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NORTH WEST DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SETTLMENTS, PUBLIC SAFETY AND LIAISON

PRESENTATION TO HUMAN SETTLEMENTS PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE. NORTH WEST DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SETTLMENTS, PUBLIC SAFETY AND LIAISON. PRESENTED BY: Hon. Nono Maloyi (MPL)

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NORTH WEST DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SETTLMENTS, PUBLIC SAFETY AND LIAISON

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  1. PRESENTATION TO HUMAN SETTLEMENTS PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE NORTH WEST DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SETTLMENTS, PUBLIC SAFETY AND LIAISON PRESENTED BY: Hon. Nono Maloyi (MPL) MEC Human Settlements, Public Safety and Liaison

  2. PURPOSE • The purpose of this presentation is to: • Provide the Chairperson and Honourable Members of the Human Settlements Portfolio Committee with a comprehensive report of the Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements visit issues raised during the oversight visit • Bring the attention of the Chairperson and Members of the Human Settlements Portfolio Committee progress registered and challenges encountered, lastly • Outline issues that need to be attended to.

  3. BACKGROUND • The HS Portfolio Committee’s visit was scheduled for the 17th to the 22nd of June 2012. • The oversight activity was to visit respective projects to assess the state of delivery through in the province. • And to oversee the success of the delivery agreement system between Human Settlements and its delivery partners, to promote and enhance the achievement of outcome 8.

  4. PROGRESS RELATED TO ISSUES RAISED

  5. OUTCOME OF JOINT SESSION National & Provincial Departments & Dr. Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality

  6. OUTCOME OF JOINT SESSION (a) 405 Invaded Units • Subsequent to the visit by the Portfolio Committee at Naledi LM (ext.25),it was resolved that a meeting be scheduled between the three (3) spheres of government with a view to address the issues that relates to shoddy workmanship and illegal occupation. • The Department, in trying to address the situation engaged NHBRC • NHBRC agreed to take the matter up with the then appointed Contractor by Naledi Local Municipality of which they will furnish the Department with the progress.

  7. (b) Illegal Occupation • With regard to illegal occupation, the Department had on various occasions, engaged with Naledi Local Municipality to institute administrative and legal measures to correct the situation of which the matter still remains unresolved. • Whereas it remains the department’s commitment to resolve the matter, the municipality remains the relevant authority to institute necessary and required administrative/legal procedures

  8. PROGRESS ON TRANCHES AND SIU INVESTIGATIONS (a) Ba-ga Phuduhucwana Project (360 Units) • Tranche payments to the municipality amounted to R 8,316m. • The total value under investigation stands at R7 561 225.31 • This amount relates to potential losses suffered by the department due to the fact that the Turnkey Contractor utilized irregularly paid tranche payments received for the construction of houses in Ba-Ga Phuduhucwana for the construction of houses in Ba-Ga Maidi. • Accordingly the company Director has since been arrested, charged and currently on bail. • Both criminal and civil proceedings continue. The developer as appointed was M3D.

  9. PROGRESS ON TRANCHES AND SIU INVESTIGATIONS (b) NALEDI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY Vryburg ext 25 & 28 (3000 UNITS) • Tranche payments to the municipality was R86m. • As per the latest SIU report the approximate valueis R61m. • The Naledi matter has since been referred to the Anti-Corruption Task Team for further investigation and action. • These amounts relate to non delivery by the developer and no value could be found on site by the SIU in respect of this amount. • The developer as appointed by Naledi Local Municipality was Khasu Engineering

  10. RECTIFICATION • Preliminary investigations undertaken revealed that a total of 17 projects have been categorised for rectification. • Detailed final assessments and costing of these projects shall be undertaken by the National Department as the function is currently their competence. • In view of the above the department is responsible to identify areas of intervention as well as allocate a budget not less than 10% of the total conditional grant allocation, towards the implementation of the programme.

  11. RECTIFICATION Cont…. 2012/13 PLANNED DELIVERY PER REGION – Summary of the Business Plan

  12. RPROVINCIAL HOUSING BACKLOG Source: North West Informal Settlements Upgrading Programme • The NWISUP Database Project was conceptualised and initiated in 2007, in support of the provincial mandate of eradicating informal settlements; • The aim of the initiative was to investigate and establish the baseline of informal settlements in the province, for purposes of informing programme and project planning; • It was envisaged that the project would produce accurate and reliable data, required for the roll-out of upgrading projects in the province; • Satellite imagery and GIS are utilised extensively in the project, to identify and analyse informal settlements, as well as to map them with the associated spatial data.

