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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 ...
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 ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Department of Human Settlements 2023/2024 Annual Performance Plan; with Ministry
5 May 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements received a briefing from the Department of Human Settlements on the Department’s 2023/2024 Annual Performance Plan and budget allocations.
The Department reported its priorities as:
Human Settlements
DHS, NHBRC, HDA, SHRA, NHFC, PPRA & CSOS 2023/24 Annual Performance Plans; with Minister and Deputy Minister
3 May 2023
The Portfolio Committee convened in Parliament to receive a briefing from the Department of Human Settlements (DHS) and its entities on their strategic and annual performance plans (APPs) for the 2023/24 financial year. The entities that were present were the National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC), Housing Development Agency (HDA), ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Housing Consumer Protection Bill: DHS briefing; with Minister and Deputy Minister
25 Apr 2023
The Department of Human Settlements briefed the Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements on the amended Housing Consumer Protection Bill in Parliament. Members' main concern was whether the Department had the capacity to effectively implement the Bill and ensure that inspectors did ...
Human Settlements
Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority update on implementation of AGSA recommendations; Implementation of FLISP Programme, with Deputy Minister
22 Mar 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee was briefed by the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority (PPRA) on implementing the Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) recommendations. The Committee also received a progress report on the implementation of the Finance Linked Individual Subsidy Programme (FLISP).
The Deputy Minister, who attended the meeting, ...
Human Settlements
Department of Human Settlements Q2&3 2022/23 Performance
15 Mar 2023
In a virtual meeting the Department of Human Settlements (DHS) reported a 62% target achievement in Quarter 2, which was a 4% increase from the first quarter, and 71% achievement in Quarter 3, a 9% increase from Quarter 2.
Committee members were happy to see improvements in some areas ...
Human Settlements
Strategy to transform apartheid urban spatial design; Strategy for the issuance of Title Deeds; with Deputy Minister
8 Feb 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements held a virtual meeting to hear from the Department of Human Settlements (DHS) about its strategic plans for spatial transformation and the status of title deed issuance.
The Department presented that the factors that contributed to slow spatial transformation included slow transformation of ...
Human Settlements
Department of Human Settlements Annual Report 2021/22; with the Minister
12 Oct 2022
The Portfolio Committee met with the Department of Human Settlements (DHS) on a virtual platform to discuss its annual performance report. The Committee had met with the Office of the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) earlier in the day to discuss the Department’s audit outcomes. The Minister ...
Human Settlements
Western Cape, North West, Northern Cape Blocked Housing Projects; Asbestos roofs; Mud houses; Informal Settlements; Title deeds; Fund shifting; with Deputy Minister
14 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 Deputy Minister was in attendance and made some contributions to the discussions.
The Northern Cape reported, in ...