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Public Works and Infrastructure
Small Harbours Maintenance, Leasing, Job Creation: Public Works briefing
13 Jun 2017
The Department of Public Works (DPW) provided a detailed background on the work it had done in respect of small harbours and the Integrated Small Harbour Management Authority (ISHMA) which had been established in 2005. Since then, the Department had pursued joint ventures with other entities, such as the Department ...
Tourism
Transformation in Tourism Sector: Tourism B-BBEE Charter Council briefing
9 Jun 2017
The Tourism Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Charter Council briefed the Committee on transformation in the tourism sector.
The Council worked jointly with the National Department of Tourism (NDT) to implement initiatives to gauge and drive transformation in the tourism sector. These included doing a new baseline study on the ...
Tourism
Internal Committee Business
1 Jun 2017
The Committee adopted outstanding Draft Committee Reports and Committee Minutes.
Public Works and Infrastructure
Umsunduzi Municipality irregular expenditure: IDT briefing on remedial action
30 May 2017
The Independent Development Trust (IDT) appeared before the Portfolio Committee on Public Works to shed light on the irregularities uncovered on IDT projects implemented at the Umsunduzi Local Municipality (ULM), where systematic corruption had been identified following a forensic investigation and a tightening up of the whistle-blowing processes.
The IDT ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Use of consultants: Public Works & PMTE briefing
23 May 2017
The Department of Public Works (DPW) with the Deputy Minister in attendance, convened with the Portfolio Committee on Public Works to present the use of consultants by the Department and by the Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE).
In November 2011, the then Minister commissioned a rapid diagnostic on the state ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Committee Report on Department of Public Works Budget
9 May 2017
Relevant documents:
Committee Report on 2017/18 Budget and Annual Performance Plans of Department of Public Works
[available once published Tabled Committee Reports]
From the outset of the meeting the Committee spent a considerable time in discussion on whether to proceed with consideration of the Draft Committee Budget Vote Report. ...
Tourism
National Department of Tourism on its Annual Performance plan, with Minister and Deputy Minister
5 May 2017
The National Department of Tourism (NDT) presented its strategic plan and annual performance plan (APP) for the years 2017/2020 and 2017/18, and described its challenges and plans. The Committee was very impressed that the whole delegation of the NDT was present, included both the Minister and Deputy Minister.
The NDT ...
Tourism
Auditor General on assurance assessment criteria for 2016/17
3 May 2017
The Office of the Auditor-General of SA (AGSA) briefed the Committee on the assurance assessment criteria for the 2016/17 financial year.
The first level of assurance was management assurance ie senior management, accounting officers and the executive authority. The second level of assurance was oversight assurance ie coordinating/monitoring institutions, internal ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
IDT, CBE, cidb and Agrément South Africa on their Annual Performance Plans
2 May 2017
Four entities of the National Department of Public Works presented their annual performance plans and budget for 2017 before the Portfolio Committee on Public Works.
Agrement South Africa reported that their strategic goals are linked to service delivery to promote the safe introduction of innovative and non-standardised construction related products ...
Tourism
South African Tourism on its Quarter 3 performance; Update on preparations of Free State Province
17 Mar 2017
The Committee at the outset was given the explanation that the SAT relied on statistics from StatsSA. The challenge was that StatsSA worked with calendar year statistics. There was thus a disjuncture in that SAT reporting had to be for financial years. SAT was working with StatsSA on the matter. ...