  13. FINDINGS • A total of 140 informal settlements identified in the province; • The total number of dwelling units / shacks / households in informal settlements is estimated at over 77 600; • Bojanala District municipality accounts for 70% (54 392) of informal settlement households in the province; • It is estimated that informal settlement households make up the total population of over 310 500 in the province; • The total geographic area covered by informal settlements is approximately 1 771 hectares

  14. North West Informal Settlements Upgrading Programme2010 Status • 42.3% of households are in the No Change status; • 23% are in the Pre-Planning Studies; • 19.8% are in the Planning Phase; • 3.6% are in the Services Provision Phase; and • 11.5% are associated with Top Structure Provision

  15. 2007 Community Survey

  16. HOUSING TYPOLOGIES - VRYBURG EXT 25 • The contract as awarded was part of an intervention by the Department to resuscitate the blocked project of 3000 Units which was initially implemented by Naledi Local Municipality. • Notably, the project did not go as planned and got blocked due to various reasons relating to mismanagement of funds as well as lack of good project and contract management practices by both the municipality and their appointed services provider. • The above led to the project getting blocked and marked with challenges which then led to the Department withdrawing its delegated powers to the municipality, taking over the implementation of the project and appointing a competent service provider hence the appointment of Toro Ya Africa Consultants (Pty) Ltd (as a capable Contractor) to construct 1000 units and as part of Phase 1 un-blocking process.

  17. North West New Generation House

  18. North West New Generation House

  19. MUNICIPAL LAND AUDIT • The department has entered into an agreement with the Housing Development Agency (HDA) with a view to identify public and well located land to expedite housing delivery in line with Outcome 8 deliverables. • To date 259ha of land has been purchased in Ventersdorp Local Municipality. • With the assistance of the HDA the department has planned to purchase another piece of land in Coligny for this financial year. • The aim of the purchase is to address the housing backlog in that area, particularly for people who are residing on areas that are on a flood line. • Currently the department received a report from the HDA indicating the transfer of Farm Rietspruit 594 JQ to the Rustenburg Local Municipality for sustainable human settlements purposes as well as Portion 48 of the Farm Klipgat 249 JQ to Madibeng Local Municipality.

  20. ROOIGROND HOUSING PROJECT(1000 subsidies) B07060005 • The Mafikeng Local Municipality identified a need to provide housing at Rooigrond • The department within its budgetary processes allocated 1000 subsidies in order to address the above need and further appointed a contractor to implement the project. • During the process of implementation, the appointed contractor found it difficult to proceed with the work whilst they were still at a planning stage as the community was raising some issues with regard to certain decisions taken by the local authority. • The main issue being reasons as cited by the Correctional Services currently occupying the portion of land adjacent land to the development area. ( security issues & building the development 500m away from the Prison)

  21. ROOIGROND HOUSING PROJECTCURRENT STATUS • A meeting was initiated by the department and the municipality in order to discuss the future developments in the area. • During the meeting the department identified issues that needed to be taken into consideration prior to the development taking place and amongst others: • Land acquisition • Township establishment processes • Service analysis and provision • Construction of houses

  22. ROOIGROND HOUSING PROJECTCURRENT STATUS • The project has been forwarded to Planning Unit within the department to proceed with all necessary processes as well as working with municipality and affected community for proper implementation. Amongst other activities will be to request the HDA to fast-track land acquisition. • The undertaking by the Mafikeng Local Municipality is that the decision to evict residents of Rooigrond will be revoked as a means of intervention to stabilize the area. However, this position is still to be served before the council.

  23. REPORT ON: Ottosdal : Letsopa Extension 5 housing project (500 subsidies) B04040002 • The Department had an agreement with Tswaing Local Municipality which got blocked and was terminated due to poor-performance • An agreement was entered into with a new contractor as an intervention to construct houses on vacant stands and to complete incomplete structures and services on the old project. • The current status is that, the contractor completed 564 houses and 19 are outstanding (duplicate stand numbers were submitted) as 83 subsidies were transferred from Extension 3 to Extension 5. • Some stands were affected by flooding and storm water management was approved as non-compliances were issued by NHBRC. • The contractor is on site and a delivery programme is requested to complete. Built houses are complete and connected to the water-borne system.

  24. REPORT ON: Sannieshof: Agisanang Extension 3 housing project (1000 subsidies) B04040004 • The Department initially had an agreement with Tswaing Local Municipality which got blocked due to lack of funding with regard to provision of required services. • The department had to undertake the recompilation of the existing geotechnical report as a requirement by the NHBRC in order to align it with the extended scope of work. • All stands have been provided with the required internal services (water & sewer) with the geotechnical report expected to be finalized with the short space of time and be submitted to the department before end of July 2012. • On receipt of the geotechnical report as stated above, houses with water borne system will be built on all identified and available erven

  25. REPORT ON: Delareyville: Delareyville Extension 7 (400 subsidies) • The above subsidies have been divided between Delareyville Ext 7 and Atamelang townships and are to be implemented within this financial year 2012/13.

  26. REPORT ON: 35 Incomplete units - Swartruggens • A Bill of Quantities was never undertaken rather a status quo report stipulating areas of intervention was submitted to council. • Currently the department is undertaking a detailed audit, utilizing amongst others, the above information collected by the municipality, on site visit as well the forensic audit undertaken by the NHBRC in 2007/2008. • On completion of the above a bill of quantities will be commissioned be undertaken by the Quantity Surveyors to determine the costs

  27. MOSES KOTANE PROJECTS Saulspoort Phase 1 STATUS • The Department entered into a development agreement with the municipality for the construction of 1 621 Units as part of the PHP programme. • Subsidy administration was undertaken where 1 621 applications were submitted and 1 383 beneficiaries approved • 707 units have been completed.  CHALLENGES • Project was stopped in 2010 due to the absence of geotechnical investigations which was only completed in November 2011. • Reconciliation of the tranche payments has not yet been completed.

  28. MOSES KOTANE PROJECTS Ramokokastad STATUS • 500 applications submitted and 457 beneficiaries approved. • 355 units have been completed CHALLENGES • The project was also stopped due to geotechnical challenges and permission for construction was granted in March 2011. • The tranche reconciliation for the project are incomplete

  29. MOSES KOTANE PROJECTS Mogwase 1000 STATUS • 1000 subsidy applications were submitted with 871 beneficiaries approved. • 168 houses have been completed in Mabele a Podi • 660 units complete

  30. MOSES KOTANE PROJECTS Mabaalstad STATUS • 500 applications were submitted and 425 beneficiaries were approved • 306 houses completed. CHALLENGES • Applicants who fail searches.

  31. POPO MOLEFE INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS • Land occupied belong to the municipality and classified as undevelopable and inhabitable due to its location next to a sewer plant. • Approximately 200 households are residing within the area without the permission of the municipality. • The municipality is planning to integrate qualifying beneficiaries to the project in that area i.e. Refentse, Sunway Project etc. • In liaising with the municipality it was confirmed that none of the occupants pay rental. • The non-qualifying residents will be advised to consider applying for other housing opportunities.

  32. DISASTER RELIEF PROGRAMME • The department was allocated a total amount of R15m towards the end of the 2011/12 financial year aimed at disaster relief for Madibeng, Greater Taung and Lekwa Teemane Local Municipalities. • Of the R15m, R2, 739,893.12 was allocated to Madibeng to undertake township establishment processes towards relocation of the residents of Mooinooi currently residing within a floodline. • The remainder was allocated to GTLM for construction of 263 units and 111 units in Lekwa Teemane Local Municipality.

  33. SANITATION PROGRAMME Rural Household Infrastructure Program(RHIP) • RHIP Grant is a Treasury Allocation fund under the Division of Revenue Act (DoRA), aimed at assisting municipalities in addressing sanitation backlogs in rural areas. • MVULA Trust and Independent Development Trust (IDT) are the implementing agents while Maxima Global Engineering has been appointed by the department as the Program Manager, to assist the provincial unit to administer the program.

  34. SANITATION PROGRAMME PLANS TO SPEND – R57M) • NB: No expenditure has been incurred as consultation with municipalities is still ensuing to identify areas of need.

  35. SANITATION PROGRAMME Intergovernmental Relations • North West Water Sector (NWWSF, MIG and Free Basic Services Fora) are in an existence and meet quarterly. • SALGA has been mandated by NWWSF to look into the resuscitation District and Local Water & Sanitation Fora

  36. The Role Of Maxima Consulting In The Province • Maxima Global Consulting was appointed by the National Sanitation Programme Unit (NSPU) to support and project manage the implementation of the Rural Household Infrastructure Program (RHIP).

  37. THANK YOU

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