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Human Settlements
Housing Consumer Protection Bill response to public hearings; Ga-Rankuwa and Mabopane Residents Petition: Department response
11 Nov 2022
The Portfolio Committee convened on a virtual platform for a briefing from the Department of Human Settlements (DHS) on issues raised during the public hearings on the Housing Consumer Protection Bill. The National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) accompanied the Department. The Committee also considered a petition from Ga-Rankuwa ...
Human Settlements
Housing Consumer Protection Bill: public hearings
9 Nov 2022
The Portfolio Committee convened on a virtual platform for public submissions on the Housing Consumer Protection Bill [B10-2021]. The Committee heard from Master Builders South Africa (MBSA) and the Development Action Group (DAG). Members from the Department of Human Settlements (DHS) and the National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) ...
Water and Sanitation
AGSA consolidated report on work of water boards
8 Nov 2022
The Portfolio Committee met virtually for a briefing from the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA), which reported on the nine water boards' compliance with water quality standards; management of avoidable water losses; reliability of supply; increased access to services; and asset management. The overall financial health of the water ...
Water and Sanitation
Dams’ safety and status of tailings dam across the country: DWS briefing; with Minister and Deputy Minister
1 Nov 2022
The Committee convened in a virtual meeting to hear from the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) about dam safety. The DWS outlined the ways in which dams were categorised in South Africa according to their hazard potential. The presentation revealed the number of dams registered as having a ...
Human Settlements
Human Settlements BRRR
26 Oct 2022
Budget Review & Recommendations Reports BRRR
The Committee met on a virtual platform to consider its Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) on the Department of Human Settlements and its entities.
The leading contention in the meeting pertained to the Committee’s undertaking to receive quarterly progress reports from the ...
Water and Sanitation
Turnaround plans to address Water Trading Entity challenges and audit outcomes; with Minister and Deputy Minister
25 Oct 2022
The Department of Water and Sanitation's (DWS's) informed the Portfolio Committee of its progress in implementing financial and institutional turnaround plans to address challenges related to the Water Trading Entity, and the strategies to address the audit outcomes highlighted by the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) for the 2021/22 ...
Human Settlements
2021/22 Annual Reports of Housing Development Agency, Estate Agency Affairs Board /Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority & Community Schemes Ombud Service
19 Oct 2022
Community Schemes Ombud Service
Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority
The Committee met on a virtual platform with the Housing Development Agency, the Estate Agency Affairs Board / Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority and the Community Schemes Ombud Service for a briefing on their respective audit outcomes and annual ...
Water and Sanitation
Water and Sanitation BRRR
18 Oct 2022
The Committee met virtually to adopt and consider the Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report (BRRR) and to adopt outstanding minutes.
Members appreciated the Report, but felt there were still elements of underperformance.
Members asked about water leaks and education in townships, noting the Statistics Report which ...
Human Settlements
NHBRC, NHFC & SHRA Annual Report 2021/22
14 Oct 2022
National Housing Finance Corporation
National Home Builders Registration Council
Social Housing Regulatory Authority
The National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) received an unqualified audit report with findings and they are aiming for a clean audit for the next financial year and have established a clean audit task team. ...
Water and Sanitation
Water Research Commission, Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management Agency and Inkomati-Usuthu Catchment Management Agency 2021/22 Annual Reports; with Deputy Minister
13 Oct 2022
Inkomati-Usuthu Catchment Management Agency
Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management Agency
At a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Water Research Commission, the Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management Agency and the Inkomati-Usuthu Catchment Management Agency on their 2021/22 Annual Reports.
The Water Research Commission summarised its performance in each ...