Politician Profile Page
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Department of Human Settlements Annual Performance Plan: Auditor General input & DHS response
17 Apr 2018
The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) and the Department of Human Settlements (DHS) briefed the Committee on the Department’s annual performance plans for the 2018/19 period.
The DHS reported that its budget had been reduced by R3 billion from its original allocation, and now stood at R32 billion. It indicated ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Mangaung Urban Settlements Development Grant; Free State Human Settlements Annual Performance Plan
20 Mar 2018
The Committee received a briefing from the Free State Department of Human Settlements on the Annual Performance Plan, Strategic Plan and Budget for 2018/19 while the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality briefed the Committee on the performance and spending of the Urban Settlements Development Grant (USDG).
As at 28 February 2018, the ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Urban Settlements Development Grant: Western Cape, City of Cape Town & Limpopo
13 Mar 2018
The City of Cape Town briefed the Committee on its progress in achieving its targets against funds allocated through the Urban Settlements Development Grant (USDG). The Committee had expressed disappointment after the last review at the city’s slow rate of implementation, and its overall level of under-spending.
Cape Town’s Human ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Urban Settlements Development Grant: City of Cape Town & Ethekwini; Western Cape & KZN Departments; with Minister & Deputy Minister
6 Mar 2018
The Western Cape provincial Department of Human Settlements (DHS) reported that there had been major alignment problems between itself and the City of Cape Town, which had affected the implementation of Urban Settlements Development Grant (USDG) projects. The national DHS commented that they had hoped the Western Cape department would ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Economic and Social Rights 2016/17 SAHRC Report
28 Nov 2017
The Committee welcomed the offer by the South African Human Rights Commission to assist the Committee in understanding the issues around special needs housing as that was one of the urgent policy needs that had to be dealt with by the Committee.
The South African Human Rights Commission briefed the ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Department of Human Settlements Quarter 2 performance; North West recovery plan
14 Nov 2017
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Human Settlements (DHS) on its second quarter performance report (July – September) 2017, and by the North West provincial Department of Human Settlements on its recovery plan.
The DHS said that supporting the annual performance plan was an operational plan which detailed ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Human Settlements delivery and performance challenges in Gauteng & Limpopo
7 Nov 2017
The Gauteng and Limpopo Departments of Human Settlements were called to report on progress in dealing with the challenges in providing housing in their provinces, as the Portfolio Committee had not been satisfied with the situation indicated in their quarterly performance reports.
The reception of the Gauteng presentation was generally ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Estate Agency Affairs Board turnaround & transformation strategy; Community Schemes Ombud Services
31 Oct 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements received presentations from the Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB) and the Community Schemes Ombud Services (CSOS) which were in response to issues discussed at the previous meeting, as well as concerns raised by the Auditor-General’s report.
The main issue raised by the CSOS was ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Catalytic Projects; Distressed mining towns revitalization; Informal settlements upgrade: Department & Housing Development Agency progress
24 Oct 2017
The Chairperson informed the meeting that when the Committee interacted with the BRRR, the Committee had taken a decision to call the Department of Human Settlements (DHS) to present a detailed presentation on the Catalytic Project Programme, Revitalisation of Distressed Mining Towns, and the Programme for informal settlements.
The Housing ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Human Settlements Budgetary Review Recommendations Report; Committee Report on North West Province oversight
17 Oct 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements considered and adopted two reports: Human Settlements Budgetary Review Recommendations Report (BRRR) and the Oversight Report on the visit to North West Province.
With respect to the latter report, MPs made, amongst others, the following recommendations:
The Minister is requested to provide a report ...