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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 ...
Human Settlements
Housing Consumer Protection Bill response to public hearings; Ga-Rankuwa and Mabopane Residents Petition: Department response
11 Nov 2022
The Portfolio Committee convened on a virtual platform for a briefing from the Department of Human Settlements (DHS) on issues raised during the public hearings on the Housing Consumer Protection Bill. The National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) accompanied the Department. The Committee also considered a petition from Ga-Rankuwa ...
Human Settlements
Housing Consumer Protection Bill: public hearings
9 Nov 2022
The Portfolio Committee convened on a virtual platform for public submissions on the Housing Consumer Protection Bill [B10-2021]. The Committee heard from Master Builders South Africa (MBSA) and the Development Action Group (DAG). Members from the Department of Human Settlements (DHS) and the National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) ...
Human Settlements
Human Settlements BRRR
26 Oct 2022
Budget Review & Recommendations Reports BRRR
The Committee met on a virtual platform to consider its Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) on the Department of Human Settlements and its entities.
The leading contention in the meeting pertained to the Committee’s undertaking to receive quarterly progress reports from the ...
Human Settlements
Update on establishment of Human Settlements Development Bank; with Deputy Minister
8 Jun 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements had called on the Department of Human Settlements to expedite establishing the much-anticipated Human Settlements Development Bank (HSDB). In line with this, the tabling of the Human Settlements Development Bank Bill would be prioritised as enabling legislation toward this goal. The purpose of ...
Human Settlements
SIU findings on matters relating to Human Settlements; DHS & HDA on progress made in implementing Audit Outcomes recommendations; with Deputy Minister
25 May 2022
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) gave a presentation outlining their investigations into housing corruption in the Limpopo, Free State and Gauteng provinces. The investigations found several instances of service and goods procurement that were not fair, equitable, transparent, or cost-effective. One such case was the development of the Talana Temporary ...
Human Settlements
Department of Human Settlements on Budget: Committee Report
4 May 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee considered its report on the budget vote report on the revised strategic planning and the Annual Performance Plan of the Department of Human Settlements and its entities.
Some Members were impressed with the report as they felt that it attempts ...
Human Settlements
DHS 2022/23 Annual Performance Plan; with Minister and Deputy Minister
20 Apr 2022
DHS 2022/23 Annual Performance Plan
The Portfolio Committee convened on a virtual platform to be briefed by the Department of Human Settlements (DHS) on its annual performance plan (APP) for 2022/23.
Members convened 30 minutes early to allow them to review the Committee’s second term programme. It was proposed ...
Human Settlements
Interventions to stabilise Housing Development Agency & Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority; Plans to accelerate transformation of the real estate sector; with Minister & Deputy Minister
23 Mar 2022
The Portfolio Committee convened on a virtual platform for a briefing by the Department of Human Settlements (DHS) on the interventions undertaken to stabilise the Housing Development Agency (HDA) and the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority (PPRA), formally known as the Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB). The Department and the ...
Human Settlements
COVID Audit Report; Implementation of Community Schemes Ombud Services and National Housing Finance Corporation Audit Outcomes; with Deputy Minister
16 Mar 2022
The Portfolio Committee convened on a virtual platform for a briefing by the office of the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) on the second special report on the financial management of government’s COVID-19 initiatives. The Department of Human Settlements (DHS), led by the Deputy Minister, was ...