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Human Settlements
Engagement with PPSA on Human Settlements matters; FS Department of Human Settlements on the Progress made on Recovery Plans
8 Nov 2023
This meeting was held on a virtual platform to allow the Portfolio Committee to hear from the Office of the Public Protector on its progress in dealing with various complaints from beneficiaries of the Department of Human Settlements, and to be briefed by the Free State Department of Human ...
Human Settlements
Ga-Rankuwa/Mabopane Petition; Breede Valley Municipality Petition
1 Nov 2023
The Portfolio Committee met with the Department of Human Settlements and the Western Cape Government to discuss progress on the Garankuwa/Mabopane (MAWIGA) petition and the Breede Valley Municipality petition.
The four MAWIGA petitioners, whose houses had been illegally sold, expressed dissatisfaction with the Department's provisions for several reasons, such as ...
Human Settlements
HDA, PPRA & CSOS 2022/23 Annual Reports; with Deputy Minister
18 Oct 2023
Community Schemes Ombud Service
Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority
Three entities of the Department of Human Settlements -- the Housing Development Agency, the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority and the Community Schemes Ombud Service -- briefed the Portfolio Committee in a virtual meeting on their 2022/23 audit outcomes. ...
Human Settlements
Human Settlements Portfolio Audit outcomes & performance: AGSA & DPME input; DHS 2022/23 Annual Report; with Ministry
11 Oct 2023
The Committee met with the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) and the Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) to discuss the audit outcomes and financial and non-financial performance of the human settlements portfolio.
The AGSA said were no outstanding audits and all financial statements were submitted by ...
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
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
First Term Committee Programme
1 Feb 2023
The Committee convened a virtual meeting to adopt its first term programme and outstanding minutes from the previous quarter.
During discussion on the programme, Members were told that the Committee had only one week for oversight visits each quarter, so it planned to visit two provinces per quarter to ...
Human Settlements
Title Deeds: Deeds Registry briefing; Housing Consumer Protection Bill: adoption
30 Nov 2022
On a virtual platform the Portfolio Committee considered the B version of the Housing Consumer Protection Bill [B10B-2021] and adopted it and the Committee Report on the Bill. Most of the amendments were minor due to the renumbering caused by the removal of clause 39 which ...
Human Settlements
Housing Consumer Protection Bill: proposed amendments
23 Nov 2022
On a virtual platform, the Portfolio Committee deliberated on its proposed amendments (A-list) to clauses 2, 7, 11, 15, 16, 32, 41 and 88 of the Housing Consumer Protection Bill.
The Department first addressed outstanding concerns raised by Members about the establishment of a non-profit company to provide insurance ...
Human Settlements
Housing Consumer Protection Bill:deliberations
16 Nov 2022
Committee deliberations on the Housing Consumer Protection Bill covered clauses 1 to 38.
In clause 2 Members expressed their concern about the lack of mention of mud huts in rural areas not being listed as exempt from the requirements of this legislation. Members asked which entity is responsible for ...