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Human Settlements
Mpumalanga, Limpopo, KZN Blocked Housing Projects; Asbestos roofs; Mud houses; Informal Settlements; Title deeds; Fund shifting
7 Sep 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the National Department of Human Settlements and some provincial departments on plans to remove asbestos roofs, eradicate mud houses, and unblock blocked projects.
The Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN) Provincial Department of Human Settlements reported that regarding the Asbestos-Roof Houses Project, assessments had ...
Human Settlements
Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng Blocked Housing Projects; Asbestos roofs; Mud houses; Informal Settlements; Title deeds; Fund shifting; with Deputy Minister
31 Aug 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements met for briefings from the National Department of Human Settlements (NDHS) on progress in the Blocked and Incomplete Projects Programme and from the Gauteng, Free State and Eastern Cape provincial departments on the shifting of funds from provinces to other provinces, plans to remove ...
Human Settlements
Committee Reports; Third Term Programme & Committee matters
24 Aug 2022
The Committee met on a virtual platform to consider its third term programme, and to adopt its reports -- with observations and recommendations -- for the third and fourth quarters of the 2021/22 year.
During the discussion on oversight visits in the Committee's third term programme, a ...
Human Settlements
Update on establishment of Human Settlements Development Bank; with Deputy Minister
8 Jun 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements had called on the Department of Human Settlements to expedite establishing the much-anticipated Human Settlements Development Bank (HSDB). In line with this, the tabling of the Human Settlements Development Bank Bill would be prioritised as enabling legislation toward this goal. The purpose of ...
Human Settlements
Department of Human Settlements Quarter 3 & 4 2021/22 Performance
18 May 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee received a briefing from the Department of Human Settlements (DHS) on its third and fourth quarter performance. The DHS reported that in Q3, it achieved 56% performance –this was an increase of 9% from Q2. In Q4, 57% performance was achieved.
Some Members ...
Human Settlements
DHS Flood interventions; FLISP & DDM implementation; with Deputy Minister
11 May 2022
There was no additional funding that would be provided to the three provinces affected by the April disasters, because the Department of Human Settlements (DHS) had only R500m for the whole country to respond to the disaster, and if the whole R500m was transferred to KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), it would ...
Human Settlements
Department of Human Settlements on Budget: Committee Report
4 May 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee considered its report on the budget vote report on the revised strategic planning and the Annual Performance Plan of the Department of Human Settlements and its entities.
Some Members were impressed with the report as they felt that it attempts ...
Human Settlements
NHFC, PPRA & CSOS 2022/23 Annual Performance Plans; with Deputy Minister
21 Apr 2022
National Housing Finance Corporation
Community Schemes Ombud Service
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee received briefings from three Department of Human Settlements entities -- the National Housing Finance Corporation, the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority and the Community Schemes Ombud Service -- on their budgets, strategic plans, and ...
Human Settlements
DHS 2022/23 Annual Performance Plan; with Minister and Deputy Minister
20 Apr 2022
DHS 2022/23 Annual Performance Plan
The Portfolio Committee convened on a virtual platform to be briefed by the Department of Human Settlements (DHS) on its annual performance plan (APP) for 2022/23.
Members convened 30 minutes early to allow them to review the Committee’s second term programme. It was proposed ...
Human Settlements
Interventions to stabilise Housing Development Agency & Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority; Plans to accelerate transformation of the real estate sector; with Minister & Deputy Minister
23 Mar 2022
The Portfolio Committee convened on a virtual platform for a briefing by the Department of Human Settlements (DHS) on the interventions undertaken to stabilise the Housing Development Agency (HDA) and the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority (PPRA), formally known as the Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB). The Department and the ...