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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 ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Department of Public Works on 4th Quarter Performance for 2014/2015
2 Jun 2015
The Department of Public Works (DPW) presented the fourth quarter 2014/15 report to the Committee. The Department highlighted the purpose of the report, the five-year strategic goals and outcomes, the adopted methodology in the treatment of quarterly performance information, the programme performances of the five initiated programmes and the performance ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Expropriation Bill [B4-15]: consideration of submissions, with Deputy Minister; Agrément South Africa Bill [B3B-15] adoption
26 May 2015
The Chairperson went through the A-List and verified that the amendments had been effected in the Agrément South Africa Bill [B3B-2015]. Members moved to adopt the Bill, and it was adopted.
The Committee also considered submissions received on the Expropriation Bill. The period had run from 19 April to 6 ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Agrément South Africa Bill [B3-2015]: deliberations, with Deputy Minister in attendance
19 May 2015
The Department of Public Works, led by Mr Jeremy Cronin, Deputy Minister of Public Works, considered the Agrément South Africa Bill [B3-2015] clause by clause with Members of the Portfolio Committee. Overall there were not many technical amendments. The A-List would be prepared as soon as possible so that the ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Committee Report on Department of Public Works Budget
5 May 2015
The Committee on Public Works unanimously adopted the Budget vote Report, Vote 11 of the Department of Public Works with recommendations.
Members made the following recommendations:
The Committee be updated on the assets register
Any entity involved in construction should look at the social perspective of the building.
The Department ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Agrément South Africa Strategic and Annual Plans 2015, in presence of Deputy Minister
14 Apr 2015
Agrément South Africa in the presence of and with some input also from the Deputy Minister of Public Works, presented its 2015 Strategic and Annual Plans and budgets to the Committee. Agrément aimed to be a world class technical assessment agency, and its main purpose was to promote and certify ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Independent Development Trust & Construction Industry Development Board: Strategic Plans 2015, in presence of Deputy Minister
25 Mar 2015
The Independent Development Trust (IDT) and Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB), both entities of the Department of Public Works (DPW), presented their Strategic and Annual Performance Plans for 2015/16 to the Portfolio Committee for Public Works. The Deputy Minister was in attendance during the presentation by the CIDB.
The IDT ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Progress made in roll-out of phase three of Expanded Public Works Programme
3 Feb 2015
The Department of Public Works met with the Portfolio Committee on Public Works (the Department) to brief the Committee on the progress made in the roll-out of phase three of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP). An apology from the Department’s Director-General was rendered to the Committee who was unable ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Construction Industry Development Board & Agrément SA on their 2013/14 Annual Reports
11 Nov 2014
The Construction Industry Development Board and Agrément South Africa presented their 2013/14 Annual Reports to the Portfolio Committee. The Construction Industry Development Board (cidb) achieved an unqualified audit report, with emphasis of matter, which called for the restatement of figures of the previous financial year to correspond with figures of ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Council for the Built Environment (CBE) on its 2013/14 Annual Report
4 Nov 2014
The Council for the Built Environment presented the highlights of its 2013/14 Annual Report. The CBE has received an unqualified audit from the Auditor-General continually since 2011/12. In 2013/14, 86% of the APP targets were achieved. Since 2011, the percentage of targets achieved has risen by approximately 10% every financial ...