1. Received a briefing by the then Minister of Housing, Ms B Mabandla, on 3 February 2004, on the following:

• National Housing Summit Report
• Women in Housing summit Report
• Community Re-Investment Bill
• Prevention of Illegal Eviction and Unlawful Occupation of the Land Bill

2. Adopted the approved Committee Budget on 18 February 2004.

3. Elected Committee Chairperson on 12 May 2004.

4. Adopted a committee business plan, programme and budget on 26 May,

2004.

5. Met to discuss the Housing Budget Vote 29 on 27 May 2004.

6. Received a Strategic Plan and Budget Vote briefing from the National Department of Housing on 2 June 2004.
7. Held a bosberaad on the Committee Business Plan and committee programme on 2-3 August 2004.
8. Met with Women in Housing in its attempt to build a house for a vulnerable woman on 11 August 2004.
9. Undertook a National Housing Imbizo in khayelitsha convened by the Western Cape Housing Department on 11 August 2004.
10. Received a briefing from Statistics South Africa on Strategies on Alleviating Poverty on 18 August 2004.
11. Committee members attended the Johannesburg +2 Summit (WSSD) between 30 June to 4 July 2004.
12. Received the new Comprehensive Plan from the Minister of Housing on 9 September 2004.
13. Visited Gauteng province from the 11^th- 15^th October 2004.
14. Held public hearings with Housing Institutions on the 2^nd and 3^rd November 2004.
15. Received a workshop from the National Department of Housing on the New Comprehensive Plan on 17 November 2004.
16. Committee members participated in the Kenneth Kaunda Work Project to build a "Women for Housing & Partners" house in Mamelodi, on 22-26 November 2004.
17. Chairperson attended all MINMEC meetings:

• MINMEC 11-12 March 2004
• MINMEC 31 May -01 June, 2004
• MINMEC 29-30 June, 2004 MINMEC 25-26 October, 2004

1. Fire & Floods Conference - Old Assembly Chamber
2. International Visit (Study Tour)
3. Build a House
4. Executive Mayors' Public Hearings
5. MEC's Public hearings
6. Reports: Gauteng Provincial Visit - 11-15 October, 2004 Annual report 2004 Housing Public Hearings 2-3 November, 2004
7. Amendment of PIE
8. Banking Council - Dr Cas Coovadia (Financial Charter)
9. Mpumalanga Provincial Visit