The objectives of the oversight visit were to receive a briefing from the MEC and the provincial department responsible for human settlements on the following: . Implementation of a comprehensive integrated human settlements strategy in the province; . Performance in meeting service delivery targets set for 2011/12 and challenges encountered and ascertain whether there has been value for money; . Plans, programmes and progress in the implementation of rural sanitation; . Plans, programmes and service delivery targets for 2012/13; . Progress report in support of the disaster affected communities; . Blocked projects and plans to unblock them; . Status on audit of poorly constructed houses and cost implications for rectification of such houses; . The number of informal settlements, the plan and the progress in upgrading such settlements, including community residential units (CRUs); . Progress in the implementation of the Farm Worker Assistance Programme; . The co-ordination and management of the beneficiary list and incorporation of backyard dwellers to the provincial housing data base; . Use of alternative technologies in construction of houses; . The North West Housing Corporation closure; . The role played by the private sector in service delivery.