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This workshop provides an overview of the departmental structure, housing branch priorities, linkages with provincial and national priorities, and the budget plan. The focus is on not abandoning the poor and serving with humility, honesty, and integrity.
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HOUSING STRATEGIC WORKSHOP 12th April 2005 “We shall NOT abandon the Poor” Serving with Humility, Honesty & Integrity
OVERVIEW • Departmental structure • Housing Branch • Branch Priorities for 2005/6 • Linkages with Provincial Growth & Development Plan (PGDP) • Linkages with National Priorities • Budget Plan “We shall NOT abandon the Poor” Serving with Humility, Honesty & Integrity
Departmental Structure • Program 1: Administration • Program 2: Housing development • Program 3: Developmental Local Government • Program 4:Traditional Affairs “We shall NOT abandon the Poor” Serving with Humility, Honesty & Integrity
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT BRANCH • Purpose: To facilitate creation of sustainable human settlements • Functions • Planning & Research • Housing Performance/ Subsidy Program • Urban Renewal & Human Settlement redevelopment • Housing asset management & Land Admin “We shall NOT abandon the Poor” Serving with Humility, Honesty & Integrity
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT BRANCH • Functions • Policy, Planning & Research • Policy research • Integrated planning • Accreditation • Capacity Building • Housing Program Administration • Subsidy Program • Contract management “We shall NOT abandon the Poor” Serving with Humility, Honesty & Integrity
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT BRANCH • Functions • Human Settlements • Human Settlements • Rural/Farm housing • Rental • Social Housing • Quality Assurance • Project Management • Quality & Quantity, Value for money • Project audits and inspection • Risk management • Strategic partnerships with housing institutions “We shall NOT abandon the Poor” Serving with Humility, Honesty & Integrity
Branch Priorities • Capacity Building at provincial & local government • Consumer Education • Policy development for the vulnerable groups • Establishment of Rental Housing Tribunal • Phasing out of old housing dispensation programme • Emergency Programmes • Unblocking of blocked projects • Strengthen monitoring & evaluation of projects “We shall NOT abandon the Poor” Serving with Humility, Honesty & Integrity
Linkages with the ECProvincial Growth & Development Plan Rental & Social Housing ? Potential exists for local Manufacturing of building material Infrastructure Development Human Settlement Transformation of the agrarian economy and strengthening of food security Public Sector Devolution of Powers Accreditation of municipalities CDWs & Institutional Consolidation, development and diversification Transformation of manufacturing base & tourism potential • Infrastructure • Development • Human Resource Internships Learnerships Capacity Building within provincial administration & municipalities Development Public Ser Systematic poverty eradication through a holistic, integrated and multi dimensional approach to pro poor planning EPWP PHP Learnerships “We shall NOT abandon the Poor” Serving with Humility, Honesty & Integrity
Linkages with PGDP • Poverty Alleviation • EPWP • PHP • Learnerships • HRD • Internships • Learnerships • Capacity Building within provincial administration & municipalities • Infrastructure Development • Human settlement • Rental & Social Housing • Public service Transformation • Devolution of Powers • Accreditation of municipalities • CDWs “We shall NOT abandon the Poor” Serving with Humility, Honesty & Integrity
Linkages with National Priorities • Mid Term Strategic Framework &National Plan of Action • Need to improve performance of the state • Capacity building at provincial & local sphere of government • Need to intervene in the second economy • Job creation • Improve capacity of local government • Accreditation of municipalities • Improve government communication • Munimec • Outreach program/Imbizos • Consumer Education “We shall NOT abandon the Poor” Serving with Humility, Honesty & Integrity
Linkages with National Priorities • Mid Term Strategic Framework • Strengthen partnerships • Housing support institutions • PPPs • Donor support • Focus on identified development nodes • ISRDP • Urban Renewal • Ensure availability of requisite skills • Learnerships • Internships • Implement recommendations emanating from the audit • Quality Assurance • Risk management “We shall NOT abandon the Poor” Serving with Humility, Honesty & Integrity
BUDGET PLANNING, UTILIZATION & IMPACT • R581mio • Addressing economic and equity issues • 30% women • 10% youth • 5% people with disabilities Breakdown NMMM = R121m BCM = R47m CDM = R76m ADM = R35m CHDM = R78m ORTDM = R83m UDM = R38m ANDM = R18m R498m +R83m R581m * R83 for Sustainable Human Settlements, Servcon and Blocked Projects “We shall NOT abandon the Poor” Serving with Humility, Honesty & Integrity
Budget …(cont) • 25813 houses to be built • Capital Discount Benefit scheme>10 000 houses to be transferred • Unblock 35 blocked projects • 2 nodes identified for sustainable human settlement • Rural pilot to be finalized • IMPACT • Create 6250 jobs • Promotion of BBEE through emerging contractor program “We shall NOT abandon the Poor” Serving with Humility, Honesty & Integrity
Ngwadi Mzamo12 April 2005ENKOSI “We shall NOT abandon the Poor” Serving with Humility, Honesty & Integrity