ATC110526: Report Third Quarter Expenditure for the 2010/11 financial year

Standing Committee on Appropriations

Report of the Standing Committee on Appropriations on the Third Quarter Expenditure for the 2010/11 financial year, dated 26 May 2011

 

The Standing Committee on Appropriations, having heard briefings and considered third quarter expenditures of national departments for the 2010/11 financial year, reports as follows:

 

1.             Introduction

 

The Standing Committee on Appropriations (the Committee) was established in terms of section 4(3) of the Money Bills Amendment Procedure and Related Matters Act No. 9 of 2009. The Act requires the Committee to consider and report on spending issues, and on actual expenditure published by the National Treasury. The Committee has adopted a tradition of inviting both National Treasury and the affected departments to account on government spending. This consultative approach gives the Committee an opportunity to interrogate departments on their spending with a view to identify and strengthen gaps in public spending. The Committee is established as a strategic centre to flag issues which might impact negatively on service delivery through scrutiny of government spending. As such, it agreed during its business planning session to move swiftly towards balancing its expenditure monitoring with actual performance.

 

This report provides a detailed overview of government spending for the period 1 April 2010 to 31 December 2010. It intends to highlight spending patterns of National departments and draws the attention of Parliament and the Executive to findings and recommendations made for improved public spending.  

 

2.             The Review of the Total Expenditure

 

The national departments were allocated an adjusted budget of R466, 8 billion for the 2010/011 financial year, which excludes direct charge. Of the appropriated funds, R134 billion was allocated to current payments, R301,6 billion to transfers and subsidies, and R9,3 billion to capital expenditure. An overall expenditure at the end of the third quarter is R342,7 billion (73,4 per cent) of the adjusted budget. The government spending has decreased by 0,9 per cent compared to the same period in the 2009/10 financial year. In the third quarter of the 2009/10 financial year, government departments had spent R304 billion or 74,4 per cent of the available budget, while in the third quarter of the 2010/11 financial year, government has only spent R342,8 billion or 73,5 per cent. However, close scrutiny of government spending suggests that stricter monitoring systems should be put in place to strengthen budget implementation.

 

An amount of R229,6 billion (76,1 per cent) was transferred to the receiving entities at the end of the third quarter of the 2010/11 financial year. The expenditure of R92,7 billion (68,7 per cent) was reported on current payment, while R4,4 billion (47,7 per cent) was spent on capital expenditure. The consolidated expenditure of national departments reflects a slow spending in both current and capital expenditure, while the overall expenditure trend for transfers and subsidies is on track.  However, it should be noted that national departments record expenditure when funds are transferred to receiving entities and this does not mean that these funds are spent for their intended purposes. The implementation of transfers and subsidies is executed by receiving entities and accounted for in terms of their accountability instruments. The national departments provided a synopsis of their spending trends. 

 

Taking into account the direct charge, in aggregate, national departments spent R601 billion, or 73,5 per cent of the adjusted R817,8 billion for the first nine months of the 2010/11 financial year.

 

3.             Spending by the Selected National Departments

 

After the restructuring of government, its overall budget comprises 37 Votes. All these departments have reported different expenditure patterns, with the Department of Higher Education and Training reporting the highest expenditure of 93,4 per cent and the Department of Communications being the least spending department at 45,1 per cent. The reason for high expenditure in the Department of Higher Education and Training was due to transfers of subsidies to tertiary institutions that were made before the third quarter. After considering government priorities and the spending patterns, the following departments were identified (refer to Table 1 –below).

 

Table 1: Actual Expenditure for the period 1 April 2010 to 31 December 2010

Department	Adjusted Budget (R'000)	Actual Expenditure 01 Apr 31-Dec 2009
	Amount		%
Communications	2 138 001	965 280	45, 1
Water Affairs	8 203 193	5 072 003	61, 8
Public Works	7 364 797	5 280 648	71, 7
Police	53 529 740	38 993 670	72, 8
Rural Development and Land Reform	7 308 243	4 860 156	66, 5
Statistics South Africa	1 973 398	2 101 379	50, 4
Department of Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities	97 790	-	-
National Treasury	50 209 414	35 017 392	69, 7

 

As seen from the Table 1 above, the Department of Women, Children and People with Disabilities has not been reporting to National Treasury. However, it is reported that, according to Basic Accounting System (BAS) [Vulindlela], as from November 2010 to 09 February 2011, the Department has spent R50, 784 million of its available budget, which is 48 per cent of the budget (National Treasury, 9 February 2011)

 

 

 

 

3.1        Department of Communications

 

The Department of Communications (DoC) was allocated a total budget of R2,1 billion in the 2010/11 financial year. The departmental budget comprises six programmes namely, Administration, information & communication technology (ICT) International Affairs and Trade, ICT Policy Development, ICT Enterprise Development, ICT Infrastructure Development and Presidential National Commission. The highest share of the departmental adjusted budget was allocated to the ICT Enterprise Development programme. This programme was allocated R1,6 billion.

