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DEPARTMENTAL 2017/18 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT SELECT COMMITTEE 13 NOVEMBER 2018 DIRECTOR-GENERAL : M.S. TSHANGANA. Presentation Outline. 1. Performance as per approved Annual Performance Plan 2017/2018 2. Progress on MTSF Targets 3. Delivery Targets Not Achieved (Summary)
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DEPARTMENTAL 2017/18 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT SELECT COMMITTEE 13 NOVEMBER 2018 DIRECTOR-GENERAL: M.S. TSHANGANA
Presentation Outline 1. Performance as per approved Annual Performance Plan 2017/2018 2. Progress on MTSF Targets 3. Delivery Targets Not Achieved (Summary) 4. Expenditure Report and Human/Urban Settlements Developments Grants 5. 2017/18 Audit Outcome 6. Areas that Require Attention for Improved Performance 7. Future Plans
Governance and Administration • Targets achieved in compliance to statutory prescripts include but not limited to : • Tabling dates observed and adhered to (e.g. Departmental Performance Reports and Annual Performance Plans • Financial Statements developed and submitted as per the prescripts • Adherence to the MPAT process • There was 95,6% of valid invoices were paid within 30 days. Reasons: Unresolved invoice discrepancies, delay in submission of invoices; system error in respect of processing the transaction successfully. • Unqualified Audit Report with matter of emphasis on financial information and material findings on predetermined objectives. Reason: Unavailability of source documentation for title deeds backlog eradication at the time of audit.
Governance and Administration • There was 100% adherence to the schedules of Parliament, Cabinet, FOSAD and Management • There was 81% implementation of the approved Internal Audit Plan. • There was 97% implementation of the approved risk management plan • There was 61% implementation of the approved Departmental anti-fraud and corruption plan. • There was 82% implementation of the Human Resource Plan.
Governance and Administration The 82% implementation of the HR Plan include but is not limited to the following activities: • Consultation with DPSA on the proposed organisational structure. • Develop the migration and placement strategy • Skills development Committee meeting • Implementation of the WSP • Conduct diversity awareness sessions • One DBC meeting • A vacancy rate of 5% which is within the DPSA policy prescripts
Human Settlements Legislation and Policy Changes Progress on legislation and policy changes include: Repeal of the following legislation: • Housing Consumers Protection Measures Act 95 of 1998 by Housing Consumer Protection Bill, • Estate Agency Affairs Act 112 of 1976 by Property Practitioners Bill. Amendment of the following legislation: • Prevention of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land Act 1998(PIE) by PIE Amendment Bill, 2016 • Home Loan and Mortgage Disclosure Act 63 of 2000 by Home Loan and Disclosure Amendment Bill. • Housing Act 107 of 1997 towards Housing in Human Settlement Bill after the approval of Human Settlement Policy . Amalgamation of the three (3) DFI’s of the Department which are NURCHA, RULF and NHFC to establish the Human Settlement Bank through the Human Settlements Development Bank Bill.
Human Settlements Research Studies 2017/18 • Research studies concluded in 2017/18 are: • Radical Economic Transformation In Human Settlements • Asbestos costing • Functionality of the residential property market • Proposal on how to address apartheid spatial patterns: • Youth brigade policy framework and implementation guidelines
Human Settlements Policy and Frameworks • The Guideline for the Human Settlements Planning and Design (Red Book) was revised. • An approved National Human Settlements Development Plan for Provinces (HSDG) was approved • The Policy framework for human settlements was developed • The Framework to achieve private sector lending was developed • The Human Settlements Grants Framework was approved • The Framework for the improvement of DFI lending was developed
Revision of Human Settlements Programmes The following programmes in the 2009 version of Housing Code were revised towards developing the Human Settlement Code and presented at a National policy, research and strategy task team and supported: • Integrated Residential Development Programme( IRDP) • Upgrading of Informal Settlements Programme (UISP) , • Housing Chapters of the IDP • Peoples Housing Process (PHP) • Programme for socio economic amenities • Social Housing Programme • Individual Housing Programme • Rural Housing Programme • Finance Linked Individual Subsidy Programme (FLISP) and • Operation Capital Subsidy Programme(OPSCAP).
