Politician Profile Page
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Department of Human Settlements on 2017/18 Annual Performance Plan; DHS issues raised in SONA; with Deputy Minister in attendance
14 Mar 2017
The Department of Human Settlements’ 2050 vision was to coordinate spatial planning systems to transform human settlements in South Africa. All of the Department’s Annual Performance Plans (APPs) are developed in line with provincial performance plans and the performance plans of entities. The Department planned to upgrade 2 200 informal ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Petitions about Human Settlements
7 Mar 2017
The Portfolio Committee met with the Gauteng Department of Human Settlements and petitioners to discuss petitions referred to the Committee by the Speaker of National Assembly. The aim of the meeting was to provide responses and government plans on the petitions sent to the Committee from various communities in Ekurhuleni ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Development Finance Institutions; Housing Demand Database; Human Settlements Cooperatives: DHS briefing
28 Feb 2017
The Department of Human Settlements (DHS) briefed the Committee on the consolidation of development finance institutions, and provided an update on the National Housing Database on Demand.
The Committee posed questions to the CEO’s of the three development finance institutions: The National Housing Finance Corporation (NHFC), the National Urban Reconstruction ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Social Housing Regulatory Authority turn-around strategy; National Home Builders Registration Council irregular expenditure
21 Feb 2017
The National Home Builders Registration Council reported that the cause of their irregular expenditure was due to slow compliance with Treasury regulations, and the root causes of some of their challenges related to a lack of demand planning and integration with business needs. In order to deal with these challenges, ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Title Deeds Programme & Property Practitioners Bill: Department of Human Settlements briefing; Transformation Integrated Strategy: Estate Agency Affairs Board briefing
14 Feb 2017
Documents handed out:
Title Deeds Programme & Property Practitioners Bill: Department of Human Settlements briefing [awaited]
The Estate Agency Affairs Board and the Department of Human Settlements reported on the entities transformation programme, and the Department reported on critical issues such as the title deeds programme and Property Practitioners Bill. ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
UN Habitat III Conference: report by Minister; Development Finance Institution consolidation
29 Nov 2016
The Minister of Human Settlements briefed the Portfolio Committee on the participation by South Africa at the Third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III), which had resulted in the adoption of the New Urban Agenda (NUA).
Habitat III was hosted by the United Nations every ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Free State & Northern Cape Departments of Human Settlements delivery performance; Gauteng Oversight
15 Nov 2016
The Free State and Northern Cape provincial Departments of Human Settlements provided the Committee with an update of their performances in meeting their targets for the provision of housing and title deeds for previously disadvantaged individuals and military veterans.
The Free State reported that for the 2015/2016 financial year, they ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
NHBRC on its turnaround strategy & irregular expenditure; Mpumalanga Human Settlements Department spending patterns & delivery; Eastern Cape Oversight
8 Nov 2016
The National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) appeared before the Committee to account for its irregular expenditure, and to provide details of its strategy to avoid an adverse audit finding in the future. It was followed by the Mpumalanga provincial Department of Human Settlements, which described its achievements and challenges ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Housing Development Agency; National Housing Finance Corporation; NURCHA; RHLF on their 2015/16 Annual Reports
1 Nov 2016
The main points arising from the briefing on Human Settlements were as follows:
• As at the end of November 2016, the NHFC will be consolidating with the HDA, NURCHA and RHLF to form a single Human Settlement Development Bank with a robust balance sheet; greater private ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
National Home Builders Regulatory Council; Community Schemes Ombud Services; Estate Agency Affairs Board & Social Housing Regulatory Authority on their 2015/16 Annual Reports
25 Oct 2016
The National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC), Community Scheme Ombud Service (CSOS), Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB) and the Social Housing Regulatory Authority (SHRA) presented their 2015/16 Annual Reports to the Committee.
The NHBRC conceded that there had again been repeat audit findings but ascribed this to ...