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Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE) turnaround programme: Public Works status report, with Minister
22 May 2018
The Property Management and Trading Entity (PMTE) of the Department of Public Works (DPW) gave the Committee an update on the current state of its turnaround programme, which was aimed at operationalising the entity and placing it firmly on the path to financial sustainability. The briefing sought to establish three ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Public Works Budget: Committee Report
8 May 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Public Works, meeting for the second time to consider its report on the DPW Budget Vote, officially adopted the report with amendments. The DA withdrew its earlier decision to second the adoption. In its observations and recommendations, the Committee highlighted several matters of great concern, including ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Committee Report on DPW Budget
2 May 2018
The nature and status of the Property Management and Trading Entity (PMTE) and its relationship with the Department of Public Works(DPW) was the main subject of discussion when the Committee met to discuss its Draft Report of the 2018/19 Budget Vote Report of the Department and its entities. Members posed ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
DPW, CBE, CIDB, PMTE, IDT, and Agrement SA on Annual Performance Plans, with Minister and Deputy Minister
24 Apr 2018
The governance crisis at the Independent Development Trust loomed large when the Department of Public Works, led Minister, Mr Thulas Nxesi; Deputy Minister Mr Jeremy Cronin and the Director General, Adv Sam Vukela, and all its entities briefed the Committee at the Townhouse Hotel in Cape Town. The Minister told ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Department of Public Works Annual Performance Plan: Auditor General & DPME briefing
17 Apr 2018
The Committee met with the Auditor-General of SA (AGSA) and Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) to be briefed on performance of the Department of Public Works (DPW) and its entities. The AGSA briefed the Committee Quarter Three performance – the presentation looked at various aspects of performance in ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Property Management Trading Entity: Department briefing
27 Mar 2018
The Committee met with the Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE) for a briefing on the progress made on operationalisation and strategic considerations to reach financial sustainability. The presentation covered the 2012 Turnaround Strategy of the Department of Public Works (DPW), conditions for the PMTE to meet to achieve full operational ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
“Operation Bring Back”: Progress Report, with Minister & Deputy Minister
20 Mar 2018
The Committee received a progress report from the Department of Public Works on Operation Bring Back (OBB). The Minister and Deputy Minister were present at the meeting.
DPW had started an OBB program during April 2011 which was largely dependent on the public coming forward to report cases of misappropriation ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Assets on immovable asset register: Department briefing with Deputy Minister
13 Mar 2018
The Department of Public Works (DPW), accompanied by the Deputy Minister, briefed the Committee on the status of different categories of assets on the Immovable Asset Register (IAR) and foreign assets. The Committee heard about the types of assets comprising the DPW property portfolio (IAR), the total value of assets ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Public Works White Papers Review: progress report; with Deputy Minister
27 Feb 2018
The Department of Public Works briefed Members of the Portfolio Committee on progress on the much-delayed review of the Department's two White Papers as part of the Annual Performance Plan and Strategic Plan. The delegation was headed by the Deputy Minister of the Department of Public Works, Mr Jeremy Cronin. ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Department of Public Works regional workshops resuscitation
20 Feb 2018
The Committee met to consider the proposed resuscitation of regional workshops and relevant interventions, and was briefed by the Department of Public Works (DPW).
The DPW said the resuscitation of regional workshops would help to address the challenges of dissatisfied clients, unemployment, poor service delivery and the scarcity of skills. ...