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Department of Public Works and PMTE on their 2015/16 Annual Report, with Minister in attendance
15 Nov 2016
The Department of Public Works (DPW) presented its report for the 2015/16 financial year in the context of efficiency enhancement. Key areas that had received priority attention had resulted in critical interventions to improve and strengthen the corporate support to the core business of the DPW and ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Construction Industry Development Board on its 2015/16 Annual Report, with Deputy Minister
8 Nov 2016
The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) presented its annual report for 2015/2016, and told the Committee that there had been a positive response to compliance from clients, with a 95% compliance rate, and the transformation target in the top grade 9 level had been achieved. Targets for ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Support provided to Mpumalanga by Department of Public Works – in preparation for Mpumalanga oversight visit
13 Sep 2016
The Committee received a briefing from the Department of Public Works (DPW) in the preparation for the oversight visit to Mpumalanga with a particular focus on DPW support that had been provided to the province. The Department had identified a number of projects that could be visited in Mpumalanga and ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Small Town Revitalisation Programme (Inner City Regeneration): Department of Public Works report
6 Sep 2016
The Department of Public Works (DPW) explained that since 2014, Planning and Precinct Development (previously known as the Inner City Regeneration Programme focused exclusively on Tshwane) had expanded its mandate to include other urban metros and rural areas - supporting integrated development and the creation of government precincts in collaboration ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Construction Industry Development Board management: Department of Public Works progress report
30 Aug 2016
The Committee received a briefing on the progress report on the management of the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB). In February 2016, the Board attended a governance workshop, facilitated by KPMG and this was done in conjunction with Public Works. In March 2016, the Board hosted its National Stakeholder Forum ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Council of Built Environment and all six professional councils: governance and reporting relations within and outside the CBE, with Deputy Minister
23 Aug 2016
The Council of Built Environment and all six professional councils briefed the Committee on governance and reporting relations within and outside of the Council, in the presence of the Deputy Minister, Mr Jeremy Cronin. The Department of Public Works was implementing an approved policy framework that guides oversight on the ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Expropriation Bill [B4D-2015]: adoption, with Deputy Minister present; Government debt owed to municipalities: payment progress report by DPW
24 May 2016
The Committee met to deal with the two proposed amendments that had been made by the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) on the Expropriation Bill [B4B-2015]. The first amendment aimed to increase the number of days in which the municipal manager must inform the expropriating authority, in writing, of charges ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Expanded Public Works Programme: progress report by Deputy Minister & Department of Public Works
12 Apr 2016
In the presence of the Deputy Minister of Public Works, the Chief Director responsible for the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) briefed the Committee on the progress in work opportunities. The brief focused on the 2015/16 EPWP performance analysis, EPWP integrated grant progress, EPWP social sector grant, EPWP technical support ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Department of Public Works Turnaround Strategy: progress report with Minister
8 Mar 2016
The Department briefed the Committee on the progress made on the Turnaround Strategy in the presence of the Minister of Public Works, Mr Thulas Nxesi. There are a number of notable achievements after the implementation of the Turnaround Strategy and these include stabilisation in management and leadership, movement of Property Management ...
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 ...