PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SETTLEMENTS SONA INPUTS RESPONSE 24 MARCH 2015

1. PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SETTLEMENTSSONA INPUTS RESPONSE24 MARCH 2015 Confidential

2. COTENTS • Overview • Progress on Mining Towns • National Upgrading Support programme to date • Military Veterans to date • Restoration to title project • Youth programme for empowerment Confidential

3. Overview • The key projects in the 100 days following the Fifth Parliament State of the Nation Address (SONA) was carried in the Minister’s Budget Vote speech and effectively budgeted for and implemented through Human Settlements programmes and projects. • The available human capital was reassigned to focus at building enabling organizational configuration to carry the mandate. • The presentation is an update on work done to date Confidential

4. Mining Towns and SONA We had also made a commitment in last year’s SONA to revitalise distressed mining towns and a lot of progress has been made. A total of 2.1 billion rand has been ring-fenced for this purpose with 290 million rand approved for Informal Settlement Upgrading in Mpumalanga, North West, Gauteng, Northern Cape, Limpopo and the Free State. One hundred and thirty three (133) informal settlements are being assessed or prepared for upgrading through the National Upgrade Support Programme. Thirty two (32) settlements are being upgraded and eighty seven (87) housing projects are being implemented across the prioritised mining towns. Importantly, Government, the mining sector and the Banking Association of South Africa signed a Social Contract for the development of sustainable human settlements. Statements by President In SONA on mining towns (page 7): Confidential

5. Mining Towns • One hundred and thirty three (133) informal settlements are being assessed or prepared for upgrading through the National Upgrade Support Programme. • Thirty two (32) settlements are being upgraded and eighty seven (87) housing projects are being implemented across the prioritised mining towns. Confidential

6. Mining Towns • Importantly, Government, the mining sector and the Banking Association of South Africa signed a Social Contract for the development of sustainable human settlements. Confidential

7. Revitalisation of Mining towns – Ring-fenced funding Confidential

8. Revitalisation of Mining Towns - Informal Settlement Upgrading (SPP) Based on the rapid assessment informal settlements are categorised as follows: A: Full Upgrading = Rapid Formalisation, full services. B 1: Interim basic services = Provision of interim services leading to eventual formalisation B 2: Emergency basic services = Provision of emergency basic services BUT leading to eventual relocation C: Rapid relocation to a site which is already available or imminently available Increased from 133 to 223 – addition of Mogale City (87) & Matlosana (3) Confidential

9. Marikana Project Progress at end Feb 2015 Confidential

10. NATIONAL UPGRADING SUPPORT PROGRAMME (NUSP) OBJECTIVE : To strengthen the nationwide approach to informal settlements upgrading through- • Promoting incremental upgrading • Strengthening capacity of Govt and professional practitoners and • Providing technical capacity and support to provinces and municipalities Confidential

11. NUSP ACHIEVEMENTS • Provide technical support to 62 municipalities, including Mining • Towns, to do rapid assessments and categorisation of selected • informal settlements, develop municipal upgrading strategies and • detail informal settlement upgrading plans • 597 settlements assessed and categorised • Some 800 upgrading plans in process or completed • Extensive capacity building programme will be completed by end • March 2015 • Upgrading Manual for practitioners completed • Established a community of practice and operational NUSP Website • (www.upgradingsupport.org) Confidential

12. Military Veterans • Following the announcement to restore the dignity of Military Veterans, the Department concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Defence and Military Veterans. • The focus is on subsidy administration, size of the unit, running projects, subsidy top-up allocation and empowerment Confidential

13. APPROVED HOUSE PLAN Confidential

14. THE DATA BASE • DMV has established a Data Base; • The Data Base is the only source from which beneficiaries are identified; • The first 5 854 applicants were preloaded and tested against the HSS and the results were reported to DMV; • The HSS has also been adjusted in line with the latest qualification criteria of R125 000 per annum Confidential

15. PROVINCIAL TARGETS 2013/14 - 2015/16 Confidential

16. PROVINCIAL TARGETS 2013/14 - 2015/16 Confidential

17. PROVINCIAL TARGETS 2013/14 - 2015/16 Confidential

18. Title Deeds • This objective was in the State of the Nation Address and got carried in the operation Department and its entities ??. • The EAAB was appointed as an agent of choice, budget was made available for this purpose • The programme has yielded additional benefits to date such as training of new entrants in the property transfer value chain Confidential

19. Title Restoration Project • SCOPING EXERCISE • Numbers Audit • Exact backlog • Defined categories • Causal Factors • Per Province • Institutional Audit • Capacity Constraints • Skillset Constraints • Implementation Plan • Cost of Implementation • May 2015 Legend Done In process Confidential To be completed

20. Title Restoration Project Confidential

21. Going Forward Confidential

22. YOUTH PROGRAMME • The programme was launched as a flagship HS Youth programme on 2 December 2014 at Savannah City. • Implementation is scheduled to commence on 1 April 2015 • Programme seeks to align roll out of 1.5 HS opportunities & youth development through: • - Jobs & economic opportunities; • - Training, reskilling & Education • - Creation of viable partnerships • Opportunities to be identified from the entire HS value chain Confidential

23. SONA INPUTS • Implementation of “One Learner – One Estate Agency” - Provide structured on the job learning for a year, - Facilitate employment of trained youth • Implementation of “NYS Artisan Development and Professional Development - Provide Life Skills and Technical Training - Render community service through practical building of houses under supervision - Implementation of Exit Opportunities & job placement Confidential

24. SONA INPUTS, cont… • Placement of 500 youth in current financial year. - Reallocation of funds to KZN, WC, EC and Mpg Provinces to stimulate employment placement Confidential

25. PROGRESS TO DATE • “One Learner – One Estate Agency” - The advertisements for a Learnership and an Internship was run in December 2014, • January 2015 closing date was extended to allow for more youth to get the opportunity • All provinces are participating. • EAAB is ready for 1 April 2015commencement date Confidential

26. PROGRESS TO DATE • “NYS Artisan Development & Professional Development” • The target of 2000 per annum will be met • Training budget is in place • The Department is finalising acquisition of stipends • Provincial projects identified, phased approach will apply. • 1 April 2015 commencement will apply. Confidential

27. PROGRESS TO DATE • “NYS Artisan Development & Professional Development” • 70 students awarded bursaries and studying further at different universities • Collaboration with NMMU and Fort Hare established • Graduate Placement Programme underdevelopment with funding secured from Services SETA Confidential

28. PROGRESS TO DATE • Placement of 500 youth in current financial year. • KZN, EC, Mpg & WC Provinces received reallocation letters in January 2015 • National Treasury delayed in gazetting the funding • Provinces prepared business plans on projects outlining how and how many youth and youth owned entities will be engaged • Provinces have committed funds and will be requesting roll overs in order to implement youth economic empowerment and job placement. Confidential

29. ACHIEVEMENTS • Viable partnerships • Projects pipeline • Buy in at provincial level • Implementation Plan in place Confidential

30. CHALLENGES • Lack of adequate human resource to implement programme fully • Lack of departmental investment: Budget!!! - No stipends = no project • Lack of programme prioritisation within the Department • Slow turn around in the conclusion of Memoranda of Understanding due to extensive consultative processes Confidential

31. THANK YOU “We have come a long way – Celebrating 20 Years of Freedom!” Confidential