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Joint Multi-party Women’s Caucus
Committee Legacy Report, 2019 – 2024
27 Mar 2024
The Multi-Party Women’s Caucus held a virtual meeting to consider and deliberate on the Caucus’s Legacy Report of the Sixth Parliament. The Legacy Report details the activities which the Caucus had undertaken during this sixth term and highlighted areas which needed to be improved on in the seventh term. ...
Human Settlements
Committee Legacy Report; NCOP Amendments on Housing Consumer Protection Bill
27 Mar 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements met in a virtual meeting to discuss its legacy report, which served as a handover report for the new, incoming Parliament. The report consisted of a summarised version of the Committee's work during the Sixth Parliament, from 2019 to 2024.
While Members appreciated ...
Human Settlements
Material Irregularities in the Human Settlements Portfolio; Consequence Management in Transgressions Cases by Provinces; with Deputy Minister
20 Mar 2024
The Portfolio Committee was briefed in a virtual meeting by the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) on progress regarding material irregularities within the Department of Human Settlements (DHS) portfolio. The DHS also reported back on consequence management action to deal with transgressions in the provinces.
The AGSA took the ...
Human Settlements
Ga-Rankuwa Petition; Third Quarter Committee Report; with Deputy Minister
13 Mar 2024
The Portfolio Committee convened a virtual meeting with the national Department of Human Settlements, the North West and Gauteng Departments of Human Settlements, the North West Housing Corporation (NWHC) and the City of Tshwane (CoT), to be briefed on the progress of the case involving four Garankuwa/Mabopane (MAWIGA) petitioners. ...
Human Settlements
Breede Valley & Ga Rankuwa/Mabopane Petitions Progress; Implementation of DDM in DHS
6 Mar 2024
The Portfolio Committee met with the Department of Human Settlements and the Western Cape Government to discuss progress on the Ga Rankuwa/Mabopane (Mawiga) and the Breede Valley Municipality petition. The four Mawiga petitioners, whose houses had been illegally sold, expressed dissatisfaction with the Department's provisions for several reasons, such ...
Human Settlements
Acquisition of state-owned land including Priority Development Areas and measures to curb land invasion/unlawful land occupation; DHS Q3 2023/24 Performance; with Deputy Minister
28 Feb 2024
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee received briefings from the Housing Development Agency (HDA) and the Department of Human Settlements on the acquisition of state-owned land for housing development. The Department also briefed the Committee on its third quarter performance.
Committee Members were pleased that the Department had ...
Human Settlements
Accreditation Framework for Municipalities to Administer National Housing Programmes; Implementation of AGSA findings: DHS & PPRA briefing
21 Feb 2024
Report of the meeting to follow.
Human Settlements
White Paper on Human Settlements; Accreditation Framework for Municipalities to Administer National Housing Programmes; with Minister
14 Feb 2024
In Parliament, the Committee was briefed on a Draft White Paper for Human Settlements and on a revised framework for accrediting municipalities to administer national housing programmes.
The Committee was told that the White Paper process could be finalised by the end of April 2024, following widespread consultation. Issues identified ...
Human Settlements
Committee Report on DHS Quarterly Performance; Community Schemes Ombud Services Indaba Report; Committee Annual Activities Report
8 Dec 2023
The Portfolio Committee met virtually to consider reports on the Department of Human Settlements' second quarter performance, Committee participation in the Community Schemes Ombuds Service (CSOS) workshop, minutes of its previous meetings, and its draft programme for the first quarter of 2024.
A Member highlighted the significance of the ...
Joint Multi-party Women’s Caucus
Elimination of child pregnancies & protection of children against sexual exploitation: Department briefings (with Minister & Deputy Ministers present)
30 Nov 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Multiparty Women’s Caucus received briefings from the departments of Social Development, Basic Education and Health on the elimination of child pregnancies and the protection of children against sexual exploitation. The departments all agreed that the issues must be dealt with through a multi-sectoral approach, ...