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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 ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Department of Higher Education and Training on Quarter 2 performance
23 Nov 2016
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), reporting on its second quarter performance, said during the period under review it had achieved ten of the 12 planned delivery targets for its core programmes, which covered university education, technical and vocational education and training (TVET), continuing education and training (CET), ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
2017 Readiness of universities and TVET colleges; Financial statistics on Higher Education Institutions in 2015: Stats SA
16 Nov 2016
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training was briefed by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on the financial factors affecting the various stakeholders involved in higher education institutions, and received in-depth background information to contextualise the problems that had surfaced in 2016. The Department of Higher Education and Training ...
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 ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Legislation & international agreements implementation/review: DHET progress report; CATHSSETA on its Annual Report 2015/16
2 Nov 2016
The delegates of DHET briefed the Committee on progress on the implementation of the International agreements and on legislation due for review. The main drivers for educational cooperation are the exchange of best practices and benchmarking in a global context, pursuing international opportunities for human resource and ...
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 ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
SAQA & CHE on their 2015/16 Annual Reports
26 Oct 2016
The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) noted that 92% of its 50 annual targets were achieved; of which six targets were exceeded and four targets were partially achieved. It received an unqualified audit outcome and 92% of the budget was spent. Key achievements were for the year ...
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 ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Department of Higher Education and Training 2015/16 Annual Report: Auditor-General briefing
12 Oct 2016
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training and the Select Education on Education and Recreation convened for a joint briefing on the audit outcomes by the Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA).
AGSA noted an improvement for the overall audit outcomes of this portfolio with a noticeable increase in clean audits ...