PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS REMAINING MATTERS AND DRAFT COMMITTEE PROGRAMME 2004

 

Role of Committee

The role of this Committee is to ensure that appropriate accommodation, housing, land and infrastructure needs of national departments is met, as well as rendering associated support to manage the poverty alleviation programme and to promote the transformation of the construction industry

The Committee exercises oversight over

LEGISLATIVE WORK

As part of its legislative work, hearings are held on Bills. Hearings on the Property Agency Bill and consideration of report on the hearings forms a significant portion of the Committee’s work. The following legislation have been considered by the Committee in 2000:

OVERSIGHT

As part of its oversight activities, visits will take place to the Independent Development Trust, Agreement Board, Council for Built Environment and Construction Industry Development Board in Limpopo and Gauteng.

BRIEFINGS

The Department will brief the Committee on the Expropriation Bill.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

Public hearings will be conducted regarding the Expropriation Bill once it is introduced to the Committee.

Motivation for TRIPS TO BE UNDERTAKEN in 2003

The following trips form part of follow up visits to Departments and statutory institutions and the Committee will ensure that effective use is made of resources in order to achieve its outcome on the implementation of legislation passed and oversight on statutory bodies as well as implementation of poverty alleviation programmes.

National Trips

Purpose

Duration

Names of members

KZN, Western Cape, Northern Cape

Follow up visit on poverty alleviation and Community Based Public Works Programme.

5 days

5 to be identified

Visit to Statutory institutions: Limpopo and Gauteng province

Follow up visit on implementation of passed legislation.

5 days

5 to be identified

Visit to Nodal points

To monitor the implementation of poverty alleviation and job creation projects on the Nodal points identified by the State President during the state of the nation address in February 2003

4 days

Ms AN Sigcawu, Mr K Moonsamy, Mr MW Mudau, Ms TP Nwamitwa-Shilubana, Ms M Twala, Hosi CJ Hlaneki, Ink MW Hlengwa, Mr J Schippers, Mr JP Blanche, Mr S Opperman, Ms MA Seeco, Ms P Sekgobela, Ms NC Nkabinde, and Mr MM Chikane

International Trips

With regard to the poverty alleviation programme, and in line with the State of the Nation Address by the Honourable President, the Committee feels that comparative study of programmes in countries similar in nature will benefit the South African poverty alleviation programme.

The Committee plans to schedule this trip during the Committee dedicated period, from 30 June to 09 July 2004/05.

The expected outcomes of this trip are:

To make recommendations to the Department of Public Works to:

  1. Roll out the programme of job creation to grassroots level as similar to Chinese model.

  2. Increase economies of rural areas by ensuring rural communities participate in community-based projects such as in vegetable production in large scales and be able to sell their production in open market.

  3. Benchmark and understand the best practices in relation asset management and property maintenance.

 

Country

Purpose

Duration

Names of members

Malaysia and China

To exchange experience in regards to community based projects, poverty alleviation and job creating programmes

10 days

Eight (8) and a Committee Secretary

Parties have not made their delegation yet.

 

 

 

 

 

TRIPS/TOURS ALREADY UNDERTAKEN SINCE 1999

National Trips

Purpose

Duration

Names of Members

Date of report (ATC)

North West

Visit vandalized army bases, follow up to CBPWP

5 days

Eight, Ink MW Hlengwa, Ms TP Shilubana, Hosi CJ Hlaneki, Mr BA Radebe, Mr s Opperman, Mr J Schippers, Mr K Moonsamy, Ms NM Twala

30-05-2002

Pretoria

Meeting with the Minister of PWD, attend launch of CBE, oversight CIDB and IDT

3 days

Six, Ink MW Hlengwa, Mr MM Chikane, Hosi Hlaneki, Mr BA Radebe, Mr S Opperman, Mr J Schippers

30/05/2002

North West, Northern Province, Western Cape, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, Kwazu-Natal, Free State, Gauteng and Eastern Cape

