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Public Works and Infrastructure
Department of Public Works and Infrastructure Q2 2023/24 Performance; Committee Legacy Report; with Deputy Minister
29 Nov 2023
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) had spent 51% of its total annual adjusted budget allocation of R8.476m by the second quarter of the current financial year. It had achieved 52% of its targets. It provided these details when it briefed the Portfolio Committee in Parliament, during which ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Implementation of Committee recommendations during oversight visit to small harbours; with Deputy Minister
22 Nov 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure convened to receive a comprehensive report addressing the implementation of recommendations during their oversight visit to small ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Waterloo Green Residents Petition; with Deputy Minister
15 Nov 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure met with the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) and petitioners from Wyberg in Cape Town to discuss the issue of the demolition of two derelict houses in Waterloo Green, which were posing a safety risk to Wynberg residents.
Obstacles ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Prestige Portfolio and parliamentary villages: DPWI briefing; SIU Investigation; with DPWI Deputy Minister
18 Oct 2023
The Committee met in Parliament to receive briefings from the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) on its Prestige Portfolio and Parliamentary Villages, and from the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) on its investigations involving the DPWI portfolio.
The DPWI reported that though it had clamped down on its ...
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 ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
IDT & Agrément SA 2022/23 Annual Reports; With Deputy Minister
11 Oct 2023
Independent development trust (IDT)
The Committee engaged with the Independent Development Trust (IDT) and Agrément SA in a virtual meeting on their 2022/23 Annual Reports. Ms Bernice Swarts, Deputy Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, was present.
The IDT presented that it had shown notable improvements in several ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
DPWI & PMTE Q1 2023/24 Performance; with Deputy Minister
20 Sep 2023
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) and the Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE) presented their performance reports for the first quarter of 2023/24. Both entities reported underspending of their allocated budgets.
The Committee raised concerns about the non-performance of contractors, and the lack of consequence management to ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
PMTE strategy to address under capacitation: with Deputy Minister
19 Sep 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE) in the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI), presented its Human Resources strategy. Although PMTE acknowledged ongoing hiring challenges, it has successfully filled leadership positions and the briefing provided insights into its initiatives and challenges.
Committee members asked ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
DPWI on support to PMTE; leasing model to client departments; Funding Strategy & Financing Model; with Deputy Minister
13 Sep 2023
In a meeting held on 13 September 2023, the Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure focused on several crucial issues related to the Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE) under the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI).
The Department opened the meeting by highlighting persistent challenges related to ...
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 ...