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Public Works and Infrastructure
Review of unused properties: DPWI briefing; with Deputy Minister
21 Sep 2022
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) briefed the Committee on its plans for dealing with unused state-owned properties.
Members heard that the DPWI was the custodian of 29 322 registered and unregistered land parcels, with 93 943 improvements. Approximately 88 300 buildings were allocated to 51 user ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Update on improving the management of employment opportunity data; with Deputy Minister
31 Aug 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee received a briefing from the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure, specifically the Expanded Public Works Programme branch, on its progress in improving the management of employment opportunity data, its efforts to obtain a clean audit report through the use of innovative ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
National Treasury on merger of Programme 4 & 5 of DWYPD; DWYPD Quarter 1 2022/23 Performance; DWYPD & CGE lease agreements with DPWI; with Minister and Deputy Minister
30 Aug 2022
In a hybrid meeting with the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, National Treasury and the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI), the Committee invited the latter two departments to the Committee because of a few challenges that the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Refurbishment, Operate and Transfer Programme & Total Facilities Management Strategy, with Minister & Deputy Minister
25 Aug 2022
Draft total facilities management (TFM) strategy for the DPWI (Presentation awaited)
The Committee convened virtually for briefings by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI), represented by Infrastructure South Africa (ISA) and the Independent Development Trust (IDT). The purpose of the meeting was to engage the Committee on ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Update on establishment of Ethics & Compliance, Infrastructure and Consequence Management Unit & legal cases involving DPWI and PMTE; with Minister
24 Aug 2022
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) met with the Committee to update it in a virtual meeting on the progress of the Ethics and Compliance, Infrastructure and Consequence Management Unit, and litigation cases against the Department.
Some of the Committee Members were concerned about a large number ...
NCOP Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure
National infrastructure management strategy, update on rollout of infrastructure investment plan; with Ministry
10 Aug 2022
The Select Committee convened in a virtual meeting to receive briefings from Infrastructure South Africa (ISA) on progress made with the rollout of the country's infrastructure investment plan.
The ISA reported that there were 328 projects in the Technical Working Group pipeline (across sectors) and 56 projects were currently ...
NCOP Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure
14 000 hectares state land transfer to Human Settlements: DPWI progress, with Deputy Minister
8 Jun 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Select Committee received a progress report from the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) on the transfer of 14 000 hectares of state land to the Housing Development Agency (HDA).
The Committee heard that the Cabinet Memorandum No 03 of 2019 approved 167 ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Telkom Towers building project & Parliamentary Villages refurbishment project: DPWI briefing’ with Deputy Minister
8 Jun 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure met on a virtual platform to receive an update on the progress of projects to refurbish the Telkom Towers building complex in Pretoria to house the SA Police Service headquarters and to refurbish houses in the parliamentary villages in Cape Town. ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
DPWI legislation status report; with Deputy Minister
25 May 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure briefed the Committee on progress in developing several pieces of legislation. They were:
Public Works and Infrastructure Bill: Adv Uday Naidoo had been appointed to draft the Bill in October 2021. The Department was “bending over backwards” to ...
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Parliament fire: Public Works Ministry, Police Deputy Minister, SAHRA
20 May 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the South African Police Service (SAPS) on progress made in the police investigation into the cause of the January fire at the parliamentary precinct. The presentation detailed the investigation into the fire, the physical security and safeguarding of the precinct ...