment between the National MTDP Priorities, Eastern Cape MTDP and Provincial Development Plan (PDP) 2030 Goals. Of the 3 Priorities of the Government, CoGTA is mainly responsible for %u201cA Capable, Ethical and Developmental State%u201d. The Department will continue to implement the Risk Adjusted Strategy (RAS) to speed up spending of conditional grants by municipalities through strengthening their institutional capabilities. 494