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Human Settlements
Human Settlements Budget: Committee Report
9 May 2023
The Committee on Human Settlements met on a virtual platform to discuss its draft report on Budget Vote 33 and the minutes of a previous meeting.
After discussion, it was decided that the Members could read the minutes on their own, and rather meet next week ...
Human Settlements
DHS, NHBRC, HDA, SHRA, NHFC, PPRA & CSOS 2023/24 Annual Performance Plans; with Minister and Deputy Minister
3 May 2023
The Portfolio Committee convened in Parliament to receive a briefing from the Department of Human Settlements (DHS) and its entities on their strategic and annual performance plans (APPs) for the 2023/24 financial year. The entities that were present were the National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC), Housing Development Agency (HDA), ...
Human Settlements
Department of Human Settlements Q2&3 2022/23 Performance
15 Mar 2023
In a virtual meeting the Department of Human Settlements (DHS) reported a 62% target achievement in Quarter 2, which was a 4% increase from the first quarter, and 71% achievement in Quarter 3, a 9% increase from Quarter 2.
Committee members were happy to see improvements in some areas ...
Human Settlements
GaRankuwa and Mabopane Residents Petition; Breede Valley Petition
1 Mar 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements convened a meeting to receive briefings from the North West Housing Corporation and the City of Tshwane on the progress made on the petition of GaRankuwa and Mabopane Residents. The Western Department of Human Settlements and the Breede Valley Municipality conducted the second ...
Human Settlements
Engagement with Metropolitan Municipalities on Urban Settlements Development Grant, informal settlements upgrading, serviced sites and land invasions
22 Feb 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements convened a meeting to receive briefings from the cities of Cape Town and Ekurhuleni on the utilisation of the Urban Settlements Development Grant (USDG), informal settlements upgrading, serviced sites and land invasions. The City of Johannesburg and the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipalities submitted their apologies, ...
Human Settlements
Strategy to transform apartheid urban spatial design; Strategy for the issuance of Title Deeds; with Deputy Minister
8 Feb 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements held a virtual meeting to hear from the Department of Human Settlements (DHS) about its strategic plans for spatial transformation and the status of title deed issuance.
The Department presented that the factors that contributed to slow spatial transformation included slow transformation of ...
Human Settlements
First Term Committee Programme
1 Feb 2023
The Committee convened a virtual meeting to adopt its first term programme and outstanding minutes from the previous quarter.
During discussion on the programme, Members were told that the Committee had only one week for oversight visits each quarter, so it planned to visit two provinces per quarter to ...
Human Settlements
Title Deeds: Deeds Registry briefing; Housing Consumer Protection Bill: adoption
30 Nov 2022
On a virtual platform the Portfolio Committee considered the B version of the Housing Consumer Protection Bill [B10B-2021] and adopted it and the Committee Report on the Bill. Most of the amendments were minor due to the renumbering caused by the removal of clause 39 which ...
Human Settlements
Housing Consumer Protection Bill: proposed amendments
23 Nov 2022
On a virtual platform, the Portfolio Committee deliberated on its proposed amendments (A-list) to clauses 2, 7, 11, 15, 16, 32, 41 and 88 of the Housing Consumer Protection Bill.
The Department first addressed outstanding concerns raised by Members about the establishment of a non-profit company to provide insurance ...
Human Settlements
Housing Consumer Protection Bill: deliberations
18 Nov 2022
Video (Part 1)
Video (Part 2)
The Committee deliberated clause by clause on Chapters 6 to 9 of the Housing Consumer Protection Bill, B10-2021. Questions from the previous meetings were answered by the Department of Human Settlements and State Law Advisors. The Committee asked for clarity on clauses 46 and ...