SELECT COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICES
[NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES]
DRAFT ANNUAL REPORT
[JANUARY - NOVEMBER 2002]


COMMITTEE

Chairperson: Ms PCP Majodina, MP
Period from 1999 to date

MISSION:

VISION:

OBJECTIVES:

List of Entities overseen by Committee:

Housing

National Housing Finance Corporation (NHFC)

The NHFC is funding intermediary institutions that provide affordable housing finance at the retail level. Funding is dependant on the submission and approval of business plans for each proposal. The NHFC operates in all 9 provinces through its funding intermediaries. Some of the intermediaries have branches in a number of provinces and others are based in a single province. Funding is thus not automatically given to or withheld from any province, but depends on the approval of viable proposals from funding intermediaries, irrespective of what province they function in.

National Urban Construction and Housing Agency (NURCHA)

NURCHA provides guarantees to banks to encourage them to make bridging finance loans available to developers. In order for developers to qualify for assistance, a business plan for each project must be submitted for consideration. Only those projects that are considered to be viable are funded.

NURCHA operates in all 9 provinces of the Republic. NURCHA’s involvement in the provinces depends on the submission and approval of viable projects by developers in each province, and thus does not relate to the province, but to the project.

As far as the savings scheme is concerned, NURCHA is only involved in those provinces where banks are prepared to be involved and to date these are the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and Mpumalanga.

Servcon Housing Solutions (SERVCON)

Servcon operates in all 9 provinces in the Republic of South Africa. The total of 33 306 properties in the Servcon portfolio are spread throughout all 9 provinces, and thus Servcon operates in all provinces.

Social Housing Foundation (SHF)

The SHF operates in all 9 provinces of the Republic. In some provinces, the SHF already has projects that have started, and in others they are still in the process of raising awareness and building capacity to promote social housing in provinces, which is a precursor to the approval of projects.

People’s Housing Partnership Trust (PHPT)

The PHPT operates in all 9 provinces. Provincial units of PHP coordinators have been established in each province, as the responsibility of either the MEC, the Head of the Department or the Capacity Building Section of the Provincial Government.

Thubelitsha Homes

As Thubelisha provides rightsizing stock for properties in the Servcon portfolio, they operate in all provinces where Servcon operates. A significant portion of the rightsizing portfolio and consequently operational activity is concentrated in Gauteng.

National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC)

As the NHBRC was established in terms of national legislation, it must operate in all provinces, and is currently doing so, through its established offices in all provinces.

Transport
Road Accident Fund (Board)
The Road Accident Fund, as did its predecessor, compensates victims of motor vehicle accidents on terms and conditions provided for in the Act. The Fund receives a dedicated RAF levy, which is imposed on petrol and diesel.
Currently, the administration of the Fund and benefits payable are being reviewed and a RAF Commission has been established to investigate ways in which the Fund can be restructured.
South African Maritime Safety Authority (SANSA)
Samsa aims to ensure the safety of life and property at sea, prevent oil pollution by ships, and promote South Africa as a maritime nation. The Authority derives its funding from a combination of government service fees (about R6 million year); direct user charges, which amount for about 11% of its operating income; and levies on ships calling at South African ports, which account for 75% of total revenue. The Authority’s total revenue is estimated at about R30 million a year over the medium term.

SUPPORT

2.1 Control Committee Secretary: Ms Nontuthuzelo Nonkelela
Period from June 2002 to date

2.2 Committee Secretary: Mr Monwabisi Nguqu
Period from November 2000 to date

2.3 Committee Assistant: Ms Koliswa Pasiya
Period from 1999 to date

2.4 Secretary to Chairperson: Ms Pumla Nyamza
Period from 2001 to date

2.5 Researcher (Research Unit): None.

Mr Mlungisi Wosiyana served the Committee for a brief period and thereafter resigned from Parliament. During this period, his contribution to the Committee was indeed valuable and outstanding.

