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Public Works and Infrastructure
DPW/PMTE risk & corruption prevention; Enterprise Resource System progress; with Minister and Deputy Minister
4 Sep 2018
The Portfolio Committee was told that the DPW was not immune to fraud and corruption risks, largely due to the vast amount of money involved in the sector and the nature of the jobs to be done. The Department confirmed that it had been associated with fraud, corruption and serious ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
PMTE Real Estate Management; DPW Small Harbours & Coastal Development lease management progress
28 Aug 2018
The Small Harbour and State Coastal Property Development Unit (SH&SCPDU) of the Department of Public Works (DPW) briefed the Committee on the role of the Unit, the challenges faced and the plans it had for small harbours and coastal properties in the country.
Members were told that the Unit had ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Expropriation Bill: withdrawal, with Deputy Minister
28 Aug 2018
The Portfolio Committee (PC) met to consider the withdrawal of the Expropriation Bill, with which it had been sitting since 2015. The Chairperson provided a brief background, explaining that the Bill had passed all stages until it reached the former President, who had returned it to Parliament twice to consider ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Department of Public Works Quarter 3 & 4 performance; with Deputy Minister
5 Jun 2018
The Committee met to hear a briefing on the third and fourth quarter performance of the DPW, and while some Members were impressed with parts of the presentation, the Department met with strong skepticism on some aspects of its reporting.
Expressing open suspicion that some performance targets had been manipulated, ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE) turnaround programme: Public Works status report, with Minister
22 May 2018
The Property Management and Trading Entity (PMTE) of the Department of Public Works (DPW) gave the Committee an update on the current state of its turnaround programme, which was aimed at operationalising the entity and placing it firmly on the path to financial sustainability. The briefing sought to establish three ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Public Works Budget: Committee Report
8 May 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Public Works, meeting for the second time to consider its report on the DPW Budget Vote, officially adopted the report with amendments. The DA withdrew its earlier decision to second the adoption. In its observations and recommendations, the Committee highlighted several matters of great concern, including ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Committee Report on DPW Budget
2 May 2018
The nature and status of the Property Management and Trading Entity (PMTE) and its relationship with the Department of Public Works(DPW) was the main subject of discussion when the Committee met to discuss its Draft Report of the 2018/19 Budget Vote Report of the Department and its entities. Members posed ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
DPW, CBE, CIDB, PMTE, IDT, and Agrement SA on Annual Performance Plans, with Minister and Deputy Minister
24 Apr 2018
The governance crisis at the Independent Development Trust loomed large when the Department of Public Works, led Minister, Mr Thulas Nxesi; Deputy Minister Mr Jeremy Cronin and the Director General, Adv Sam Vukela, and all its entities briefed the Committee at the Townhouse Hotel in Cape Town. The Minister told ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Department of Public Works Annual Performance Plan: Auditor General & DPME briefing
17 Apr 2018
The Committee met with the Auditor-General of SA (AGSA) and Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) to be briefed on performance of the Department of Public Works (DPW) and its entities. The AGSA briefed the Committee Quarter Three performance – the presentation looked at various aspects of performance in ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Property Management Trading Entity: Department briefing
27 Mar 2018
The Committee met with the Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE) for a briefing on the progress made on operationalisation and strategic considerations to reach financial sustainability. The presentation covered the 2012 Turnaround Strategy of the Department of Public Works (DPW), conditions for the PMTE to meet to achieve full operational ...