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Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Distressed mining towns: Inter-Ministerial Committee update; Department of Human Settlements 1st quarter 2015/16 performance
8 Sep 2015
The Department of Human Settlement presented their first quarter report. They had achieved 43% of their targets and spent 18% of their allocated budget. The low expenditure was mainly because of the high vacancy rate. Their main challenge was a lack of technical and operational capacity hindering their monitoring function ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Department of Human Settlements 4th Quarter 2014/15 & 1st Quarter 2015/16 performance
17 Aug 2015
The overall achievement of the Department performance indicators during the fourth quarter was 65%. Of the 127 targets planned for the period, 83 targets were achieved and 44 targets not achieved. The achievements of the quarter were noted for all its programmes. According to the National Credit Regulator, 3 522 ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
UN Habitat preparatory conference: input by Department of Human Settlements, with Deputy Minister present
11 Aug 2015
The Committee met for a briefing on South Africa's Preparatory Process for HABITAT III by the Deputy Minister of Human Settlements and a delegation from the Department of Human Settlements. The matters were reviewed and clarified without major alterations.
The Chairperson called on the Committee Members to familiarize themselves with ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Committee Strategic Planning Workshop
23 Jun 2015
The Committee met for a strategic planning workshop, but before looking to the actual strategic plan the Committee was briefed by the Content Advisor and the Researcher on what ultimately informed the Strategic Plan and its role in the greater context of the human settlements sector.
Members found the presentations ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Executive Leadership & Management Programme in Sustainable Human Settlement: University Stellenbosch briefing; SA Local Government Association on draft Backyard Rental Strategy
2 Jun 2015
The University of Stellenbosch briefed the Committee on the Executive Leadership and Management Programme in Sustainable Human Settlement Development, which was a postgraduate Diploma with 12 SAQA credits. Members of the Committee would be starting the course in the last week of recess. Focus areas were sustainable development, public management, ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Eastern Cape Department of Human Settlements on 2015 plans for Buffalo City & Nelson Mandela Bay Municipalities, in presence of Deputy Minister and MEC
26 May 2015
A substantive and detailed meeting was held to discuss the 2015 plans for the Eastern Cape Provincial Department of Human Settlements (the PD) and in particular, plans for Buffalo City and Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipalities. The meeting was attended by the Deputy Minister of Human Settlements, the MEC for ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Free State & Northern Cape Human Settlements Departments, Mangaung Municipality on their 2015/16 plans and targets
12 May 2015
Free State Department of Human Settlements on the plans and targets for 2015/16
The revised business plan showed among others the Incremental Housing programmes and Social and Rental Housing projects. In terms of the Incremental Housing programmes, 3 609 houses were planned to be built in informal settlements and 3 686 sites ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Committee Report on Department of Human Settlements Budget
5 May 2015
The Committee met briefly to adopt its report of the strategic, annual performance plans and budget of the Department of Human Settlements and its entities without any amendments.
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Office of Auditor General on 2015/16 Annual Performance Plan (APP) assessment of Department of Human Settlements
14 Apr 2015
The Office of the Auditor General made a presentation to the Committee on their assessment of the Department of Human Settlements’ 2015/16 Annual Performance Plan. The presentation aimed to provide members of Parliament with the necessary information and guidance on the audit findings and concerns raised during the interim review ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Housing Development Agency, Estate Agency Affairs Board, Community Scheme Ombud Services & Social Housing Regulatory Authority: Strategic & Performance Plans 2015
26 Mar 2015
Four entities of the Department of Human Settlements (DHS) presented their strategic and annual performance plans to the Committee.
The Housing Development Agency (HDA) was in the process of restructuring, and new staff posts were explained. The organogram had been decentralised to have regional management positions. HDA had substantial growth ...