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Public Works and Infrastructure
DPWI & PMTE Q3 2023/24 Performance
12 Mar 2024
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) presented its third quarter performance report for 2023/24 which noted only 45% achievement of targets. Concerns were raised about decreasing performance levels and challenges in meeting targets due to the vacancy rate and lack of process automation.
During the discussion, Committee ...
Police
SAPS Capital Works projects & delays in the construction of police stations; Matters raised during Limpopo oversight visit; with Ministers
6 Mar 2024
Public Works and Infrastructure
PMTE on leasing of government properties; with Ministry
5 Mar 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure met virtually to receive a Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE) briefing on the leasing of government properties and functional accommodation for service delivery departments.
PMTE informed the Committee that it faced various challenges of which overdraft is one of the most ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
CIDB & CBE 2022/23 Annual Reports; with Minister and Deputy Minister
12 Oct 2023
Council for the built environment (CBE)
The Portfolio Committee held a virtual meeting to be briefed by the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) and the Council for the Built Environment (CBE) on their 2022/23 annual reports.
The CIDB highlighted its achievements and sustainability, despite the challenges faced by the ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Devolution of the infrastructure maintenance function from DPWI to SANDF; with Ministers
19 Sep 2023
The Department of Defence (DOD) and the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) briefed the Committee in a virtual meeting on the progress made regarding the devolution of infrastructure maintenance functions.
The DOD said they had the capacity to implement the projects they would be taking over from ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Progress with one-stop service centres & service delivery centres to be constructed in rural towns; with Minister and Deputy Minister
12 Sep 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) briefed the Committee on progress in constructing one-stop service centres in rural towns regarding costs, budgets and timeframes, and municipal involvement in spatial development frameworks and integrated development plans.
The Department provided an update on progress with ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Refurbish programme to address the poor state of government properties; with Minister and Deputy Minister
6 Sep 2023
The Committee was briefed by Infrastructure South Africa (ISA) in a virtual meeting on the progress made with the first phase of the Refurbish, Operate and Transfer (ROTP) programme to address the poor state of government properties.
Five properties were part of the first phase. These were Telkom Towers, ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
DPWI role in Smart City Projects to deal with the infrastructure requirements and service delivery needs of client departments; with Minister and Deputy Minister
5 Sep 2023
The Committee convened virtually to receive a briefing from the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure about its role in the Smart City Projects. The Minister and Deputy Minister were in attendance.
South Africa’s enduring ambition to create Smart Post-Apartheid Cities represents a concerted effort to rectify the spatial ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Relocation of illegal dwellers on railway reserve between Philippi & Langa: stakeholder engagement; (with Transport, Human Settlements, and Public Works and Infrastructure Ministers)
29 Aug 2023
Since 2019, over 5 000 households have settled on the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) central railway line in Cape Town, erecting tents and makeshift homes at three stations in Langa, Philippi and Khayelitsha. This had rendered PRASA incapable of continuing its commuter services, and operations on the ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
State of Parliamentary Villages (Acacia, Pelican and Laboria): DPWI & Parliamentary Villages Board input; with Minister and Deputy Minister
14 Jun 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) presented a briefing to the Committee on the state of the accommodation in the Parliamentary Villages, including housing for various categories of individuals and the responsibility for providing housing suitable for Members of Parliament diverse roles.
Ongoing ...