Progress on Delivery Targets • There were 8 provinces and six metros which were supported on the implementation of PHP policy, that is, Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Kwa Zulu Natal, Mpumalanga, North West, Gauteng, Free State, Limpopo) and City of Cape Town, Nelson Mandela Bay Metro, Mangaung, City of Johannesburg, Ethekwini, and Ekhurhuleni • There were 8 municipalities in secondary cities which were supported with the implementation of the Human Settlements Master Plan, that is, Steve Tshwete, Emalahleni , Msunduzi, uMhlathuze, Polokwane , Sol Plaatjie, Rusterburg and Madibeng • There were 99% of projects under implementation which were monitored and verified through sampling (HSDG and USDG). A total number of 87 projects out of 544 HSDG delivered projects were verified through project site.
Assessment of Informal Settlements During the financial year under review the Department assessed and categorised informal settlements based on the following: • FULL CONVETIONAL UPGRADE consisting of full services, top structure and formal tenure(i.e. formalization where appropriate, affordable and visible (Category A) • INCREMENTAL UPGRADE WITH ESSENTIAL SERVICES (leading to eventual formalisation) where informal settlements sites are viable and appropriate but where formalisation/ full upgrading is not imminent (Category B1) • DEFERRED RELOCATION WITH EMERGENCY SERVICES for informal settlements sites where long-term formalisation(full upgrade) is not viable or appropriate but relocation is not urgent or possible (Category B2) • IMMEDIATE RELOCATION as a last resort for settlements where there are urgent health or safety threats cannot be mitigated and an alternative relocations destination is readily available (Category C)
Programme Delivery Support • Single DFI operational integration not yet implemented. The three entities were not yet integrated into a single DFI as they were still operating separately as at 31 March 2018 • Human Settlements sector Capacity audit not conducted in full. For instance, the audit did not cover Municipalities and there was no comprehensive capacity development plan for the sector. • 4 municipalities instead of 9 were assessed for accreditation, that is, Lephalale, Makhado, Musina and Greater Tubatse. • 10.42 per cent of the HSDG construction budget allocated to Women and Youth Contractors. • 8.09 per cent of the USDG construction budget allocated to Women and Youth Contractors.
Consolidated 2017/18 Military Veterans Housing Units Delivered
Revitalisation of Distressed Mining Communities The department has provided an oversight and management support to the Housing Development Agency (HDA) for the provision of the following on-going planning and implementation support to all 22 municipalities with mining towns: • Informal settlements upgrading and NUSP • Detailed planning and township establishment processes • Title Deeds Restoration Programme • Local Human Settlements Spatial Transformation Plans • Land Acquisition and Management • Partnership projects with Mining Companies – Employer Assisted Housing Strategies • Development of project pipelines and technical verification of projects • Implementation of catalytic projects in mining towns. • Ring-fenced funding allocations for mining towns for the 2018/19 financial year and incorporated in the 2018 Division of Revenue Act (DORA) Framework (HSDG).
Revitalisation of Distressed Mining Communities The department held a successful Human Settlements Consultative Workshop with the Mining Industry. The participation of the industry members was facilitated by the Chamber of Mines and the workshop was attended by over twenty mining companies. The purpose of the consultative workshop was to discuss the following: • Policy and strategy coherence between the NDHS and the mining industry • The role of NDHS in the revitalization of distressed mining communities • Challenges and opportunities for decent housing, living conditions and human settlements for mine workers and communities • Proposed partnership model for housing and human settlements delivery between government and mining companies • Approaches to legacy infrastructure and distressed assets and • The challenges and lessons with regard to building necessary capacity for the delivery of sustainable human settlements.
The Scholarship Programme • Below is the total number of students who were awarded scholarship per discipline: • 14 = Bachelor of Human Settlements Degree • 42 = Civil Engineering • 19 = Building • 19 = Survey • 02 = Town and Regional Planning • 01 = Construction Studies • 01 = ND: Architectural Technology • 02 = Bridging Course: Mechanical Engineering • 1 = Geotechnical Engineering Total = 101
Findings and Recommendations on the Impact of Human Settlements Development Programmes on the Environment Below are the findings and recommendations of the evaluation study on the Impact of Human Settlements Development Programmes on the Environment: • Environmental impacts of human settlements development: DHS developments cause impacts to air; biodiversity; noise; social; land and agriculture; and water. Many of the rural projects selected in the sample were exempt from environmental studies therefore environmental reports were unavailable to review. • Town Planning – the study indicates that it is important to consider sustainable designs that responds and takes into account issues of adequate space; waste management; and access to water. • Environmental aspects – this included recommendation about environmental sensitivity, environmental management programmes reports, environmental awareness and public participation and involvement of all the stakeholders (engineers, town planners, developers, etc).
Findings and Recommendations on the Impact of Human Settlements Development Programmes on the Environment • Intergovernmental relations and cooperative governance - Co-operative governance and intergovernmental relations between different sectors, and spheres, are vague, or simply do not exist, where they exist, the relations are poor. If proper intergovernmental relations exist, collaborative planning that may allow for the consideration and inclusion of many environmental impacts in planning phases may be mitigated. • EIP indicators - Current EIP indictors monitor general achievements of the goals of environmental management, but not those specified in the Guidelines for Environmental Implementation and Management Plans, which aim to provide measurable indicators for co-operative governance implemented to ensure co-operative environmental governance prevails
Findings and Recommendations on the Impact of Human Settlements Development Programmes on the Environment • Inclusion of environmental considerations in DHS Policies, Plans and Programmes - The EIP should allow for consideration of other impacts from sectors which will have an impact on the environment e.g. Densification; Energy efficiency; Water efficiency; Access to open/ green space; and Disposal of waste and adequate water and sanitation. • Co-operative governance and intergovernmental relations - There is insufficient consideration of occupation phase impacts, which reveals the importance of inter-governmental relations between different sectors and departments to ensure that a human settlements development is sustainable and adheres to the conditions and requirements established in the EIP. • EIP indicators – the study recommends that the EIP indicators should respond to the Guidelines for Environmental Implementation and Management Plans (Draft 3rd edition); • The parties, or departments responsible for ensuring that consideration of the EIP indicators are included in human settlements developments are not defined, thus there is no ownership thereof and no action to ensure such items are incorporated into developments.
MTSF IMPLEMENTATION: SUMMARY OF PROGRESS AS AT 31 MARCH 2018
MTSF IMPLEMENTATION: SUMMARY OF PROGRESS AS AT 31 MARCH 2018 Note: Based on performance information available on 24 August 2018 – numbers still to be confirmed during Performance Review meetings scheduled up to 30/08/18 (version 2)
Delivery Targets Not Achieved (Summary) • Rezoning of well-located land • Issuing of title deeds (pre-and post-1994 and for new subsidy houses) • Assessment of municipalities for accreditation • Assessment of informal settlements • Mobilisation of partnerships towards Human Settlements Development • Implementation of catalytic projects • Development of Informal settlement upgrading plans • Upgrading of households in informal settlements
Delivery Targets Not Achieved (Summary) • Adequate housing for non-statutory Military Veterans • Provision of individual units for subsidy housing submarket • Delivery of private affordable rental housing opportunities, community residential units and social housing units • Monitoring and verification of projects under implementation(HSDG and USDG) • UISP evaluation study • Implementation of single DFI operational integration • Human Settlements sector capacity audit
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE DEPARTMENTAL EXPENDITURE PERFORMANCE AS AT 31 MARCH 2018