Public Works and Infrastructure
Committee Report on Public Works on Budget
19 Apr 2016
The Committee Content Advisor took the Members through the report paragraph by paragraph, pausing where he needed to elaborate on a point or two. Members made minor corrections on the report. As a lot of acronyms were used the Department was urged to create an extra page to explain their ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Expanded Public Works Programme: progress report by Deputy Minister & Department of Public Works
12 Apr 2016
In the presence of the Deputy Minister of Public Works, the Chief Director responsible for the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) briefed the Committee on the progress in work opportunities. The brief focused on the 2015/16 EPWP performance analysis, EPWP integrated grant progress, EPWP social sector grant, EPWP technical support ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Council for the Built Environment, Agrément SA on their 2016 Strategic & Annual Performance plans, Deputy Minister present
7 Apr 2016
Delegations from the Council of the Built Environment and Agrément South Africa presented their 2016/17 Strategic and Annual Performance Plans and budgets, in the presence of the Deputy Minister.
The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) placed great emphasis on its plans for and initiatives taken so far to promote ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Department of Public Works; Construction Industry Development Board & Independent Development Trust on their 2016 Strategic & Annual Performance Plans
6 Apr 2016
The Department of Public Works (DPW), Independent Development Trust (IDT) and Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB), presented their Strategic and Annual Performance Plans for 2016/17 to the Portfolio Committee for Public Works. The Department of Public Works presented its strategic goals for the next five years:
▪ Sound legislative and ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Collusion in Built Environment Investigation Outcomes: Council for Built Environment, Construction Industry Development Board & Competition Commission, with Minister
15 Mar 2016
The National Competition Commission (NCC) gave a brief background of the entity, stating that its inception in 2009 was as a result of widespread rigging and collusion in the construction sector. The initiation of the fast track settlement process in 2011 had been aimed at facilitating the negotiation of terms, ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Council for the Built Environment on its 2014/15 Annual Report
9 Mar 2016
The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) briefed the Committee on its 2014/15 Annual Report. The four programmes of the CBE were described, with particular points highlighted. In this financial year the CBE had managed to achieve 96% of the Annual Performance Plan (APP) targets, an improvement on the 86% ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Department of Public Works Turnaround Strategy: progress report with Minister
8 Mar 2016
The Department briefed the Committee on the progress made on the Turnaround Strategy in the presence of the Minister of Public Works, Mr Thulas Nxesi. There are a number of notable achievements after the implementation of the Turnaround Strategy and these include stabilisation in management and leadership, movement of Property Management ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Construction Industry Development Board on its 2014/15 Annual Report: meeting postponed
2 Mar 2016
The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) was supposed to brief the Committee on its Annual Report for the 2014/15 financial year. The Committee decided that the meeting should be cancelled and rescheduled instead, after the delegations from the Department of Public Works were not present at the meeting. Members also ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Oceans Economy programme & Green Building framework of Department of Public Works
1 Mar 2016
The Department of Public Works together with its Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE) briefed the Committee on the Oceans Economy programme and the Green Building framework. In 2010, the ocean contributed approximately R54 billion to South Africa’s GDP and accounted for approximately 316 000 jobs. The ocean has the potential ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Expropriation Bill [B4B-15]: adoption; Department of Public Works on its 2nd & 3rd Quarter 2015 performance
2 Feb 2016
The Committee adopted the Expropriation Bill with opposition from the Democratic Alliance, United Democratic Movement and Economic Freedom Fighters while Inkatha Freedom Party abstained from voting.
The DA explained that the party was opposed to the Bill because the current definitions of “expropriation” and “property” contained ambiguity and therefore still ...