Legal Support: None


COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE

3.1 Membership:

Member

Province

Party

Total Meetings Held

No of meetings attended

Apologies Received

&

1. Ms PCP Majodina

Eastern Cape

ANC

 

 

 

 

2. Ms EC Gouuws (alternate)

Eastern Cape

NNP

 

0

 

0

3. Rev M Chabaku

Free State

ANC

 

 

 

 

4. Dr PJC Nel

Free State

NNP

 

 

 

 

5. Mr T Ralane (alternate)

Free State

ANC

 

 

 

 

6. Mr EA Conroy

Gauteng

NNP

 

 

 

 

7. Ms JL Kgoali (alternate)

Gauteng

ANC

 

 

 

 

8. Mr NM Raju

KwaZulu-Natal

DP

 

 

 

 

9. Ms B Thompson

KwaZulu-Natal

ANC

 

 

 

 

10. Mrs NJ Vilakazi (alternate)

KwaZulu-Natal

IFP

 

 

 

 

11. M MP Themba (alternate)

Mpumalanga

ANC

 

0

 

0

12. Mr VV Windvoel

Mpumalanga

ANC

 

 

 

 

13. Mr J Horne (alternate)

Northern Cape

NNP

 

0

 

0

14. Mr MA Sulliman

Northern Cape

ANC

 

 

 

 

15. Mr RM Nyakane

Nothern Province

UDM

 

 

 

 

16. Rev P Moatshe

North West

ANC

 

 

 

 

17. Ms ND Ntwanambi (alternate)

Western Cape

ANC

 

1

 

 

18. Ms AM Versfeld

Western Cape

DP

 

 

 

 



3.2 Members Appointed: None

Since the regrouping of Select Committees at the beginning of this year (01 January 2002) no new members were appointed to the Committee.

3.3 Members Discharged: None

Since the regrouping of Select Committees at the beginning of this year (01 January 2002) no member was discharged from the Committee.

4. DELIBERATIONS (Major activities, accomplishment, etc.)

4.2 Legislation dealt with

Bill No.

Short title

Public Hearings

No of Submissions

Amendments

No of hrs spent

[B03B –2002]

Disestablishment of the South African Housing Trust Limited Bill

None

None

No

 

[B07B-2002]

National Railway Safety Regulator

None

None

Yes

 

[B23D-2002]

South African Maritime and Aeronautical Search and Rescue Bill

None

None

No

 

[B27B-2002]

Road Accident Fund Amendment Bill

 

 

No

 

[B42B-2002]

Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Amendment Bill

None

None

Yes

 


Other matters dealt with (e.g. Briefings, Green Paper, White Paper, Committee Policy Documents)

Document

Action to be taken

Date Discussed

No of hrs spent

Budget Vote 6: Public Works

Briefing by the Department

 

 

Budget Vote 17: Housing

Briefing by the Department

 

 

Budget Vote 32: Transport

Briefing by the Department

 

 



REPORTS TABLED

Title

Objective/s

Result/Outcome


N/A


N/A


N/A



NB: Further refer to paragraph 7 below

APPEARANCES BEFORE COMMITTEE

6.1 Cabinet / Deputy Minister: 1

6.2 Government Officials: 36

6.3 C.E.O.s of Statutory Bodies and Public Entities: 10


REVIEW / ANALYSIS / SCRUTINY

Annual Departmental/Entity Report

Title

Date of Publication

Comments/Key Issue

No of hrs spent

Report and Financial Statement of the Transport Education and Training Authority for 2000 - 2001, including the Report of the Auditor – General on the Financial Statements for 2000 – 2001

6 February 2002

For information

 

Report and Financial Statements of the Road Accident Fund for 2000 – 2001, including the Report of the Auditor – General on the Financial Statements for 2000 – 2001 [RP 31 – 2002]

30 April 2002

For information

 

Annual Report and Financial Statements of the South African Roads Agency Limited for 2000 – 2001 [RP 65 – 2002]

07 August 2002

For information

 

Annual Report and Financial Statements of Air Traffic and Navigation Services Company Limited for 2001 – 2002

07 August 2002

For information

 

Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Transport Sector Education and Training Authority for 2001 – 2002, including the Report of the Auditor – General on the Financial Statements for 2001-2002 [RP 114 – 2002]

06 September 2002

For information

 

Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Construction Education and Training Authority for 2001 – 2002, including the Report of the Auditor – General on the Financial Statements [RP 136 – 2002]

06 September 2002

For information

 

Annual Report and Financial Statements of the South African Rail Commuter Corporation for 2001 – 2002, including the Report of the Auditor – General on the Financial Statements for 2001 – 2002 [RP 151 – 2002]

06 September 2002

For information

 

Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Transport Sector Education and Training Authority for 2001 – 2002, including the Report of the Auditor – General on the Financial Statements for 2001 – 2002 [RP 114 – 2002]

09 September 2002

For information

 

Report and Financial Statements of the South African Maritime Safety Authority for 2001 – 2002, including the Report of the Auditor – General on the Financial Statements for 2001 – 2002

13 September 2002

For information

 
 

 

 

 



Auditor-General's Report

Title

Date of Publication

Key Issues

No of hrs spent


Report of Auditor General on the Financial Statements of the Cross Border Road Transport Agency for 1999 – 2000 [RP 89-2001]

8 March 2002

For information

 

Report of the Auditor – General on the Late Submission of Material Audit Evidence Supporting the Financial Statements of Vote 32 – Department of Transport and Certain Transport Related Entities [RP 196 – 2002]

18 October 2002

For information

 


Papers, Matters referred to Committee in ATC

Subject

Date referred

Publication Date of Report

Key Issues

No of hrs spent

1(a) Agreement between the Governments of South Africa and French Republic for the Coordination of Search and Rescue Services, tabled in terms of Section 231(3) of the Constitution, 1996

(b) Explanatory Memorandum to the Agreement

11 February 2002


For information

 

2(a) Air Services Agreement between the Governments of the Republic of South Africa and the Kingdom of Belgium, tabled in terms of Section 231(3) of the Constitution, 1996

(b) Explanatory Memorandum to the Agreement

14 February 2002


For information

 

3(a) Undertaking between the Governments of the Republic of South Africa and The Netherlands concerning the recognition of Certificates under Regulation 1/10 of the Standards Certification and Watch-keeping for Seafarers (STCW) Convention, tabled in terms of Section 231(3) of the Constitution, 1996

(b) Explanatory Memorandum to the Undertaking

14 February 2002

 

For information

 

4(a) Air Service Agreement between the Governments of the Republic of South Africa and Macau, tabled in terms of Section 231(3) of the Constitution, 1996

(b) Explanatory Memorandum to the Agreement

14 February 2002

 

For information

 

5(a) Air Transport Agreement between the Governments of the Republics of South Africa and Portugal, tabled in terms of Section 231 (3) of the Constitution, 1996

(b) Explanatory Memorandum to the Agreement

14 February 2002

 

For information

 

6(a) Bilateral Air Services Agreement between the Governments of the Republic of South Africa and Democratic People’s Republic of Algeria, tabled in terms of Section 231(3) of the Constitution, 1996

(b) Explanatory Memorandum to the Agreement

14 February 2002

 

For information

 

7. Medium Term Strategic Plan for the Public Service and Administration for 2002 – 2005


13 March 2002

 


For information

 

8. Air Transport Agreement between the Governments of the Republic of South Africa and Germany, tabled in terms of Section 231(3) of the Constitution, 1996

08 May 2002

 

For information

 

9. Bilateral Air Services Agreement between the Governments of the Republic of South Africa and Federal republic of Brazil, tabled in terms of Section 231(3) of the Constitution, 1996

08 May 2002

 

For Information

 

10. Strategic Plan of the Department of Housing for 2002 – 2004

13 May 2002

 

For information

 

11. The Business Plan of the National Department of Transport for 2002-2003

04 June 2002

 

For information

 

12(a) Air Service Agreement between the Governments of the Republics of South Africa and Mozambique

(b) Explanatory Memorandum to the Agreement

11 June 2002

 

For information

 

13(a) Bilateral Search and Rescue Agreement between the Governments of the Republics of South Africa and Mozambique, tabled in terms of Section 231(3) of the Constitution, 1996
(b) Explanatory Memorandum to the Agreement

19 June 2002

 

For information

 

14. Community Based Public Works Programme – With our Hands Alleviating Poverty in South Africa

29 August 2002

 

For information

 

15. Proclamation No R69 published in Government Gazette No 23849 dated 20 September 2002, Commencement Section 16 of the National Railway Regulatory Act, 2002 (Act No 16 of 2002).

