Ms Samantha Jane Graham

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Samantha Jane Graham

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Committee Meetings Attended

  • Public Works and Infrastructure Construction Industry Development Board & Council for the Built Environment 2018/19 Annual Report, with Deputy Minister
    10 Oct 2019

    Annual Reports 2018/2019

    The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) and the Council for the Built Environment (CBE) presented their 2018/19 Annual Reports. The Deputy Minister was in attendance.

    The CIDB indicated that it achieved 23 out of 30 of its annual targets. This was a significant improvement compared to the ...

  • Public Works and Infrastructure Independent Development Trust & Agrément SA 2018/19 Annual Reports
    9 Oct 2019

    Annual Reports 2018/2019

    The Committee received briefings by Independent Development Trust (IDT) and Agrément South Africa (ASA) on their annual reports for 2018/19.

    The IDT received an improved audit outcome, which saw it move from a disclaimer to a qualified audit opinion, meaning that the trend of the last 4 ...

  • Public Works and Infrastructure Audit Outcomes: AGSA briefing; DPWI & PMTE on implementation of 2017/17 recommendations; DPWI & PMTE 2018/19 Annual Report; with the Minister and Deputy Minister
    8 Oct 2019

    Annual Reports 2018/2019

    In the morning session, the Auditor-General’s office presented audit outcomes of the Department of Public Works and its entities. The Minister and Deputy Minister were present.

    The Auditor-General’s Office was questioned for its reactive approach to investigation and lacking of actions on consequence management. Members asked whether ...

  • Public Works and Infrastructure Foreign Properties owned by RSA: briefing; with Deputy Minister
    18 Sep 2019

    The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure explained that all state-owned immovable assets abroad used by the diplomatic service – including leasing, purchasing, disposal, alterations, maintenance, refurbishment, furniture and facilities – were transferred from Public Works to the Department of International Relations and Cooperation on 1 May 1999 by official ...

  • Public Works and Infrastructure Committee Report on Gauteng oversight visit
    11 Sep 2019

    The Committee met to consider and adopt its report on an oversight visit to Gauteng. The Content Advisor took the Committee through the report. Members were unanimous in praising the report as an accurate and detailed capturing of what was experienced at the oversight visit.

    Members then raised various points ...

  • Public Works and Infrastructure Small Harbours: progress report
    4 Sep 2019

    The joint meeting was held with the Portfolio Committees on Public Works and Infrastructure and Environment, Forestry & Fisheries for a PMTE briefing on development plans for small harbours over the next five years. Topics covered small harbour and state coastal properties business; Operation Phakisa: Oceans Economy; small harbour and ...

  • Public Works and Infrastructure Public Works Academy: progress update by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure
    21 Aug 2019

    The Department briefed the Committee on the Public Works Academy that is to be set up with the South African Property Owners’ Association in order to capacitate the Property Management and Trading Entity to manage the state’s massive property portfolio. The Academy is still at a conceptual stage and the ...

  • Public Works and Infrastructure Implementation of the Government Immovable Asset Management Act: PMTE briefing
    21 Aug 2019

    The Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure was briefed by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure on the Property Management Trading Entity. The presentation gave a background of and explained how the PMTE was structured as well as its financial stability.

    Members heard that the Department’s mandate was ...

  • Public Works and Infrastructure Public Works and Infrastructure Budget: Committee Report
    5 Jul 2019

    The Portfolio Committee on Public Works met to consider and deliberate on the Draft Budget Vote Report of the Committee. The Content Advisor  took the Committee through the proposed report that focused on policy priorities, the weakened mandate of the Department, the Annual Performance Plans (APPs), Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ...

  • Public Works and Infrastructure Public Works & Infrastructure, Agrément SA, IDT, CIDB & Council for the Built Environment 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan; with the Minister
    3 Jul 2019

    The Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure convened to receive presentations on the Annual Performance Plans of the Independent Development Trust (IDT), Agrément South Africa (ASA), the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) and the Council for the Built Environment (CBE). The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure was present. ...

  • Public Works and Infrastructure Department of Public Works 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan, with the Minister
    2 Jul 2019

    In the presence of the Minister, and the Deputy Minister, the Department of Public Works (DPW) briefed the Committee on their 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP). The APP had as its foci the Department’s Strategic Overview, its Programme Performance Indicators, the Service Delivery Improved Programme (SDIP), and the Strategic Risks ...

  • Public Works and Infrastructure Election of Chairperson
    2 Jul 2019

    The Committee held its first meeting of the sixth term of Parliament to elect its Chairperson.

    Upon following due process, the Committee Secretary declared Ms N Ntobongwana (ANC) as the duly elected Chairperson.

    The Committee would receive a briefing from the Department on its 2019/20 budget and annual performance plan later ...