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Water and Sanitation
Giyani Bulk Water Project Progress Report: Mopani District Municipality & DWS briefing; with Minister
12 Sep 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation received a progress report in a virtual meeting on the Giyani Bulk Water Project, and welcomed the commendable progress made in ensuring water delivery to the 55 villages in Giyani as part of the project. Phase 1, which involved connecting these villages ...
Human Settlements
Mpumalanga & Limpopo on MinMec 2022/23 Priorities and Budget Expenditure
6 Sep 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements was briefed by the Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces on the Ministers and Members of Executive Council (MINMEC) priorities and budget expenditure for the 2022/23 financial year.
The Committee heard that Mpumalanga had only two blocked projects in the 2023/24 financial year, which were situated ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation Q1 2023/24 Performance; with Ministry
29 Aug 2023
The Portfolio Committee received a briefing from the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on its First Quarter performance where it achieved 65% of its targets.
The DWS reported on its law reform progress: the National Water Resource Infrastructure Agency (NWRIA) Bill has been submitted to Parliament on 25 ...
Human Settlements
Update on SIU TRU Investigations; City of Tshwane utilisation of USD & ISUP Grants; DHS support to provinces affected by floods (with Deputy Minister)
5 Jul 2023
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) gave an update on its investigations into housing corruption in 5 provinces: Limpopo, Free State, Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga, and Gauteng. The SIU told the Committee that its investigations uncovered and indicated endemic corruption, maladministration, and malpractice in the DHS, as there is evidence of ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Committee Programme
15 Jun 2023
The Multiparty Women’s Caucus met on the virtual platform to receive a briefing on the Caucus’s third term programme.
The Caucus was mindful of the short time period for the third term, and Members requested that some key matters be discussed in order to prepare for the incoming seventh ...
Human Settlements
Adoption of Committee Minutes
7 Jun 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements met to deal with outstanding minutes.
Tshwane's failure to appear before the Committee for a briefing due to financial constraints raised concerns, prompting a proposal to retain their funds until engagement. The Committee proposed visiting Tshwane to investigate water-related challenges leading to serious ...
Water and Sanitation
Oversight visit reports to Free State and Limpopo
6 Jun 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation held a meeting to discuss two oversight reports. The first focused on the bucket eradication programme (BEP) in the Free State, while the second Report assessed progress on the Giyani Bulk Water Project in the Limpopo Province.
In its ...
Human Settlements
DHS Q4 2022/23 Performance; Northern Cape and North West Oversight Visit Report; with Ministry
31 May 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements met on the virtual platform to receive a briefing on the Quarter Four performance of the Department of Human Settlement.
At the beginning of the meeting, the Committee discussed a recent oversight visit to the North West province. A few ...
Water and Sanitation
DWS update on Cholera Outbreak, disciplinary hearings and SIU investigations; with Minister
30 May 2023
The Portfolio Committee convened in Parliament to receive a briefing by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on progress regarding the status of disciplinary hearings, including cases being investigated by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), and an update on the Hammanskraal cholera outbreak.
The Department said it had been ...
Human Settlements
Western Cape Department of Infrastructure response to oversight visit; DHS update Mawiga Ministerial Project and Mawiga Four Petitioners
24 May 2023
During the virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee received three presentations. The first dealt with the oversight visit by the Western Cape Department of Human Settlements in April, followed by a progress report on the Magiwa Ministerial project, where Phase One of 8 000 property transfers would commence on 1 ...