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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 ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Expropriation Bill [B4-2015]: clauses 12 to 24 deliberations, with Deputy Minister
27 Oct 2015
The Committee continued with deliberations 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 DA member pointed out that the factors that had been highlighted in clause 12(1)(a), (b), (c), (d) ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Department of Public Works 1st Quarter 2015/16 performance
22 Sep 2015
The Committee was told that five strategic goals had been identified by the Minister for the Department of Public Works (DPW). These were the creation of six million work opportunities through the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP), operationalisation of the Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE), the operationalisation of the Governance ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Expropriation Bill: deliberations, with Deputy Minister
8 Sep 2015
The Deputy Minister of Public Works presented the latest version of the Expropriation Bill, with some amendments that had been proposed by the Committee or other commentators at earlier sessions. Members firstly wanted to clarify whether this Bill was not preventing other spheres of government from exercising expropriation powers, and ...
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 ...
Employment and Labour
Mitchells Plan & Nyanga Labour Centres: Department of Labour response to Committee recommendations
18 Aug 2015
The Department of Labour had been requested to make a response to the findings of the Committee on various labour centres, but rather than confining itself to a report only on the Mitchells Plain and Nyanga Labour Centres, the Department described the problems overall, what had been done to address ...
Employment and Labour
UIF Labour Activation Programme: Department of Labour briefing
12 Aug 2015
The Department of Labour (DoL) briefed the Committee on the Labour Activation Programme of the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), introduced by government to mitigate the impact of unemployment and poverty. The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) had identified the opportunity to participate in the labour market programme as supported by Section ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Green Buildings Framework: Public Works briefing with Deputy Minister
11 Aug 2015
The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Public Works apologised for his inability to attend the meeting and was replaced by a member his political party, with the approval of Members of the Committee.
The Department of Public Works presented its report on the Green Building Programme, instead of the ...
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 ...
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 ...