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Public Service and Administration
Minister on HoD performance agreements/evaluations & retention/time served; Political Administrative Interface; PSC Amendment Bill; Chairperson election
25 Oct 2017
Minister Faith Muthambi said the average time spent by HoDs in their positions was a performance indicator for the Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF).
The Acting Director General of the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) discussed the statistics for the average time spent by Heads of Department in ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Catalytic Projects; Distressed mining towns revitalization; Informal settlements upgrade: Department & Housing Development Agency progress
24 Oct 2017
The Chairperson informed the meeting that when the Committee interacted with the BRRR, the Committee had taken a decision to call the Department of Human Settlements (DHS) to present a detailed presentation on the Catalytic Project Programme, Revitalisation of Distressed Mining Towns, and the Programme for informal settlements.
The Housing ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Human Settlements Budgetary Review Recommendations Report; Committee Report on North West Province oversight
17 Oct 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements considered and adopted two reports: Human Settlements Budgetary Review Recommendations Report (BRRR) and the Oversight Report on the visit to North West Province.
With respect to the latter report, MPs made, amongst others, the following recommendations:
The Minister is requested to provide a report ...
Public Service and Administration
DPSA, National School of Government, Centre for Public Service Innovation on Quarter 4 performance; with Minister
13 Sep 2017
The National School of Government (NSG) briefed the Committee on its fourth quarter 2016/17 and first quarter 2017/18 performance. In the fourth quarter, it had achieved 41 of its 45 targets (91%), but overall performance had slipped to 88% in the first quarter this year. The annual training performance had ...
Public Service and Administration
DPME, National Youth Development Agency & Statistics SA on Quarter 4 performance
13 Sep 2017
The Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) said the high rate of unemployment among South Africa’s youth was a challenge which committed it to supporting the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) so that it could achieve its objectives. It had made recommendations for youth development to be made a ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Human Settlements Quarter 1 performance
5 Sep 2017
The Committee met to be briefed on the performance of the Department of Human Settlements (DHS) for the first quarter (April to June) of the 2017/2018 financial year. After receiving a detailed report on the Department’s programmes, and its achievements and failures, the Committee expressed its disappointment at the lack ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Military Veterans Provision of Houses; Northern Cape Housing Backlog Eradication & Business Plan
22 Aug 2017
The Portfolio Committee held a joint meeting with the Department of Human Settlements (DHS) and the Department of Military Veterans (DMV) on the qualification criteria and guidelines for the provision of houses for military veterans. It also received a briefing from the Northern Cape DHS on their 2017/18 business plan ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Department of Human Settlements; Free State; Eastern Cape Business Plans
20 Jun 2017
The overall budget for the Free State province stood at R1, 24 billion. Total Sites 6 848, Units 5 395 and Title Deeds Backlog 36 919. The budget for OPSCAP is R59 192 560 million, Land Acquisition R5.5million, Accreditation R2 million and National Homebuilders Registration Council (Geo Tech) R6 162 ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Department of Human Settlements, Gauteng Province & North West Province on their Business Plans
13 Jun 2017
The North West Province presented the summary of the province’s annual business plan. In total the province budgeted for 5 244 sites, 12 618 units and intended to create 17 862 housing opportunities for the current financial year. The Summary of Planned Targets for the financial years was also given. ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Committee Reports on Department of Human Settlements Budget; Petitions & Free State Oversight
9 May 2017
The Committee met to consider adoption of the report on the Department of Human Settlements’ (DHS’s) budget, the report on the oversight visit to the Free State, and the petition from township residents who were complaining that the Department prioritised informal settlements over backyard dwellers who had been there for ...