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Mineral Resources and Energy
Departments of Mineral and Energy 2019/20 Annual Performance Plans: Committee staff briefing and analysis
2 Jul 2019
The Committee convened to receive briefings on the analysis of the budget votes of the Departments of Mineral Resources and Energy. Although the two departments had been merged, the budget votes were still separate.
In the analysis of the Department of Mineral Resources, Members were told that the mining industry ...
Employment and Labour
Election of Chairperson; with Minister present
2 Jul 2019
The Committee duly elected Ms M Dunjwa (ANC) to be its Chairperson.
Members congratulated the incoming chairperson. They further expressed hope that the Chairperson would be different to her predecessor who shielded the Minister.
The Chairperson assured members there will be no suppression from her and encouraged members to speak ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Urban Settlement Development Grant poor performance by Ethekwini & Mangaung
5 Mar 2019
According to eThekwini Municipality, the purpose of the Urban Settlement Development Grant (USDG) flows from the spatial framework of the municipality. This grant subsidises the annual revenue and the expected output of receiving the USDG is to see an improvement in the infrastructure and services within the City, and also ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Committee Oversight Report
27 Feb 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training discussed the report on its oversight visit to Northern Cape and Free State from 28 January to 01 February 2019 and minutes. The Committee adopted the oversight report and minutes for the 5th of December 2018 and the 13th of February 2019. ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Community Schemes Ombud Services turnaround strategy; Estate Agency Affairs Board 2017/18 Annual Report
26 Feb 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Human Settlements on the Estate Agency Affairs Board 2017/2018 Annual Report. Members heard that the EAAB had only performed in 15 out of the 34 indicators; however there has been an improvement with the net assets of the organisation and the Fidelity ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Human Settlements Quarter 3 performance; Gauteng Province performance, with Deputy Minister
19 Feb 2019
The national Department of Human Settlements (DHS) presented its third quarter performance report for 2018/19, and the Gauteng Department of Human Settlements (GDHS) presented its performance report as well.
The national DHS had 78% compliance to statutory tabling and prescripts in the third quarter but was very worried about the ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Housing Development Agency challenges, with Minister
12 Feb 2019
The Committee met to discuss the events that had led to the appointment of an Administrator at the Human Development Agency which had experienced a series of adverse situations at the end of the previous year. Allegations of sexual harassment and allegations of procurement irregularities had been made by whistle ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Committee Reports
5 Dec 2018
The Committee adopted the Draft Report of the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training on its Study Tour to the Russian Federation on 14 – 21 September 2018. As part of the recommendations, the Committee agreed to invite the Department and provinces to brief the Committee on their student ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
High Level Panel recommendations: Department of Human Settlements response
4 Dec 2018
The Committee met for the last time in 2018 to consider the recommendations of the High Level Panel (HLP), which had been tasked with reviewing legislation, assessing implementation, looking for gaps and proposing action steps, with a view to identifying laws that required strengthening or amending.
The HLP’s report had ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Department of Human Settlements Quarter 2 performance; High Level Panel recommendations
27 Nov 2018
The Department of Human Settlements briefed the Committee on its second quarter performance, giving details on its achievements in the areas of governance and administration, policy planning, programme performance and finance. The main challenge which had resulted in targets not being achieved had been staff cuts which had reduced its ...