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Importance of Heritage Sites in Tourism Development: South African Heritage Resources Agency briefing
4 Sep 2015
The South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) briefed the Committee on the importance of heritage sites in tourism development. The SAHRA was established in terms of Section 11 of the National Heritage Resources Act No.25 of 1999 (NHRA), which outlined an integrated interactive system for the management of the national ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Expropriation Bill [B4-2015]: deliberations with Deputy Minister
1 Sep 2015
The Bill incorporating the proposed amendments was not yet ready so the Deputy Minister discussed with the Committee some of the proposed changes to the Bill that had been agreed upon so far.
Members raised concerns about the variation in judgements in Magistrates Courts; the potential definition of expropriation; definition ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Expropriation Bill [B4-2015]: deliberations on public comments, with Deputy Minister
26 Aug 2015
The Deputy Minister of Public Works continued to take Members through the comments made during the public hearings on the Expropriation Bill, indicating what comments had been made and whether the Department agreed with them or had other views. The Department had added to the Preamble to make it clear ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Expropriation Bill [B4-2015]: deliberations on public comments, in presence of Deputy Minister
25 Aug 2015
The Deputy Minister of Public Works, Mr Jeremy Cronin, briefed the Committee on the preliminary responses of the Department of Public Works (DPW) to the inputs received during the public hearings on the Expropriation Bill [B4- 2015]. However, the Department had been expecting that the Committee would finalise its report ...
Tourism
Domestic Tourism: National Department of Tourism briefing
20 Aug 2015
Domestic tourism covered travelling locally with the purpose of visiting friends and relatives or for religious, business, holiday and medical purposes. Members were given insight into two surveys done by SA Tourism and StatsSA on domestic tourism. The surveys differed in sample, scope, variables and the period of the surveys. ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
National Contractor Development Programme: Construction Industry Development Board (cidb) briefing
17 Aug 2015
The Portfolio committee on Public works met to receive a briefing by the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) on the National Contractor Development Programme. The role of the CIDB was not only the registration of contractors, but it also had a mandate to support, facilitate and promote the industry. The ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Expropriation Bill [B4-2015]: public hearings with Deputy Minister in attendance Day 2
29 Jul 2015
Documents handed out:
Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry
South African Geomatics Institute
Agri SA supported orderly land reform - equitable land distribution is a prerequisite for rural stability and inclusive rural development. Agri-SA believed that expropriation should only be used as a last resort where negotiations fail. There needed ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Expanded Public Works Programme Phase 3 Roll-Out: Public Works progress report
23 Jun 2015
The Department of Public Works (DPW) contextualised the performance levels of provinces and municipalities within various employment sectors on Phase 3 of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP). The overall annual targets stretched from the 2014/15 to 2018/19.
The DPW outlined the number of projects/sites as well as work opportunities ...
Tourism
Initiatives undertaken to improve tourism growth and development: Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA) briefing
12 Jun 2015
PMG did not attend this meeting. The meeting was held outside of Parliament.
Public Works and Infrastructure
Department of Public Works on funding of turn-around strategy
9 Jun 2015
The Department of Public Works (DPW) told the Committee that corruption, mismanagement and poor performance had led to the DPW failing to deliver on its mandate. The turnaround strategy – the Seven-Year Business Improvement Plan -- had been launched in January 2012, with the core of the strategy being zero ...