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Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
COVID-19 initiatives on water, sanitation & de-densification: briefing by Minister and DHS
21 Apr 2020
Audio can be downloaded at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IIoQ992RyuCgNKi6x4TgVN7yyaBqb8wA/view?usp=sharing
COVID-19: Regulations and Guidelines
Disaster Management Act 57 of 2002|
Media Statement - 18 April 2020
Media Statement 1 - 21 April 2020
Media Statement 2- April 2020
The joint Portfolio Committee and Select Committee on Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation were addressed ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
SONA implications for Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, with Deputy Minister
10 Mar 2020
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) discussed the Umzimvubu Dam Project at length, Water Security Measures in the National Water and Sanitation Masterplan, Smart Cities, Water Use Licences.
The Department of Human Settlements (DHS) emphasised the Community Residential Units (CRU) and Social Housing Programmes. SONA referenced the building of ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Department of Human Settlements 2019/20 Quarter 3 Performance
28 Feb 2020
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Human Settlements on its 2019/20 Quarter 3 Performance. The presentation stated that the Department has seen the worst performance in Quarter 3 across all municipalities. Various targets, such as asset management, corporate governance of Information and Communications Technology and new title deeds, ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation 2019/20 Quarter 3 performance
25 Feb 2020
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) reported on its third quarter performance, describing it as extremely tough because of the drought, particularly its impact on the Northern Cape, the Free State and the Eastern Cape. Key issues faced by the Department were under-spending, contractual disputes or delays, and the ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Status of housing provision in Gauteng: National & Provincial Department briefing; with Deputy Minister
18 Feb 2020
The briefing by the Gauteng Department of Human Settlements was structured to give clear details of the issues faced by the province within the housing sector. The province was currently experiencing a housing crisis as a result of immigration and several other contributing factors. The influx of about 300 000 ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Community Schemes Ombud Services; Estate Agency Affairs Board progress reports
3 Dec 2019
The Community Schemes Ombud Services (CSOS) said that there has been a failure thus far to identify all the community schemes and track them on a database to ensure that all submitted their levies. To remedy this they will liaise with the Deeds Office to get a list of owners ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Department of Human Settlements & Department of Water and Sanitation 2019/20 Quarter 2 Performance
19 Nov 2019
The Department of Human Settlements and the Department of Water and Sanitation reported on their performance for the second quarter of the 2019/20 financial year.
The Department of Human Settlements (DHS) said it had spent R12.9 billion of its R33.8 billion allocation. This included the transfers to metros and provinces, ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Debt owed to water boards: input from COGTA, SALGA, National Treasury & DWS
29 Oct 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation and Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs were jointly briefed about resolving the debt of municipalities to the water boards.
The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) spoke on the role it played to assist municipalities in ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report 2019
25 Oct 2019
Available here once adopted: BRRR 2019
The Committee considered and adopted the Committee's Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) for the Department of Human Settlements.
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
HDA & SHRA 2018/19 Annual Reports
15 Oct 2019
The governance of the entities of the Department of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation was keeping the Minister awake at night.
Mr Joseph Leshabane, Acting Director-General in the Department of Human Settlements, made this revelation during the discussion with the Portfolio Committee on the Housing Development Agency ...