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NORTH WEST DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SETTLMENTS, PUBLIC SAFETY AND LIAISON

PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE PRESENTATION. NORTH WEST DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SETTLMENTS, PUBLIC SAFETY AND LIAISON. PRESENTED BY HON: PDN MALOYI (MPL) MEC FOR HUMAN SETTLEMENTS,PUBLIC SAFETY& LIAISON. PURPOSE. The purpose of the report is to:

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NORTH WEST DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SETTLMENTS, PUBLIC SAFETY AND LIAISON

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  1. PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE PRESENTATION NORTH WEST DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SETTLMENTS, PUBLIC SAFETY AND LIAISON PRESENTED BY HON: PDN MALOYI (MPL) MEC FOR HUMAN SETTLEMENTS,PUBLIC SAFETY& LIAISON

  2. PURPOSE The purpose of the report is to: • Provide the Director General with a comprehensive progress report on issues raised by the Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements during their oversight visit on the 17-22 June 2012, • With a view to also bring same to the attention of the Chairperson and Members of the Human Settlements Portfolio Committee.

  3. BACKGROUND • The Human Settlements Portfolio Committee undertook an oversight visit to the Province on the 17-22 June 2012. • A critical part of this oversight activity was to visit respective projects with a view to assess the state of housing delivery in the Province.

  4. ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY

  5. PROGRESS

  6. NORTH WEST HOUSING CORPORATION

  7. TRANCHE PAYMENTS • This method of payment has been stopped. • The department is still full on activity to finalize the reconciliation of these payments from municipalities • Approximately R300m has reported as the balance to date, that was audited and verified during the audit period for 2012/13.

  8. BENEFICIARY ADMINISTRATION • The department is on course to implement the Housing Needs Register. • The Rustenburg Local Municipality has been identified as a pilot site for this system. • W.R.T beneficiary/consumer education: it’s a priority for the department; thus far consumer education has been conducted throughout the province by the Municipal Capacity Division of the department

  9. FUNDING AND CAPACITY • The National Department’s target is to pilot accreditation of 1 municipality i.e. Rustenburg. • Thus far 3 municipalities were assessed for level 1 accreditation by the Compliance and Capacity Assessment Panel (CCAP) i.e. • City of Tlokwe Local Municipality • Rustenburg Local Municipality • Matlosana Local Municipality

  10. FUNDING AND CAPACITY • City of Tlokwe Local Municipality was assessed and accredited for Level 1 whereas Rustenburg Local Municipality has also been assessed and accredited for both Level 1 and 2 by the CCAP. • The MEC for Human Settlements Hon. PDN Maloyi awarded the City of Tlokwe and Rustenburg Local Municipalities with the accreditation certificateson the 10th of August 2012 and the 06th of August 2013 respectively. • R3m has been set aside for the capacity and support for these municipalities

  11. NHBRC • The relationship between NHBRC and the department is if a cordial • There is constant interaction between the NHBRC and the department. • All new projects be it rural or project linked are being enrolled with the NHBRC. • The department is still on course of enrolling old rural projects it has in its portfolio nature.

  12. ACCESS TO BASIC SERVICES AND SANITATION • The dept. has established a MuniMec - a forum where the MEC and his counterparts at both local and district municipality meet regularly to discuss issues related housing delivery • ESKOM has been engaged to expedite the process of electrifying areas with no electricity. • The department has engaged the Provincial Planning Commission to ensure that all relevant stakeholders including but not limited to ESKOM are part of our plenary meetings to avert any potential delays. • .

  13. COMMUNITY RENTALUNITS • A total of 470 hostels were refurbished in City of Matlosana Local Municipality in 2010/11 financial year. • 100 have been completed and handed over in the City of Tlokwe Local Municipality during this financial year. • For the 2013/14 financial the department has committed to deliver 400 CRU’s are allocated as follows; • Mahikeng LM - 100 • Rustenburg LM - 200 • City of Matlosana LM - 100

  14. LAND ACQUISITION • An implementation protocol has been signed with the HDA. • R5m has been set aside for land acquisition during this financial year. • An additional R75m was allocated by Provincial Treasury to expedite land acquisition in Marikana.

  15. RECTIFICATION

  16. RECTIFICATION Cont….

  17. DISASTER RELIEF • The department was allocated a total amount of R15m towards the end of the 2011/12 financial year aimed at disaster relief for Greater Taung Local Municipality. • The expenditure spent for 2011/12 financial year amounting to R1, 528m which results to the Department to roll-over R13, 472m for 2012/13. • For the financial year 2012/13 the department spent 100% of the said the rollover. • R 49 182 214.73 has been budgeted for disaster for 2013/14.

  18. PROCUREMENT • The names of the responsive / recommended bidders are submitted to State Security Agency for screening through MISS Division of the Department. The challenges the Department faces with regards to screening of service providers before appointment is that:- • State Security Agency want / demand an original valid tax clearance certificate in order to perform the task which is impossible for the Department to take out originals tax clearance certificates for the bidders in the original bid documents. • State Security Agency takes more than three (3) months to give the feedback, which lead the Department to appoint before the feedback.

  19. RATANANG INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS • The informal settlement of Ratanang is located in private land whose owners have gone to court to have this community evicted. • The informal settlement has a committee structure • A Dr. Khonou has offered his land adjacent to the one currently occupied by the informal settlement • However there is another piece of land adjacent to his land wherein it would be ideal to consolidate the two pieces of land

  20. RATANANG INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS cont... • The Informal Settlement has been engaged on the project and has been encouraged to submit a list of 643 households residing in this informal settlement. • The leadership of the informal settlement has been conscientized on the possibility of relocation and encouraged not to allow more people to move into the settlement as this would be pose a challenge in responding to this housing need • The municipality through its housing manager has expressed full support to the proposed relocation. • The second owner on the adjacent property has been contacted • and has verbally indicated his intention to sell the piece of land

  21. CONCLUSION • As a lead department in the realization of sustainable human settlements and improved quality of household life we remain steadfast to this commitment. • We continue to be committed to mainstream the use of our resources in order to attain optimum efficiency; that is we will continue to do more with less. • Furthermore, it is our responsibility as a Department to ensure that the National Mandate is achieved with utmost success. This will be achieved by the allocation of R 1 224 537 000m earmarked for the province for the 2013/14 financial year.

  22. WE THANK YOU

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