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Public Works and Infrastructure
Expropriation Bill: briefing by Department of Public Works & Infrastructure, with Minister
24 Nov 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure
27 Oct 2020: Expropriation Bill: background and processing
Statement by Inter-Ministerial Committee on Land Reform
In this virtual meeting, the Committee passed a motion of desirability, following a presentation by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure on the Expropriation Bill [B23-2020]. The Committee agreed ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
DPWI audit outcomes: AGSA briefing; DPWI, PMTE & Entities 2019/20 Annual Report; with Minister
17 Nov 2020
The Portfolio Committee was briefed by the Minister and senior officials of the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) in a virtual meeting on the Annual Report of Department and the four entities under its purview for the 2019/2020 financial year.
The Department had again received ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Expenditure on consultants, outsourced services & slow spending trend under Compensation of Employees, Goods, and Services; with Minister
10 Nov 2020
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) presented its 2020/21 mid-year financial performance to the Committee in a virtual meeting, with a focus on the compensation of employees and its expenditure on goods and services. The presentation covered the changes that had taken place in the budget adjustment process, ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
EPWP Conditional Grant compliance challenges
3 Nov 2020
The Expanded Public Works Program (EPWP) presented the challenges with EPWP Conditional Grants which led to the holding back of the transfer of these grants to provincial departments and municipalities:
• Non-Compliance to Division of Revenue Act.
• Delays in implementation of grant funded projects.
• Delays on reporting of ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
DPWI on contracting obligations affecting planned dissolution of IDT; with the Minister and Deputy Minister
28 Oct 2020
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure on the contracting obligations affecting the planned dissolution of the Independent Development Trust (IDT).
At the outset, the Chairperson stressed that the Committee had been clear that it did not support the dissolution of the IDT, and that ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Expropriation Bill: background and processing
27 Oct 2020
The support staff of the Committee presented an outline of the background and history of the Expropriation Bill, explaining the causes for the rejection of the 2015 version of the Bill. In a virtual meeting, they proceeded to explain the procedure as required by the rules of the National Assembly ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Funding, reporting and accounting structures of Infrastructure South Africa; with Minister
20 Oct 2020
The Committee convened on a virtual platform to be briefed by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure on South Africa’s Infrastructure Investment Plan Update Report as well as a report on the funding, reporting and accounting structures of Infrastructure South Africa (ISA). The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Land Port of Entry borderline & related matters: DPWI briefing; with Deputy Minister
14 Oct 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure (NA) 14 Oct 2020
In this virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) on its site clearance for integrated borderline fencing and patrol roads. This was in response to the porous state of South Africa’s ...
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Infrastructure Development Act Workshop
2 Sep 2020
The Committee had a workshop on the Infrastructure Development Act (IDA). The Committee’s Content Advisor briefed Members on the Act and on the infrastructure component which had been added to the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI). The workshop dealt with the impact of the 2014 IDA on the ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Independent Development Trust role during Covid-19 lockdown; with Deputy Minister
26 Aug 2020
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure presented on the role of the Independent Development Trust (IDT) during the lockdown period in the social sector of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP).
The Deputy Minister, addressing the meeting via a virtual platform, reminded the Committee that the EPWP was ...