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Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Housing Development Agency, Estate Agency Affairs Board, Community Scheme Ombud Services & Social Housing Regulatory Authority: Strategic & Performance Plans 2015
26 Mar 2015
Four entities of the Department of Human Settlements (DHS) presented their strategic and annual performance plans to the Committee.
The Housing Development Agency (HDA) was in the process of restructuring, and new staff posts were explained. The organogram had been decentralised to have regional management positions. HDA had substantial growth ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
NHBRC; RHLF; NHFC & National Urban Reconstruction and Housing Agency on their strategic, annual performance plans and budgets
25 Mar 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements were briefed by four entityies involved in South Africa’s housing environment on their strategic plans and budgets for the next five years. The entities were the National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC), the National Housing Finance Corporation (NHFC), the Rural Housing Loan Fund (RHLF) ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Department of Human Settlements Strategic & Annual Performance Plan 2015/2016; Response to Human Settlements issues raised during State of the Nation Address
24 Mar 2015
The Department of Human Settlements briefed the Portfolio Committee on its strategic plan, budget and Annual Performance Plan (APP), and also programmes to respond to human settlements issues raised during the State of the Nation Address.
The Committee once again highlighted the importance of the mandate and work of the ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Gauteng & Tshwane, Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni metros performance & challenges on Human Settlements Development Grant; Urban Settlements Development Grant; social & rental housing; mining towns; rectification; Operational Capital Budget Programme
17 Mar 2015
The Gauteng Department of Human Settlements (DHS) and the province’s three metropolitan municipalities -- Ekurhuleni, City of Tshwane and City of Johannesburg – appeared before the Committee to account for the under-performance indicated in their reports to the national DHS. Only Limpopo had performed more poorly, and the Committee had ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Inter-Ministerial Committee on eradicating informal settlements in mining areas: Department of Human Settlements update; Limpopo Oversight Report
10 Mar 2015
The Department of Human Settlements, the Department of Mineral Resources, and the Presidency presented on the Special Presidential Package for distressed mining communities regarding the progress made by the Inter-Ministerial Committee interventions in mining towns and other plans to eradicate informal settlements.
The Package and accompanying work attested to the ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Progress made merging Development Finance Institutions; detailed provincial expenditure & performance report on human settlements issues, with Deputy Minister
3 Mar 2015
As requested by the Committee, the Department gave a detailed report on the expenditure of the human settlements grants. The Committee saw this as important, considering that the grants made up 97% of the Department’s budget. The presentation discussed the different grants and went into detail on the expenditure of ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Deputy Minister on Department of Human Settlements 1st to 3rd Quarter 2014/15 Performance
24 Feb 2015
Concerns raised by the Committee that there seemed to be new shifts on the delivery timeframes of the Department. There were programmes where there were already set delivery time targets, these dates were before the now 2019 that the presentation referred to without an explanation from the Department to the ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Nomzamo /Lwandle evictions: Ministerial Inquiry recommendations ratified; Green Paper on Human Settlements: Departmental update
4 Nov 2014
The Department of Human Settlements (DHS) briefed the Committee on the development of a Green Paper for Human Settlements. The Green Paper's strategy was to develop 20-30 year plan for building houses that would improve the quality of life. The process would include a review and development of policies. Five ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Report-back by Minister of Human Settlements on progress made on first 100 days in office
28 Oct 2014
The Minister gave an overview of the commitments she made to the Committee and whether those commitments had been fulfilled. The Department committed to the title deeds of the pre-1994 stock because that commitment had been made by the new government in 1994 and really should have been resolved by ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Human Settlements Budget Review and Recommendations Report
21 Oct 2014
The Committee Members discussed additional recommendations that had not been included in the draft Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR), and agreed to add the following: