Annual Report

COMMITTEE: PC on Public Works

Chairperson: INKOSI. MW HLENGWA
Period from 1999 to date

VISION: To deliver services by enabling people to provide for themselves, their communities and to better life for all.

MISSION:
Guided by the Rules of Parliament promulgated in terms of the Constitution to play an oversight role on the ministry and the Department. To this end it will exercise a rigorous oversight role in such a way that it contributes towards the improvement in the quality of life of all South Africans.

OBJECTIVES: To pursue its MISSION, the Portfolio Committee on Public Works has seven overriding goals namely:
To cover a greater volume of work which is of relevance to its MISSION.
This in terms of the number of state related bodies and finance-related issues it oversight.
To strengthen the qualitative aspects of its investigative work.
To understand and respond to existing areas of financial management weaknesses and under-performance.

To increase the consistency, regularity and assertiveness of follow-up actions where corrective actions has been deemed necessary.
To creatively and assertively influence improvements in financial management, wherever this might be
necessary in the broader public sector.
To influence and provide legislative framework to department’s strategic plan.

List of Entities overseen by Committee:
Independent Development Trust
Construction Industry Development Board
Council For Built Environment
Agreement Board

SUPPORT:

2.1 Control Committee Secretary: Ms N. Nonkelela
Period from 2002 to date

2.2 Committee Secretary: Mr Joey Leburu
Period from 1997 to date

2.3 Committee Assistant: Mr Sydney Makeleni
Period from 2001 to date

Secretary to Chairperson: Ms Nthabiseng Mohlomi

2.5 Researcher (Research Unit): Ms F Khan
Period from 2002 to date

Legal Support: None

3. COMPOSITION OF COMMITTEE (Include dates of appointment and discharges)
Membership

Member

Total Meetings Held

Number of meetings attended


%

Appointment Date

Discharge Date


African National Congress
Mr MM Chikane
Mr MU Kalako
Mr SK Louw
Mr NE Magubane
Hosi CMJ Hlaneki
Mr K Moonsamy
Mr NW Mudau(alternate)
Mr BA Radebe
Ms PS Sekgobela
Ms TLP Nwamita – Shilubana
Ms AN Sigcawu
Mr EM Sigwela
Ms NM Twala


16



7
0
0
8
13
11
3
11
8
8
6
5
4



43.75%
0%
0%
50%
81.25%
68.75%
18.75%
68.75
50%
50%
37.5%
31.25%
25%



1999
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999
Sept 2002
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999

 


Democratic Party

Mr RS Ntuli(alternate)
Mr SE Opperman

 





1
12





6.25%
75%





2001 May
1999l




Inkatha Freedom Party

Mr BM Douglas(alternate)
Inkosi MW Hlengwa
Mr NS Middleton







0
15
8




0%
93.75%
50%




Sept 2002
1999 l
1999 l






26 September 2002


New National Party

Mr J Schippers
Mr AS Van der Merwe(alternate)




12
4




75%
25%




2000 Oct
1999 l






United Democratic Movement

Mr MN Ramodike(alternate)
Ms NC Nkabinde
Kgoshi L Mothiba

 




1
6
2




16.25%
37.5%
12.5%




1999
6 May 2002
2000 May






6 May 2002


African Christian Democratic Party

Advocate ZL Madasa




0




0%




1999 April

 


Federal Alliance

Mr JPI Blanche



 




6




37.5%




28 May 2002

 






United Christian Democratic Party

Ms MA Seeco
Mr G Baloi

 




5
0




31.5%
0%




28 Jan 2002
1999






28 January 2002


Pan Africanist Congress of Azania

 



 



Minority Front











Afrikaner Eenheidsbeweging

 




 

 



Azanian People's Organisation














 








Composition of Sub-Committees: None











4. DELIBERATIONS (Major activities, accomplishment, etc.)

4.1 Legislation dealt with

Bill No.

Short title

Public Hearing

No of Submissions

Amendments

No of hrs spent

 

 

 

 

 

 


4.1.1 Legislation (The Committee has an oversight of)

Council for Built Environment Act: Act 43 of 2000
Quantity Surveying Profession Act: ACT 49 of 2000
Project and Construction Management Act: Act 48 of 2000
Property Valuers Profession Act: Act 47 of 2000
Landscaping Architectural Profession Act: Act 45 of 2000
Architectural Profession Act: Act 44 of 2000
Construction Industry Development Board Act: Act 38 of 2000
Parliamentary Villages Management Board Act: Act 96 of 1998


Other matters dealt with (e.g. Briefings, Green Paper, White Paper, Committee Policy Documents)

Document

Action to be taken

Date Discussed

No of hrs spent

Evaluation of Rules and regulations of Parliamentary Villages.
Transformation update
Budget vote
Update on CBPWP
HIV/AIDS in Construction Industry

Auditor-General’s report and report on status of army bases in North West (follow up a study tour

Resolution still pending


Discussion
Discussion
Discussion
Planning for workshop on the impact of HIV/AIDS in Construction Industry
Discussion

20 March and 17 September 2002.

8 May 2002
24 April 2002
16 October 2002


23 October 2002

18 September 2002

hours



2 hours
2 hours
2 hours

2 hours

2 hours



REPORTS TABLED

Title

Objective/s

Result/Outcome

Report on study tour to North West 30 May 2002

Visit to vandalised and unutilised army bases in North West, follow up visit to CBPWP, meeting with Minister of Public Works, attended launch of CBE visit CIDB and IDT.