14 October 2002

 

For information

 



Matters referred to the Committee by Chairperson/Deputy Chairperson of Committees and Capacity Building for Members: None


TRAINING

7.1

Subject Matter

Date

Number of Attendants

Venue

No of hrs spent

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A


Planning Sessions

Subject Matter

Date

Number of Attendants

Venue

No of hrs spent

Strategic Planning: 2002

12–13 March 2002

36/25

Oatlands Holiday Village, Simon’s Town

 


Conferences

Subject Matter

Date

Number of Attendants

Venue

No of hrs spent

Transport Conference on Sustainable Transport

 

4 [Majodina, Maotshe, Nel, Raju, and Thompson]

Johannesburg

 

Fishing Vessel Safety Indaba

23 August 2002

2 [Majodina & Versfeld]

Cape Town


Consultative Conference on Search and Rescue

19-21 September 2002

2 [Nel & Windvoel]

Somerset West

 



OTHER MATTERS DEALT WITH

Public Hearings

Subject

Date

Public Hearings Held

Total Submissions

No of hrs spent

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A


Oversight and Fact Finding Activities

Oversight Activity

Date

Title of Report

Date Tabled in the House

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A



10.

10.1 National Visits

Period

Purpose of visit

No of Members

No of Staff

Date Report Tabled

Adoption date

Costs

28-31 July 2002
[Transnet Parliamentary Study Tour]

Fact finding investigation

[Majodina (1 half-day), Moatshe, Nel, Nyakane, Raju, Windvoel, Versfeld] 7.

[Nguqu] 1.

Not Yet

Not Yet

Sponsored

27 August 2002
[Eastern Cape]

Fact finding mission

[Majodina, Raju, and Sulliman] 3.

0

Not Yet

Not Yet

R12, 110.00


10.2 International Visits

Period

Purpose of visit

No of Members

No of Staff

Date Report Tabled

Adoption date

Costs

06-13 January 2002
[Kingdom of Thailand]

Fact finding mission

[Thompson (leader of the delegation), Kgoali, Nel, Raju] 4

[Nguqu] 1.

 

 

 



MONITORING IMPLEMENTATION OF LEGISLATION

Date

Legislation

Report

Date Tabled

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A



MONITORING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PFMA

Date

Department or Entity

Report

Date Tabled

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A


TABLING OF COMMITTEE REPORTS

Title/Topic

Publication Date

Date Reported

Disestablishment of the South African Housing Trust Limited Bill [B03B-2002]

 

 

National Railway Safety Regulator Bill [B7B-2002]

 

 

South African Maritime and Aeronautical Search and Rescue Bill [B23D-2002]



Road Accident Fund Amendment Bill [B27B2002]

 

 

Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Amendment Bill [B42C-2002]

 

 



PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ACTIVITIES/INTERACTION WITH INSTITUTIONS

The Chairperson interacts with and partakes at the institutions mentioned hereunder on behalf of the Committee.

Organisation

Subject Matters

Date Reported


Housing Minmec


Housing Related Matters.

 


Transport Mincom


Transport Related Matters.

 



SPONSORSHIP

Besides the invitation to partake in the Transnet Parliamentary Study Tour 2002 along with other Committees such as the Public Enterprise and Transport Portfolio Committees, the Committee has not been sponsored in 2002.

REVIEW OF YEAR'S WORK – RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS


15 FORMAL ADOPTION OF ANNUAL REPORT BY THE COMMITTEE

This Annual Report was discussed and adopted by the Select Committee on Public Services Wednesday, the 13th day of November 2002, in Committee Room V226, Parliament of the Republic of South Africa.


Mr Monwabisi Nguqu 13 November 2002
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COMMITTEE SECRETARY DATE



Ms Nontuthuzelo Nonkelela 13 November 2002
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CONTROL COMMITTEE SECRETARY DATE



Ms PCP Majodina, MP 13 November 2002
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COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON DATE