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Property Management Trading Entity: Department briefing
27 Mar 2018
The Committee met with the Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE) for a briefing on the progress made on operationalisation and strategic considerations to reach financial sustainability. The presentation covered the 2012 Turnaround Strategy of the Department of Public Works (DPW), conditions for the PMTE to meet to achieve full operational ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
“Operation Bring Back”: Progress Report, with Minister & Deputy Minister
20 Mar 2018
The Committee received a progress report from the Department of Public Works on Operation Bring Back (OBB). The Minister and Deputy Minister were present at the meeting.
DPW had started an OBB program during April 2011 which was largely dependent on the public coming forward to report cases of misappropriation ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Assets on immovable asset register: Department briefing with Deputy Minister
13 Mar 2018
The Department of Public Works (DPW), accompanied by the Deputy Minister, briefed the Committee on the status of different categories of assets on the Immovable Asset Register (IAR) and foreign assets. The Committee heard about the types of assets comprising the DPW property portfolio (IAR), the total value of assets ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Public Works White Papers Review: progress report; with Deputy Minister
27 Feb 2018
The Department of Public Works briefed Members of the Portfolio Committee on progress on the much-delayed review of the Department's two White Papers as part of the Annual Performance Plan and Strategic Plan. The delegation was headed by the Deputy Minister of the Department of Public Works, Mr Jeremy Cronin. ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Department of Public Works regional workshops resuscitation
20 Feb 2018
The Committee met to consider the proposed resuscitation of regional workshops and relevant interventions, and was briefed by the Department of Public Works (DPW).
The DPW said the resuscitation of regional workshops would help to address the challenges of dissatisfied clients, unemployment, poor service delivery and the scarcity of skills. ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Small Harbour challenges: stakeholder engagement
6 Feb 2018
This meeting, to discuss plans to address the challenges faced by small harbours, was attended by the following stakeholders:
The ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Construction Sector: small businesses/cooperatives challenges: Black Business Council; CIDB, CBE, BECGSA, Department of Public Works
28 Nov 2017
The Committee met to consider the challenges facing small businesses and cooperatives in the construction sector, and was briefed by the Black Business Council in the Built Environment (BBCBE), the Built Environment Cooperatives for Graduates in South Africa (BECGSA), the Council for the Built Environment (CBE), the Construction Industry Development ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
CIDB on Contractors Grading Register criteria; Construction industry job losses; Women-owned construction companies
22 Nov 2017
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Public Works (DPW) Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) on proactive steps taken to increase the rate of progression of women-owned construction companies.
DPW highlighted challenges faced by women in the built environment, legislative framework of the built environment, analysis of the construction ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Parliamentary Villages; Expanded Public Works Programme job creation: Public Works briefing, with Deputy Minister
14 Nov 2017
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Public Works (DPW) on the progress made with the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP), and on the status of the prestige accommodation programme at the Parliamentary villages.
The DPW described the progress made since the beginning of the EPWP n 2004, the ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Committee Report on Eastern Cape oversight visit
7 Nov 2017
The Portfolio Committee met for the consideration and adoption of minutes of previous meetings. The Committee also considered the Oversight Report on the visit to the Eastern Cape undertaken on 11 to 15 September 2017.