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Human Settlements
Free State and Western Cape on MINMEC 2022/23 Priorities and Budget Expenditure; with Deputy Minister
20 Sep 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements was briefed in Parliament by the Departments of Human Settlements in the Free State and Western Cape on the Ministers and Members of Executive Councils (MINMEC) priorities and budget expenditure for the 2023/24 financial year.
The Deputy Minister said that the slow pace of ...
Human Settlements
KZN & Gauteng on MinMec 2022/23 Priorities and Budget Expenditure
13 Sep 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements met in Parliament for a briefing on the Ministers and Members of Executive Council's (MinMec's) priorities and budget expenditure for the 2022/23 financial year by the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and Gauteng provinces.
KZN reported spending 91% of its budget for the 2022/23 financial year. There ...
Human Settlements
Mpumalanga & Limpopo on MinMec 2022/23 Priorities and Budget Expenditure
6 Sep 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements was briefed by the Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces on the Ministers and Members of Executive Council (MINMEC) priorities and budget expenditure for the 2022/23 financial year.
The Committee heard that Mpumalanga had only two blocked projects in the 2023/24 financial year, which were situated ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Status of Women's Health in South Africa: engagement with DoH, DWYPD & StatsSA
31 Aug 2023
Video (Part 1)
Video (Part 2)
Meeting virtually on the last day of Women's Month, the Multiparty Women’s Caucus received three briefings. Those briefings were made by the Department of Health (DoH), Statistics South Africa (StatsSA), and the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) on the Status ...
Human Settlements
Postponed: KwaZulu-Natal & Gauteng on MinMec 2022/23 Priorities and Budget Expenditure
30 Aug 2023
In Parliament, the Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements met for a briefing by the Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces on the Ministers and Members of Executive Council (Minmec) priorities and budget expenditure for the 2022/23 financial year. It also considered outstanding Committee minutes and reports for adoption.
Members were told that ...
Human Settlements
Update on SIU TRU Investigations; City of Tshwane utilisation of USD & ISUP Grants; DHS support to provinces affected by floods (with Deputy Minister)
5 Jul 2023
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) gave an update on its investigations into housing corruption in 5 provinces: Limpopo, Free State, Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga, and Gauteng. The SIU told the Committee that its investigations uncovered and indicated endemic corruption, maladministration, and malpractice in the DHS, as there is evidence of ...
Human Settlements
Cities of Johannesburg and Mangaung on utilisation of Urban Settlements Development Grant, informal settlements upgrading programme, serviced sites & plans to curb land invasions
14 Jun 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements met in Parliament for a briefing by the City of Johannesburg and Mangaung on the utilisation of the Urban Settlements Development Grant, the informal settlements upgrading programme, serviced sites, and their plans to curb land invasions.
The Committee was unhappy about the absence of ...
Human Settlements
Adoption of Committee Minutes
7 Jun 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements met to deal with outstanding minutes.
Tshwane's failure to appear before the Committee for a briefing due to financial constraints raised concerns, prompting a proposal to retain their funds until engagement. The Committee proposed visiting Tshwane to investigate water-related challenges leading to serious ...
Human Settlements
DHS Q4 2022/23 Performance; Northern Cape and North West Oversight Visit Report; with Ministry
31 May 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements met on the virtual platform to receive a briefing on the Quarter Four performance of the Department of Human Settlement.
At the beginning of the meeting, the Committee discussed a recent oversight visit to the North West province. A few ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
National Council on Gender-based Violence and Femicide Bill: DWYPD briefing
25 May 2023
The Multi Women’s Caucus met on a virtual platform to receive a briefing on the National Council on Gender-based Violence and Femicide Bill [B31-2023], and discussed its provisions with the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities.
During the Caucus’s interaction with the Department, Members unanimously agreed that ...