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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
Department of Public Works on its 1st Quarter 2016/17 performance
16 Aug 2016
The Department of Public Works (DPW) briefed the Committee on its first quarter report for the 2016/17 financial year, and provided details of its achievements against the targets for its five programmes – administration, intergovernmental coordination, the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP), property and construction industry policy and research, and ...
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
Committee Report on Public Works on Budget
19 Apr 2016
The Committee Content Advisor took the Members through the report paragraph by paragraph, pausing where he needed to elaborate on a point or two. Members made minor corrections on the report. As a lot of acronyms were used the Department was urged to create an extra page to explain their ...
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
Council for the Built Environment, Agrément SA on their 2016 Strategic & Annual Performance plans, Deputy Minister present
7 Apr 2016
Delegations from the Council of the Built Environment and Agrément South Africa presented their 2016/17 Strategic and Annual Performance Plans and budgets, in the presence of the Deputy Minister.
The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) placed great emphasis on its plans for and initiatives taken so far to promote ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Department of Public Works; Construction Industry Development Board & Independent Development Trust on their 2016 Strategic & Annual Performance Plans
6 Apr 2016
The Department of Public Works (DPW), Independent Development Trust (IDT) and Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB), presented their Strategic and Annual Performance Plans for 2016/17 to the Portfolio Committee for Public Works. The Department of Public Works presented its strategic goals for the next five years:
▪ Sound legislative and ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Collusion in Built Environment Investigation Outcomes: Council for Built Environment, Construction Industry Development Board & Competition Commission, with Minister
15 Mar 2016
The National Competition Commission (NCC) gave a brief background of the entity, stating that its inception in 2009 was as a result of widespread rigging and collusion in the construction sector. The initiation of the fast track settlement process in 2011 had been aimed at facilitating the negotiation of terms, ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Council for the Built Environment on its 2014/15 Annual Report
9 Mar 2016
The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) briefed the Committee on its 2014/15 Annual Report. The four programmes of the CBE were described, with particular points highlighted. In this financial year the CBE had managed to achieve 96% of the Annual Performance Plan (APP) targets, an improvement on the 86% ...