5. First meeting with the Eastern Cape provincial Department of Human Settlements and Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM) The Committee met with the national Department of Human Settlements, Eastern Cape Department of Human Settlements and the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM) on 8 December 2011. The latter was responding to the invitation by the Committee. Ms BN Dambuza, Chairperson: of the Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements and leader of the delegation explained the reasons for the briefing and indicated that the NMBM was requested to respond to a number of issues including the implementation of Urban Settlement Development Grant (USDG) and to account for the R502 million budget that was allocated for the USDG, to give a briefing on Fitch's Corner and Grogro informal settlements and to provide clarity on land issues.