Oversight on the CBPWP, visit to areas that damaged by floods

5 days on each clustered group

NW; NP; GP: Four, Mr BA Redebe, Hosi Hlaneki, Ms TP Shilubana, Mr AS Van der Merwe,

KZN;MP; EC, Ink MW Hlengwa, Mr E Sigwela, Mr NE Magubane, Mr J Schippers

NC; WC;FS, Ms PS Sekgobela, Ms NM Twala, Mr S Opperman, Kgoshi Mothiba

24/05/2001

Visit to Pretoria

Attend progress report of the 2nd Construction Industry Stake holders Forum

1 day

Ink MW Hlengwa, Mr. MM Chikane, Mr. K Moonsamy, Hosi CJ Hlaneki, Ms PS Sekgobela, Ms MA Seeco, Mr. S Opperam

04/11/2003

 

 

International Trips

Purpose

Duration

Names of Members/Staff

Date report tabled

Britain (London)

Investigate the maintenance of state property, rehabilitation of state land and function of professional bodies in the built environment

10 days

Eight: Ink MW Hlengwa, Mr MM Chikane, Mr BA Radebe, Ms PS Sekgobela, Ms AN Sigcawu, Mr AS Van der Merwe, Mr S Opperman, Mr J Schippers and a Committee Secretary: Joey Leburu

27/06/2002

 

THIS PROGRAMME REMAINS A DRAFT UNTIL THE NEW PARLIAMENT’S PROGRAMME HAS BEEN ISSUED.

NAME OF PRESENTATION

DATE OF PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE
   

Briefing on visit to Nodal Points and programme for session

04 February 2004

Discussion Annual Report of PWD

11 February 2004

Introduction of IDT CEO

Report on Nodal Points

18 February 2004

Visit to Nodal Points

23-25 February 2004

Construction Industry Development Programme (CIDP)

25 February 2004

Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP)

03 March 2004

Community Based Public Works Programme (CBPWP)

10 March 2004

Update on Transformation and Restructuring

17 March 2004

Consideration of Nodal Points report and visit Parliamentary Villages

24 March 2004

Adoption of report on Nodal Points

31 March 2004

Budget Preview

DPW Strategic Plan 2004

5 May 2004

Briefing on DPW structure (post election

presentation)

2 June 2004

Identification of members training on PWD activities.

9 June 2004

Update on GIAMA, Disposal Strategy and 2004 Plan

16 June 2004

Minister’s Budget Speech

7 July 2004

Function to introduce DPW management to the Portfolio Committee

14 July 2004

Property Policy

28 July 2004

BEE Report

11 August 2004

Second update on Transformation and Restructuring

15 September 2004

Second update on Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP)

19 November 2004
   

 

EXPENDITURE/COSTS to 31 March 2003

  1. Costs for Meetings

    2. Number of Meetings = 15 (16 members)

    These meetings will take place at the seat of Parliament

    Breakfast: Tea, Coffee, Juice & Sandwiches or Muffins:

    R10.00 P/P x 15 X 16 = R1 872.00

    Lunch: Finger Lunch or Full Menu:

    R35.00 x 16 people x 15 = R1 680.00

    Subtotal: R15 160.00

  2. Costs for Travel

    3. Planning for visit to Statutory bodies, provinces, Nodal points and NPWP

    This will consists of oversight on province in relation implementation of passed legislation and monitoring of statutory bodies. To respond state president’s call on the expanded Public Works Programme that include nodal points and National Public Works Programme

  3. Costs for Training

    4. The Department of Public Works will provide capacity building to the Committee members in relation to implementation of passed legislation. Training on technical work of the department in terms of the functions of professional bodies created by Acts of Parliament.

  4. Planning

Strategic planning with the Department of Public Works

No financial cost to the Committee,

Date on which the programme was adjusted: 30/01/03. Programme not yet finalised.

 

Mr J Leburu

COMMITTEE SECRETARY

N Nonkelela

CONTROL COMMITTEE SECRETARY

 

Inkosi M W Hlengwa

COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON