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Public Works and Infrastructure
Construction Industry Development Board & Agrément SA on their 2013/14 Annual Reports
11 Nov 2014
The Construction Industry Development Board and Agrément South Africa presented their 2013/14 Annual Reports to the Portfolio Committee. The Construction Industry Development Board (cidb) achieved an unqualified audit report, with emphasis of matter, which called for the restatement of figures of the previous financial year to correspond with figures of ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Nomzamo /Lwandle evictions: Ministerial Inquiry recommendations ratified; Green Paper on Human Settlements: Departmental update
4 Nov 2014
The Department of Human Settlements (DHS) briefed the Committee on the development of a Green Paper for Human Settlements. The Green Paper's strategy was to develop 20-30 year plan for building houses that would improve the quality of life. The process would include a review and development of policies. Five ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Council for the Built Environment (CBE) on its 2013/14 Annual Report
4 Nov 2014
The Council for the Built Environment presented the highlights of its 2013/14 Annual Report. The CBE has received an unqualified audit from the Auditor-General continually since 2011/12. In 2013/14, 86% of the APP targets were achieved. Since 2011, the percentage of targets achieved has risen by approximately 10% every financial ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Report-back by Minister of Human Settlements on progress made on first 100 days in office
28 Oct 2014
The Minister gave an overview of the commitments she made to the Committee and whether those commitments had been fulfilled. The Department committed to the title deeds of the pre-1994 stock because that commitment had been made by the new government in 1994 and really should have been resolved by ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Public Works Budget Review and Recommendations Report
23 Oct 2014
The Chairperson led Members of the Portfolio Committee on Public Works through a page-by-page review of the Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR). The only major issues related to the suggestion to substitute “eliminate corruption” for “address corruption,” and the timeframe for the presentation of financial reports. Members reached agreement ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Human Settlements Budget Review and Recommendations Report
21 Oct 2014
The Committee Members discussed additional recommendations that had not been included in the draft Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR), and agreed to add the following:
Sport, Arts and Culture
Sports and Recreation Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
21 Oct 2014
Members were told that the budget for the SA Institute for Drug-free Sport (SAIDS) was contracting, and yet the challenges were increasing. The budget had been R1 billion, and now stood at R970 million. It was suggested that SAIDS could introduce fines to those found guilty after the testing, as ...
Transport
Civil Aviation Authority & Airports Company South Africa on their 2013/14 Annual Reports
16 Oct 2014
The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) spoke about South Africa’s Safety Performance, Accident and Fatality Statistics, Industry Transformation , SACAA Transformation, Revenue Sources, Financial Sustainability , AG Audited Organisational Performance, Audit Trends, Organizational Challenges and Interventions. South Africa’s Safety Performance is operating above the world average. General accident statistics ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Human Settlements entities: HDA, NHBRC, CSOS, RHLF, SHRA, NURCHA, EAAB, NHFC 2013/14 Annual Reports
15 Oct 2014
The Housing Development Agency (HDA) briefing focussed on achievement of its two main objectives namely (1) to identify, acquire, hold, develop, and release well-located land and building and (2) to provide project management support and housing development exercises. The HDA provided a governance report, performance in terms of key strategic ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Auditor-General of South Africa on audit outcomes of Department of Public Works
14 Oct 2014
The Office of the Auditor General (AGSA) and the Department of Public Works provided an overview of the audit outcomes and other findings in respect of the Department for the 2013/14 financial year.
AGSA reported that the Department had received an unqualified audit for the period under review. In the ...