2021-w113 - 05 March 2021

Emma Louise Powell to ask the Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation

Will she furnish Ms E L Powell with the full details of every temporary residential unit project of her department across the Republic that commenced between 1 March 2020 and 1 October 2020, which (a) exceeded R70 000 per unit cost including civil works and infrastructure costs and (b) did not comply with National Norms and Standards as per the National Housing Code: Volume 4: Part 3: Emergency Housing Programme?

Reply from the Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation on 5 Mar 2021

Honourable Member, in Region A (Western Cape, Eastern Cape and the North Cape Provinces):

(a) All the TRUs under implementation do not exceed R70 000 per unit.

(b) The Mdantsane/Duncan Village project yield is 1174, of which 276 units have been completed. The TRUs do not comply with the National Norms and Standards (SANS 517) according to the assessment conducted by the NHBRC. A rational ...

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2021-w111 - 05 March 2021

Emma Louise Powell to ask the Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation

How much (a) State-owned land and (b) land identified for land reform will be transferred to (i) the National Department of Human Settlements and (ii) the Provincial Departments of Human Settlements for the provision of serviced sites for human settlement developments?

Reply from the Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation on 5 Mar 2021

(a) State-owned land in the extent of 14 018 hectares held nationally by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure has been identified and approved by Cabinet for release in order to advance the development of human settlements.

(b) The identified land parcels will be released by way of Power of Attorney in favour of the Housing Development Agency (HDA) to enable immediate joint development ...

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2021-w60 - 05 March 2021

Thokozani Makhosonke Langa to ask the Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation

Whether her department has been informed of the cause of the water crisis in the uMhlathuze Local Municipality; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation on 5 Mar 2021

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is aware of water shortages in the Umhlathuze Local Municipality. The Umhlathuze Local Municipality (LM) abstracts and treats water from Lake Cubhu at the Esikhaleni Water Treatment works for supply to the Esikhaleni area. However, the water demand in the area exceeds the available supply, necessitating the rotational supply of water to ensure all residents have access ...

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2020-w2871 - 24 December 2020

Thembi Portia Msane to ask the Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation

What (a) total number of housing megaprojects does the Department of Human Settlements have in partnership with black-owned property developers and (b)(i) is the total value of each specified housing project and (ii) in which provinces are the housing projects located?

Reply from the Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation on 24 Dec 2020

Honourable Member, please note that the National Department of Human Settlements does not contract developers. The appointment of contractors are done by provinces, municipalities and entities reporting to the Department. The National Department of Human Settlements is in the process of collating this data and it will be verified before publication.

The Honourable Member will be well aware that as part of transforming the ...

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2020-w2521 - 24 December 2020

Pebane George Moteka to ask the Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation

Given that on 11 April 2019, less than a month before the 2019 national elections, the President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr M C Ramaphosa, allegedly promised the people of Alexandra in Gauteng one million houses, (a) by what date does she envisage the building project of the one million houses will be completed, (b) is there enough land to accommodate the specified houses and (c) what total amount has she budgeted for the specified project?

Reply from the Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation on 24 Dec 2020

Honourable Member, the President of the Republic promised the residents of Alexandra proper and decent houses. My department, together with the Housing Development Agency are working with the Department of Human Settlements in Gauteng to realise this within available resources. More than 594 hectares of land has been identified and assembled for human settlements development within the Greater Alexandra Priority Human Settlements Housing Development ...

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2020-w2378 - 23 December 2020

Xolani Ngwezi to ask the Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation

(1)Whether, in view of the Free State asbestos roofing scandal (details furnished) and the arrests relating to it, and given that residents in the Free State continue to be exposed to asbestos and that long-term consequences may result in fatal health complications, her department alongside its provincial structures informed affected households about potential health effects resulting from long-term exposure; if so, what total number of residents have been reached and informed thus far; (2) whether her department has statistical data on the total number of (a) households and (b) residents who are experiencing health complications from long-term exposure to asbestos; if so, what (i) are the findings from the statistical data and (ii) assistance is being given to those persons affected by long-term exposure?

Reply from the Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation on 23 Dec 2020

1. The Department acknowledges that studies reveal that there are health effects of asbestos which are directly related to the condition of the asbestos-containing material. These studies further highlight that asbestos is dangerous when the material is broken thus increasing the amount of fibres that can be emitted from asbestos products. Whilst the need to inform the affected households exist, Section 3 of the ...

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2020-w3067 - 22 December 2020

Mathibe Rebecca Mohlala to ask the Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation

Whether the appointment of a certain person (name furnished, Advocate Terry Motau) to investigate fraud and corruption in the water boards and in her department is not a duplication of the investigation done by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU); if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what steps has her department taken to implement the recommendations of the SIU investigations?

Reply from the Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation on 22 Dec 2020

No, there is no duplication. The Terms of Reference for the person referred to by the Honourable Member are specific and indicate that those cases investigated by the SIU will not be included in his scope of work.

A joint media statement was issued by the Department of Water and Sanitation and the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) on 26 November 2020. It highlighted all ...

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2020-w2275 - 22 December 2020

Mathibe Rebecca Mohlala to ask the Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation

(a) What total number of water boards have had their boards dissolved in the current financial year, (b) on what date will the boards be appointed again and (c) what has she found to be the causes of so much instability in the water boards?

Reply from the Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation on 22 Dec 2020

(a) Honourable Member, three (3) Water Boards were dissolved during the current financial year and these are: Sedibeng Water, Amatola Water and Umgeni Water.

(b) The process of appointing the Boards for these water entities is currently underway.

(c) I am not aware of any instability in the water boards.

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2020-w2722 - 22 December 2020

Emma Louise Powell to ask the Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation

(1)Whether she will furnish Ms E L Powell with the details of all advisory committees and/or advisory bodies reporting to (a) her, (b) any structure, (c) employee, and/or (d) entity of the national departments of (i) Human Settlements and (ii) Water and Sanitation; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, on what date; (2) what is the (a) name and (b) highest qualification of each person serving in such advisory committee and/or advisory body; (3) what are the details of the legislative prescripts which empower the establishment and functioning of each advisory committee and/or advisory body; (4) what are the details of the remuneration and bonuses paid to each member in each week, month and year?

Reply from the Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation on 22 Dec 2020

The Honourable Member is referred to the reply I provided to her question, number 657. Further, there are no bonuses payable to the members of the Advisory Panel in the Department of Human Settlements and the Advisory Committees in the Department of Water and Sanitation.

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2020-w2890 - 21 December 2020

Pebane George Moteka to ask the Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation

By what date will she ensure that the community of Ga-Machacha in Ward 25 at Makhuduthamaga in Limpopo are provided with bulk infrastructure to which they can connect for clean drinking water?

Reply from the Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation on 21 Dec 2020

The Department of Water and Sanitation has allocated R53 million to the Sekhukhune District Municipality for the 2020/21 financial year through the Water Service Infrastructure Grant (WSIG) for the implementation of the following projects to ensure access to clean water in the Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality:

  • Mogoroane Water Supply Project
  • Uitspanning Water Supply Intervention
  • Tukakgomo Water Supply Intervention Phase 3
  • Mapodile Water Conservation and demand ...
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