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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 ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Department of Human Settlements 2017/18 Annual Report, with AGSA & DPME and Minister & Deputy Minister present
9 Oct 2018
The Department of Human Settlements presented its 2017/18 Annual Report. Prior to the briefing the Office of the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) and the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) presented on the audit outcome and the performance of the housing portfolio respectively. ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Department of Human Settlements Quarter 1 performance; North West Department recovery plan; with Minister
28 Aug 2018
The Department of Human Settlements (DHS) appeared before the Portfolio Committee to present its first quarter performance and expenditure report. The Minister said her Department was painfully aware of the important task they were entrusted with, of building houses for all South Africans. The Department had to improve all the time. The ...
Ad Hoc Committee on North West Intervention
Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on North West intervention, with Ministers and Deputy Ministers
14 Jun 2018
The Ad Hoc Committee met to receive its first diagnostic summary report from the Inter-Ministerial Committee on the intervention in the North West Provincial Government in terms of Section 100 of the Constitution. The meeting was attended by the Minister in the Presidency, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, the Ministers of ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Urban Settlements Development Grant: City of Cape Town & Ethekwini; Western Cape & KZN Departments; with Minister & Deputy Minister
6 Mar 2018
The Western Cape provincial Department of Human Settlements (DHS) reported that there had been major alignment problems between itself and the City of Cape Town, which had affected the implementation of Urban Settlements Development Grant (USDG) projects. The national DHS commented that they had hoped the Western Cape department would ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
South African Law Reform Commission Report: Adult Prostitution: response by stakeholders
5 Mar 2018
The Multi-Party Women’s Caucus arranged a summit during which 30 stakeholders and interested parties provided responses to the Adult Prostitution Report produced by the South African Law Reform Commission on behalf of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. Written submissions had been submitted in 2017.
The Chairperson indicated that ...
International Relations
DIRCO & African Renaissance Fund on their Annual Performance Plans; Foreign Policy focus areas & Sector Analysis
10 May 2017
Deputy Minister Ms Nomainda Mfeketo said the country’s international engagements and responsibilities had increased and in the coming year South Africa would be the Chair of BRICS, IORA and SADC. She said the Department was aware of the costs associated with being the chair, but were committed to making the ...
International Relations
Minister on the Foreign Service Bill
16 Mar 2016
The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation said the White Paper on South Africa’s Foreign Policy expressed the vision that South Africa should be a successful, influential and leading member of the international community and contribute to the development of their region, continent and the world. It also placed emphasis ...
The Joint Rules Committee met to receive a report from the Parliamentary Group on International Relations (PGIR), a report by Joint Whips’ Forum on Attendance Policy of Members of Parliament, a report on the Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence (JSCI) compliance with statutory reporting obligations and a report on legacy ...