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Public Works and Infrastructure
Update on establishment of Ethics & Compliance, Infrastructure and Consequence Management Unit & legal cases involving DPWI and PMTE; with Minister
24 Aug 2022
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) met with the Committee to update it in a virtual meeting on the progress of the Ethics and Compliance, Infrastructure and Consequence Management Unit, and litigation cases against the Department.
Some of the Committee Members were concerned about a large number ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Briefing by the Parliamentary Legal Advisor on the A-List of the Expropriation Bill
23 Aug 2022
Tracking the Expropriation Bill in Parliament
In a virtual meeting, the Parliamentary Legal Advisory team briefed the Committee on the corrections made to the draft of the Bill since the last meeting. Some key changes were outlined and Members indicated that the copy presented in the meeting was merely ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Telkom Towers building project & Parliamentary Villages refurbishment project: DPWI briefing’ with Deputy Minister
8 Jun 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure met on a virtual platform to receive an update on the progress of projects to refurbish the Telkom Towers building complex in Pretoria to house the SA Police Service headquarters and to refurbish houses in the parliamentary villages in Cape Town. ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
The Science, Technology and Innovation Decadal Plan, resources for STI and coordination of the public STI budget
3 Jun 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Innovation had a joint meeting with several other parliamentary committees to receive a briefing from the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) on the Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) White Paper and the Department’s 10-year, or decadal, plan. ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Expropriation Bill: Parliamentary Legal Advisor & State Law Advisor on proposed amendments
1 Jun 2022
Tracking the Expropriation Bill in Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the Parliamentary Legal Adviser and State Law Adviser briefed the Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure on the A-List of the Expropriation Bill [B23-2020].
The A-List contained all of the proposed amendments to the Expropriation Bill. The Committee ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Readiness to implement GBVF laws: Justice Deputy Minister with relevant Ministries
26 May 2022
National Strategic Plan on GBV and Femicide
In this virtual meeting, the Multiparty Women Caucus was briefed by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development on its readiness to implement the three gender-based violence (GBV) Amendment Acts.
The Committee was informed that the target date for the commencement of ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
DPWI legislation status report; with Deputy Minister
25 May 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure briefed the Committee on progress in developing several pieces of legislation. They were:
Public Works and Infrastructure Bill: Adv Uday Naidoo had been appointed to draft the Bill in October 2021. The Department was “bending over backwards” to ...
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Parliament fire: Public Works Ministry, Police Deputy Minister, SAHRA
20 May 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the South African Police Service (SAPS) on progress made in the police investigation into the cause of the January fire at the parliamentary precinct. The presentation detailed the investigation into the fire, the physical security and safeguarding of the precinct ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
DPWI on governance issues pertaining to the Boards of the CBE, CIDB & IDT
18 May 2022
PMG was not present
Public Works and Infrastructure
Expropriation Bill: Legal Advisors on proposed amendments (postponed)
11 May 2022
Tracking the Expropriation Bill in Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the Parliamentary Legal Advisor and State Law Advisor were supposed to brief the Portfolio Committee on the draft A-List (proposed amendments) to the Expropriation Bill. The presentation detailed the 26 proposals that would be discussed. The A-List took into ...