Report was tabled to be considered by the House.


APPEARANCES BEFORE COMMITTEE

6.1 Cabinet / Deputy Minister: 3

6.2 Government Officials: 14

6.3 C.E.O.s of Statutory Bodies and Public Entities: 4

6.4 Any other:


REVIEW / ANALYSIS / SCRUTINY

Annual Departmental/Entity Report

Title

Date of Publication

Comments/Key Issue

No of hrs spent


 

 

 


Auditor-General's Report

Title

Date of Publication

Key Issues

No of hrs spent

 

 


Papers, Matters referred to Committee in ATC

Papers

Date referred

ATC No.

Action required

Page

Confer with

 

Memorandum on Vote No 6 Public Works, Main Estimates, 2002-2003.

8 March 2002

No 30 – 2002

For information

180

 

 

Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Construction Education and Training Authority for 2000- 2001, including the Report of the Auditor General on the Financial statements.

10 May 2002

No 54-2002

For Information

361

 


Strategic Plan of the Department of Housing for 2002-2004.

13 May 2002

No 55- 2002

For information

380

 

 

Together pushing back the Frontiers of Poverty-Laying Tomorrows’ Development.

6 June 2002

No 71 – 2002

For information

559

 

 

Report and Financial Statements of the Department of Public Works for 2000-2001, including the Report of the Auditor-General on Financial Statements of Vote 26- Public Works for 2000-2001.

19 July 2002

No 89- 2002

For information

1199

 

 

Community Based Public Works Programme - With our Hands Alleviating Poverty in South Africa.

16 September 2002

No 120- 2002

For information

1454

 

 

Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Construction Education and Training Authority for 2001-2002, including the Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements for 2001-2002 [RP 136-2002].

16 September 2002

No 120- 2002

For information

1457

 

 




Subject

Date considered

Publication Date of Report

Key Issues

No of hrs spent

 

 

 



Matters referred to Committee by Chairperson/Deputy Chairperson of Committees and
Capacity Building for Members

TRAINING

7.1

Subject Matter

Date

Number of Attendants

Venue

No of hrs spent

 

 

 

 

 


Planning Sessions

Subject Matter

Date

Number of Attendants

Venue

No of hrs spent

 

 

 

 

 


Conferences

Subject Matter

Date

Number of Attendants

Venue

No of hrs spent

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER MATTERS DEALT WITH

Public Hearings

Subject

Date

Public Hearings Held

Total Submissions

No of hrs spent

 

 

 

 

 


Oversight and Fact Finding Activities

Oversight Activity

Date

Title of Report

Date Tabled in the House

 

 

 

 



(a) VISITS

National Visits

Period

Purpose of visit
e.g. Fact finding investigations

Number of Members

Number of Staff

Date Report Tabled

Costs

 

 

 

 

 

 


International Visits

Period

Purpose of visit
e.g. Fact finding investigations

Number of Members

Number of Staff

Date Report Tabled

Costs

 

 

 

 

 

 


MONITORING IMPLEMENTATION OF LEGISLATION

Date

Legislation

Report

Date Tabled

 

 

 

 


MONITORING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PFMA

Date

Department or Entity

Report

Date Tabled

 

 

 

 


TABLING OF COMMITTEE REPORTS

Title/Topic

Publication Date

Date Reported

 

 

 


PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ACTIVITIES/INTERACTION WITH INSTITUTIONS

Organisation

Subject Matters

Date Reported

 

 

 


  1. SPONSORSHIP

Donor

Purpose

POs Approval Date

Amount

 

 

 

 




REVIEW OF YEAR'S WORK – RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSIONS

The Committee last year made the following recommendations:
That the researcher attends all the Committee meetings.
That members be retained in one committee at least two years.
That it maximise its oversight and monitoring role over the Department.
The Department should capacitate the Committee since the Department is a large portfolio especially on Department’s technical programmes.
The Committee and the Department should assist emerging contractors to develop by monitoring their growth status.
The Committee needs to effect policies that involve women, youth and disabled people in the construction industry.
The Committee should constantly examine the implementation of legislation and functions of legal entities established by the Act of Parliament.
The Committee has to keep a strict check on maintenance of Parliamentary residential areas including the Prestigious accommodation.
The Committee should get its quarterly financial report regarding its budget.
The Parliamentary Officer must attend all Committee meetings.


15 FORMAL ADOPTION OF ANNUAL REPORT BY THE COMMITTEE

Annual Report of the Portfolio Committee on Public Works was adopted on 13 November 2002.


J Leburu
COMMITTEE SECRETARY



N Nonkelela
CONTROL COMMITTEE SECRETARY

Inkosi M W Hlengwa
COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON