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Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Property Practitioners Bill: briefing
26 Jun 2018
The Property Practitioners Bill aims to repeal the outdated Estate Agents Affairs Act of 1976 which did not cohere with current legislation. There were currently many barriers in place preventing the demographic of real estate agents to reflect the demographics of the country. The National Department of Human Settlements (NDHS) ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Human Settlements Quarter 4 performance; Urban Settlements Development Grant: Joburg & Gauteng performance; with Deputy Minister
5 Jun 2018
This meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements was attended by the Deputy Minister, Ms Zoe Kota-Fredericks. The National Department of Human Settlements, the Provincial Department on Human Settlements and the City of Johannesburg presented their briefings before Parliament went on recess until 13 August 2018. All three reports ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Student-centred fees model & outstanding allowances: progress report by NSFAS, DHET, USAf, SACPO, SAUS, SAFETSA; with Minister
30 May 2018
The Committee was briefed on progress in the roll-out of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) student-centred model, and the payment of outstanding allowances to students. The entities which provided details of the wide-ranging challenges they faced, as well as recommendations to resolve troublesome areas, were NSFAS, the Department ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Higher Education & Training Quarter 4 performance; Certificate backlog: SITA & Umalusi progress report
23 May 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training met to receive reports from the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) on its 2017/18 fourth quarter performance. It was also briefed by the DHET, the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) and the Umalusi quality council on the status of students’ ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Higher Education Committee Reports
9 May 2018
The Committee adopted reports and minutes of meetings held.
The Committee was concerned with the issue of Gender Based Violence and asked if there was anything the Committee could do about this because this issue required serious attention. The Chairperson said the students should be invited to the meeting as ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Committee Report on Department of Human Settlements Budget
3 May 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements met for consideration and adoption of the Committee Report on the Strategic Plan, Annual Performance Plan and Budget 2017/18 of the Department of Human Settlements: Vote 38. The Committee having been briefed by the Department and its entities on its strategic plans, annual performance ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Mangaung Urban Settlements Development Grant; Free State Human Settlements Annual Performance Plan
20 Mar 2018
The Committee received a briefing from the Free State Department of Human Settlements on the Annual Performance Plan, Strategic Plan and Budget for 2018/19 while the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality briefed the Committee on the performance and spending of the Urban Settlements Development Grant (USDG).
As at 28 February 2018, the ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Department of Higher Education and Training Annual Performance Plan, with AGSA input
14 Mar 2018
The Committee received a briefing by the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) on the draft 2018-19 annual performance plan (APP) of the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET).
They reviewed the process for the preparation, submission and approval of strategic plans and APPs, and described how they assessed ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Urban Settlements Development Grant: Western Cape, City of Cape Town & Limpopo
13 Mar 2018
The City of Cape Town briefed the Committee on its progress in achieving its targets against funds allocated through the Urban Settlements Development Grant (USDG). The Committee had expressed disappointment after the last review at the city’s slow rate of implementation, and its overall level of under-spending.
Cape Town’s Human ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
University of Zululand Audit Report by CHE and Department response, with Minister
7 Mar 2018
The Council of Higher Education presented its audit of the University of Zululand to the Committee. The audit reported on the institution’s compliance with recommendations made in the hand-over report by the Administrator of the University and was intended to provide a basis for the formation of an improvement strategy. ...