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Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Induction Workshop by AGSA & National Treasury
10 Sep 2019
The Committee’s induction workshop consisted of three presentations. The first involved the National Treasury explaining budgeting processes, the second dealt with the Public Finance Management Act and National Treasury regulations, and the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) dealt with a range of auditing issues, including its new powers introduced ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Engagement with stakeholders on challenges experienced at Rooiwal Wastewater Treatment Works in Hammanskraal; with Deputy Minister
10 Sep 2019
The Chairperson of the Committee said there was a need for a structural and systematic change to the entire South African water value chain, rather than a “Band Aid over cracks approach," especially as there was a realisation that the system was under severe pressure. The majority of municipalities were ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Transfer of grants to municipalities; NHFC, NURCHA and RHLF consolidation
3 Sep 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on its conditional grants, by the National Housing Finance Corporation (NHFC) on the merging of three development finance institutions (DFIs) into a single entity -- the Human Settlements Development Bank (HSDB) --and by the Department of Human Settlements ...
Health
Engagement with the Elders on Universal Health Coverage, with Minister
3 Sep 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Health and the Select Committee on Health and Social Services were jointly addressed by two of the Elders -- a group of former leaders that had been started by former President Nelson Mandela. Ms Gro Harlem Brundtland, former Prime Minister of Norway, and Mr Ricardo Lagos, ...
Health
NHI Bill: briefing with Minister, Deputy Minister & legal opinion; Council for Medical Schemes Mandate & Annual Performance Plan
29 Aug 2019
Government Departments & Entities 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP)
National Health Insurance Bill: Legal Opinion (confidential document)
Ideal Clinic South Africa
NHI: Tracking the Bill through Parliament
The Minister, Deputy Minister, official from the Department of Health as well as the consultants appointed to advise the Ministry and Presidency on ...
Health
Health Sector overview; Fifth Parliament Legacy Report
28 Aug 2019
The Committee Secretary briefed the Committee on the Legacy Report which is a reflection of the key activities and challenges of the Portfolio Committee on Health during the Fifth Parliament, matters remaining for consideration in the Sixth Parliament and recommendations to strengthen operational and procedural processes to enhance ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation Term 1 expenditure; with Deputy Minister
23 Aug 2019
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) presented its first quarter analysis report for the year 2019/20 to the Committee, providing an overview of its financial and non-financial performance, its entities’ performance, governance issues, as well as its financial recovery plan.
The Department had under-spent on the compensation of employees ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Ministry & Department of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation on First Quarter Expenditure report
20 Aug 2019
The Department of Human Settlements appeared before the Committee to present its first quarter expenditure report and described how R31.7bn of its R33.9 billion budget for 2019/20 had been allocated to grants – R18.8bn to the Human Settlements Development Grant (HSDG), and R12.9bn to the Urban Settlements Development Grant (USDG). ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus programme & priorities
25 Jul 2019
The Committee Content Advisor and Committee Senior Researcher gave a briefing on the work of the previous MPWC and suggested some priorities for the new Sixth Parliament Multi-Party Women’s Caucus. The projects suggested included:
Decriminalisation of sex work
Women in Politics
Sanitary Dignity
Gender-based violence and femicide.
National Gender Machinery ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Committee Second Term Programme
23 Jul 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements, Water, and Sanitation began by electing an acting Chairperson. The Committee then considered and adopted Committee minutes and the Committee’s second term programme. The Chairperson went through each of the previous meetings’ minutes individually. Members adopted Committee minutes dated 2, 3 and 10 July ...