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DPWI/PMTE Audit Outcomes; DPWI/PMTE 2022/23 Annual Reports
10 Oct 2023
The Portfolio Committee convened in a virtual meeting to consider the audit outcomes and annual reports of the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) and its entity, the Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE), for the 2022/23 financial year.
The report of the Auditor-General (AG) cast light on critical ...
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DPWI & PMTE Q1 2023/24 Performance; with Deputy Minister
20 Sep 2023
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) and the Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE) presented their performance reports for the first quarter of 2023/24. Both entities reported underspending of their allocated budgets.
The Committee raised concerns about the non-performance of contractors, and the lack of consequence management to ...
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PMTE strategy to address under capacitation: with Deputy Minister
19 Sep 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE) in the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI), presented its Human Resources strategy. Although PMTE acknowledged ongoing hiring challenges, it has successfully filled leadership positions and the briefing provided insights into its initiatives and challenges.
Committee members asked ...
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DPWI on support to PMTE; leasing model to client departments; Funding Strategy & Financing Model; with Deputy Minister
13 Sep 2023
In a meeting held on 13 September 2023, the Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure focused on several crucial issues related to the Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE) under the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI).
The Department opened the meeting by highlighting persistent challenges related to ...
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Progress with one-stop service centres & service delivery centres to be constructed in rural towns; with Minister and Deputy Minister
12 Sep 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) briefed the Committee on progress in constructing one-stop service centres in rural towns regarding costs, budgets and timeframes, and municipal involvement in spatial development frameworks and integrated development plans.
The Department provided an update on progress with ...
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Refurbish programme to address the poor state of government properties; with Minister and Deputy Minister
6 Sep 2023
The Committee was briefed by Infrastructure South Africa (ISA) in a virtual meeting on the progress made with the first phase of the Refurbish, Operate and Transfer (ROTP) programme to address the poor state of government properties.
Five properties were part of the first phase. These were Telkom Towers, ...
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DPWI role in Smart City Projects to deal with the infrastructure requirements and service delivery needs of client departments; with Minister and Deputy Minister
5 Sep 2023
The Committee convened virtually to receive a briefing from the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure about its role in the Smart City Projects. The Minister and Deputy Minister were in attendance.
South Africa’s enduring ambition to create Smart Post-Apartheid Cities represents a concerted effort to rectify the spatial ...
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Singapore Study Tour Report; Brackendowns SAPS Station Petition Report
30 Aug 2023
A detailed report on the Committee’s Study Tour to Singapore was presented to the Committee and adopted.
The commendable housing, education, and health system in Singapore was highlighted and commended. Committee members also took note of the non-porous borders and low crime rate in Singapore. Members ...
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State of Parliamentary Villages (Acacia, Pelican and Laboria): DPWI & Parliamentary Villages Board input; with Minister and Deputy Minister
14 Jun 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) presented a briefing to the Committee on the state of the accommodation in the Parliamentary Villages, including housing for various categories of individuals and the responsibility for providing housing suitable for Members of Parliament diverse roles.
Ongoing ...
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Enterprise Resource Planning: DPWI/PMTE briefing; with Minister
31 May 2023
The Committee received a presentation from the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure on the Enterprise Resource System (ERP), and was told which management system modules were operational and how far the system was from completion, as well as the financial implications of the development and the reasons for ...