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Public Works and Infrastructure
Construction Industry Development Board on its 2014/15 Annual Report: meeting postponed
2 Mar 2016
The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) was supposed to brief the Committee on its Annual Report for the 2014/15 financial year. The Committee decided that the meeting should be cancelled and rescheduled instead, after the delegations from the Department of Public Works were not present at the meeting. Members also ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Oceans Economy programme & Green Building framework of Department of Public Works
1 Mar 2016
The Department of Public Works together with its Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE) briefed the Committee on the Oceans Economy programme and the Green Building framework. In 2010, the ocean contributed approximately R54 billion to South Africa’s GDP and accounted for approximately 316 000 jobs. The ocean has the potential ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Independent Development Trust on its 2014/15 Annual Report, with Deputy Minister present
16 Feb 2016
The Independent Development Trust (IDT) received a disclaimer audit opinion in 2014/15 financial year and this was after 11 consecutive unqualified opinions, spanning from 2002/03 to 2012/13. The basis of the disclaimer audit opinion for 2014/15 had to do with a number of factors and these included: Lack of sufficient ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Expropriation Bill [B4B-15]: adoption; Department of Public Works on its 2nd & 3rd Quarter 2015 performance
2 Feb 2016
The Committee adopted the Expropriation Bill with opposition from the Democratic Alliance, United Democratic Movement and Economic Freedom Fighters while Inkatha Freedom Party abstained from voting.
The DA explained that the party was opposed to the Bill because the current definitions of “expropriation” and “property” contained ambiguity and therefore still ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Expropriation Bill [B4B-2015]: consideration
26 Jan 2016
The Committee continued with deliberations on its proposed amendments to the Expropriation Bill. Members were afforded an opportunity to express the views of their political parties on a clause-by-clause basis. The Democratic Alliance was opposed to the definition of “expropriation” claiming that the definition was vague and still required further ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Review of National Assembly Rules: consideration of Subcommittee Report
20 Nov 2015
The Rules Committee met to consider the Subcommittee Report on the Review of the National Assembly Rules. The ANC supported the proposed new criteria for the processing of motions without notice. The criteria were now that at least five parties including the majority party and the largest minority party should ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Expropriation Bill [B4-2015]: deliberations, with Deputy Minister
3 Nov 2015
The Committee continued with the deliberation on the official list of proposed amendments to the Bill (A-list) accompanied by the B version of the Bill incorporating all the proposed amendments into the Bill. A UDM MP wanted to know how it was possible to make reference to sections 12 and ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Expropriation Bill [B4-2015]: clauses 12 to 24 deliberations, with Deputy Minister
27 Oct 2015
The Committee continued with deliberations on the official list of proposed amendments to the Bill (A-list) accompanied by the B version of the Bill incorporating all the proposed amendments into the Bill. A DA member pointed out that the factors that had been highlighted in clause 12(1)(a), (b), (c), (d) ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Expropriation Bill [B4-2015]: Chapters 1-3 proposed amendments, with Deputy Minister
20 Oct 2015
The Committee considered the official list of proposed amendments to the Bill (the A-list) accompanied by the B version of the Bill incorporating all the proposed amendments into the Bill.
An ANC member suggested that “subject to just and equitable compensation” in the long title of the Bill should be ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Department of Public Works 201415 audit outcomes: briefing by Auditor-General
14 Oct 2015
The Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) briefed the Committee on the audit outcomes of the Public Works portfolio, and indicated that most auditees had not complied with legislation, mainly as a result of poor planning. It explained the regression in audit outcomes, especially on the Independent Development Trust (IDT), ...