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Expanded Public Works Programme: progress report by Deputy Minister & Department of Public Works
12 Apr 2016
In the presence of the Deputy Minister of Public Works, the Chief Director responsible for the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) briefed the Committee on the progress in work opportunities. The brief focused on the 2015/16 EPWP performance analysis, EPWP integrated grant progress, EPWP social sector grant, EPWP technical support ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Council for the Built Environment, Agrément SA on their 2016 Strategic & Annual Performance plans, Deputy Minister present
7 Apr 2016
Delegations from the Council of the Built Environment and Agrément South Africa presented their 2016/17 Strategic and Annual Performance Plans and budgets, in the presence of the Deputy Minister.
The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) placed great emphasis on its plans for and initiatives taken so far to promote ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Department of Public Works; Construction Industry Development Board & Independent Development Trust on their 2016 Strategic & Annual Performance Plans
6 Apr 2016
The Department of Public Works (DPW), Independent Development Trust (IDT) and Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB), presented their Strategic and Annual Performance Plans for 2016/17 to the Portfolio Committee for Public Works. The Department of Public Works presented its strategic goals for the next five years:
▪ Sound legislative and ...
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Collusion in Built Environment Investigation Outcomes: Council for Built Environment, Construction Industry Development Board & Competition Commission, with Minister
15 Mar 2016
The National Competition Commission (NCC) gave a brief background of the entity, stating that its inception in 2009 was as a result of widespread rigging and collusion in the construction sector. The initiation of the fast track settlement process in 2011 had been aimed at facilitating the negotiation of terms, ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Council for the Built Environment on its 2014/15 Annual Report
9 Mar 2016
The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) briefed the Committee on its 2014/15 Annual Report. The four programmes of the CBE were described, with particular points highlighted. In this financial year the CBE had managed to achieve 96% of the Annual Performance Plan (APP) targets, an improvement on the 86% ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Construction Industry Development Board on its 2014/15 Annual Report: meeting postponed
2 Mar 2016
The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) was supposed to brief the Committee on its Annual Report for the 2014/15 financial year. The Committee decided that the meeting should be cancelled and rescheduled instead, after the delegations from the Department of Public Works were not present at the meeting. Members also ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Oceans Economy programme & Green Building framework of Department of Public Works
1 Mar 2016
The Department of Public Works together with its Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE) briefed the Committee on the Oceans Economy programme and the Green Building framework. In 2010, the ocean contributed approximately R54 billion to South Africa’s GDP and accounted for approximately 316 000 jobs. The ocean has the potential ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Independent Development Trust on its 2014/15 Annual Report, with Deputy Minister present
16 Feb 2016
The Independent Development Trust (IDT) received a disclaimer audit opinion in 2014/15 financial year and this was after 11 consecutive unqualified opinions, spanning from 2002/03 to 2012/13. The basis of the disclaimer audit opinion for 2014/15 had to do with a number of factors and these included: Lack of sufficient ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Expropriation Bill [B4B-2015]: consideration
26 Jan 2016
The Committee continued with deliberations on its proposed amendments to the Expropriation Bill. Members were afforded an opportunity to express the views of their political parties on a clause-by-clause basis. The Democratic Alliance was opposed to the definition of “expropriation” claiming that the definition was vague and still required further ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Expropriation Bill [B4-2015]: deliberations, with Deputy Minister
3 Nov 2015
The Committee continued with the deliberation on the official list of proposed amendments to the Bill (A-list) accompanied by the B version of the Bill incorporating all the proposed amendments into the Bill. A UDM MP wanted to know how it was possible to make reference to sections 12 and ...