Strategic Workshop Report

Meeting report

PUBLIC SERVICE SELECT COMMITTEE
20 March 2002
STRATEGIC WORKSHOP REPORT

Chairperson: Ms P Majodina (ANC)

Documents handed out:
Strategic Workshop Report on Public Service
Programme (see Appendix)

SUMMARY
The report on the study tour to Thailand was not adopted as the report had not been distributed to all members of the Committee.

The Chairperson presented a report on the Strategic Workshop on the Public Service.

MINUTES
Thailand Study Tour
Dr Nel (NNP) said they learnt a great deal and commended the Committee section for the report and proposed that the report be deferred for another meeting.

Mr M Ralane (ANC) said the report was not only useful for the Committee but for the whole country.

Mr N Raju (DP) said the journey was one day short.

Mr V Windvoel (ANC) agreed that the report be deferred and said that there were matters that were relevant to other Committees as well.

The Chairperson said they would adopt the report after the recess. She also noted that there was chaos in the Department of Transport while the Department of Public Works was in good standing in relation to poverty alleviation. There were issues that were overlapping and yet each Department was working separately. The Committee would have to monitor the Departments to avoid under-spending and dumping of money on District Councils.

Mr Windvoel suggested that the Committee should make a follow up on the State of the Nation address.

Ms Thompson said they needed to call people who deal with tenders from the Department of Public Works.

The Chairperson said that on the question of housing shortages, the Committee felt that rural people should be allowed to stay where they were.

Rev M Chabaku said they must look at the choices faced by rural people; some preferred to have infrastructure such as roads rather than houses.

Mr Raju said they tended to skip over the question of rural housing and in his opinion it should be treated as a separate entity that dealt specifically with rural housing. With respect to rental housing, when examining employment trends it seems that people tend to move from one area to another therefore rental housing stock must also be considered as an option.

The Chairperson said that if they did not make any impact on rural people they were not serving their mandate.

Mr Windvoel moved for the adoption of the report together with the annual programme for 2002 with amendments.

Mr Raju supported the motion.

The meeting was adjourned.

Appendix
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES
SELECT COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICES
MID-TERM PROGRAMME
APRIL 22 - JUNE 28 2002

WEEK: 22 - 26 APRIL 2002

WEDNESDAY, 24 April 2002

AGENDA: Briefing on National Railway Safety Regulator Bill [B07B-2002]

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THURSDAY & FRIDAY, 25 - 26 April 2002

AGENDA: Provincial briefings on the National Railway Safety Regulator Bill [B07B-2002]

 

WEEK: 29 - 03 MAY 2002

WEDNESDAY: 30 April 2002

AGENDA: Negotiating mandates on the National Railway Safety Regulator Bill [B07B-2002]

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THURSDAY & FRIDAY, 02 - 03 May 2002

AGENDA: Provinces to prepare final mandates on the National Railway Safety Regulator Bill [B07-2002]

WEEK: 06 - 10 MAY 2002

WEDNESDAY, 08 May 2002

AGENDA: Finalisation and voting of the National Railway Safety Regulator Bill [07B-2002]

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THURSDAY, 09 May 2002

AGENDA: Debate on National Railway Safety Bill

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FRIDAY, 10 May 2002

AGENDA: Briefing on Budget Vote No 6: Public Works

WEEK: 13 - 17 MAY 2002

TUESDAY, 14 May 2002

AGENDA: Policy debate on Budget Vote No 6: Public Works (Plenary)

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FRIDAY, 17 May 2002

AGENDA: Briefing on Budget Vote No 32: Transport

WEEK: 20 - 24 MAY 2002

TUESDAY, 21 May 2002

AGENDA: Policy debate on Budget Vote No 32: Transport

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WEDNESDAY, 22 May 2002

AGENDA: Briefing on the Housing Institutions, the Disestablishment of the South African Housing Trust Limited Bill & Budget Vote No 17 : Housing

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FRIDAY, 24 May 2002

AGENDA: Finalisation of the Disestablishment of the South African Housing Trust Limited Bill

WEEK: 27 - 31 MAY 2002

MONDAY - THURSDAY, 27 to 30 May 2002

AGENDA: Provincial visits: All Provinces

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FRIDAY, 31 May 2002

AGENDA: Briefing by the Housing Institutions

WEEK: 03 - 07 JUNE 2002

TUESDAY, 04 June 2001

AGENDA: Policy debate on Budget Vote No 17: Housing

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WEDNESDAY, 05 June 2002

AGENDA: Briefing on the South African National Road Agency Limited and National Road Acts

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FRIDAY, 07 June 2002

AGENDA: Finalisation of the South African National Roads Agency Limited and National Roads Acts

WEEK: 10 -14 JUNE 2002

WEDNESDAY, 12 June 2002

AGENDA: Briefing on the Asbestos Regulations by the Department of Labour (Joint meeting with the SC on Labour and Public Enterprise)

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FRIDAY, 14 June 2002

AGENDA: Briefing by Transnet and Business Entities

WEEK: 17 -21 JUNE 2002

WEDNESDAY, 19 June 2002

AGENDA: Briefing by the Banking Council of South Africa on redlining by financial institutions against potential homeowners. Joint meeting with Select and Portfolio Committees on Finance and Housing, respectively.

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THURSDAY & FRIDAY, 20 - 21 June 2002

AGENDA: Visits to Cape Town and Port Elizabeth harbours

WEEK: 24 -28 JUNE 2002

FRIDAY, 28 June 2002

AGENDA: Briefing by the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) on the provision of basic (municipal) services to poor people and the auctioning of state sponsored houses by local municipalities. Joint meeting with the Select and Committees on Local Government and Administration, and Housing, respectively.