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Public Works & PMTE Budget Review and Recommendations Report
17 Oct 2018
2018 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
The Portfolio Committee on Public Works adopted its Budget Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) on the performance of the Department of Public Works and the Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE) in the 2017/18 financial year.
Deliberations focused on recommendations to the Minister ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Department of Public Works & PMTE 2017/18 Annual Reports; with Minister and Deputy Minister
16 Oct 2018
The Committee was briefed by officials from the Department of Public Works (DPW) and the Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE) on their annual reports for the 2017/18 financial year. The officials presented the main challenges and asked that they be considered against the context of the turnaround ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Agrément SA & IDT 2017/18 Annual Reports; with Minister and Deputy Minister
11 Oct 2018
The Committee received briefings by Independent Development Trust (IDT) and Agrément South Africa (ASA) on their annual reports for 2017/18.
The IDT said it had achieved 50% of its targets, given the constraint of failing to realise its budgets. Its expenditure had been R4.3 billion against ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
CIDB & Council for the Built Environment 2017/18 Annual Report
10 Oct 2018
The Committee was briefed by the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) on their Annual Report for the 2017/2018 financial year. The CIDB received an unqualified audit opinion with the key findings being an irregular expenditure of R413 743 incurred within the current financial year, inaccuracy of annual ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Department of Public Works & Entities audit Outcomes: AGSA briefing
9 Oct 2018
The Office of the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) briefed the Committee on the 2017/18 audit outcomes of the Department and its entities. The full list of auditees included the following 6 entities: DPW, Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE), IDT (Independent Development Trust), CIDB (Construction Industry Development Board), CBE (Council ...
Police
National Legislature safety and security: SAPS & Public Works briefing, Minister present
26 Sep 2018
The Portfolio Committees on Police and Public Works, in the presence of the Minister of Police, met jointly in a special meeting called during recess to be briefed on matters relating to safety and security at the national legislature following a tragic incident in which a senior staff member shot ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
DPW/PMTE risk & corruption prevention; Enterprise Resource System progress; with Minister and Deputy Minister
4 Sep 2018
The Portfolio Committee was told that the DPW was not immune to fraud and corruption risks, largely due to the vast amount of money involved in the sector and the nature of the jobs to be done. The Department confirmed that it had been associated with fraud, corruption and serious ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
PMTE Real Estate Management; DPW Small Harbours & Coastal Development lease management progress
28 Aug 2018
The Small Harbour and State Coastal Property Development Unit (SH&SCPDU) of the Department of Public Works (DPW) briefed the Committee on the role of the Unit, the challenges faced and the plans it had for small harbours and coastal properties in the country.
Members were told that the Unit had ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Expropriation Bill: withdrawal, with Deputy Minister
28 Aug 2018
The Portfolio Committee (PC) met to consider the withdrawal of the Expropriation Bill, with which it had been sitting since 2015. The Chairperson provided a brief background, explaining that the Bill had passed all stages until it reached the former President, who had returned it to Parliament twice to consider ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Department of Public Works Quarter 3 & 4 performance; with Deputy Minister
5 Jun 2018
The Committee met to hear a briefing on the third and fourth quarter performance of the DPW, and while some Members were impressed with parts of the presentation, the Department met with strong skepticism on some aspects of its reporting.
Expressing open suspicion that some performance targets had been manipulated, ...