 

The DoC reported an expenditure of R965 million or 45,14 per cent at the end of the third quarter. The major under-spending was on ICT Infrastructure Development due to the decision to close down the 122 Emergency Call Centre project which was allocated R111,9 million. The project was however in the process of being revived.

 

The DoC indicated that the reason for the slow spending was mainly due to the high vacancy rate which came about as a resulted from the organisational review and a moratorium on the filling of senior posts. It was reported that there were delays in the implementation of projects due to instability, especially in the Department’s Bid Committee but that it has since been addressed. The point was made that the introduction of key internal controls also resulted in slow expenditure within the Department.

 

The DoC mentioned that six priority projects have been identified for the 2011/12 financial year and that the Strategic and Business Plans for that period have been finalised. It was also mentioned that all projects were now in line with the Department’s Strategic Plan.

 

 

 

 

 

The DoC reported the following reasons for slow spending on transfers to entities:

Entity	Reasons for under spending
Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa(USAASA)	Funds were withheld due to the lack of spending by USSASA as a result of projects not being implemented on time.  The Management of USAASA has been engaged by the Department to rectify the situation.
Universal Service Access Fund (USAF)	The under spending was mainly due to the delay in the finalization of the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) standards. This matter has been finalized and the standards were pronounced by the Minister.
South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) [Public Broadcaster]	Lengthy lead times on the procurement of DTT equipment and education content. The SABC has been engaged to effect improvement on their spending.
Sentech	The under spending (capital expenditure & dual illumination) was caused by the delay in the DTT standards and this has now been corrected.

 

The Committee felt that the DoC needed to furnish it with an organogram for the period starting from the end of September to the end of December 2010 in order to enable it to analyse the recruitment of senior staff during that period. It was also stated that the list of posts that were filled during the third term of the 2010/11 financial year needed to be provided to the Committee. The point was made that a list of the six priority projects needed to be forwarded to the Committee.

 

The DoC undertook to furnish the Committee with a comprehensive report on the 122 Emergency Call Centre and the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) legacy projects.

             

3.2        Department of Water Affairs

 

The Department of Water Affairs (DWA) was allocated a total budget of R8,2 billion in the 2010/11 financial year. The departmental budget consists of five programmes. These are Administration with a budget of R967.498 million, Water Management with R402.939 million, National Water Resource Infrastructure programme with R2,2 billion, Regional Management with R4,3 billion and Water Sector Regulation being the lowest with R240.182 million. The DWA has under spent in most programmes for current payments with only 19,83 per cent of its budget being spent by the end of December 2010. In respect of the Regional Bulk Infrastructure Development and the Water Services Refurbishments programmes, it was reported that there was a lack of or no technical and management capacity. With reference to the Masibambane Donor Funding, it was reported that there was no common understanding within the DWA on how to spend the conditional funding which led to the slow expenditure thereon.  To this end, the Committee requested the DWA to submit a detailed report to Parliament on how the Masibambane funding had been spent.

 

The DWA reported that the reasons for the slow spending were as follows:

 

• Unfilled vacant posts and unavailability of suitable candidates, especially engineers;
• Outstanding invoices in respect of Diner’s Club, Phakisa World and Auto Page for goods and services rendered as a result of disputes;
• Incorrect submission of payment certificate which prolonged the payment period in respect of Accelerated Community Infrastructure Project;
• Delays by municipalities in appointing implementing agents for the refurbishment of waste water treatment plants;
• Delays by municipalities in submitting correct payment certificates which led documents being returned to various municipalities;
• Protracted delays in finalising transfer of staff to various municipalities;
• The Climate Survey Programme which was put on hold;
• Delays in approval of the Training and Development Plans;
• Late redistribution of the Masibambane budget allocation; and
• Delays in appointing mechanical and electrical contractors by municipalities.

 

The DWA reported that mechanisms have been put in place to fast track delays in the planning processes, especially project designs, and the inaccuracies of invoices submitted by contractors. The DWA was working closely with the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) in order to address its capacity challenges at a municipal level. The point was made that the De Hoop Dam project in the Limpopo Province was in good progress and that a progress report thereon would be submitted to Parliament in due course.  In respect of the Nandoni Dam project in the Limpopo Province, it was noted that there were legal proceedings underway and that a detailed report would be provided to Parliament in due course. The vacancy rate of the DWA would be reduced by 10 per cent from 30,5 per cent before the end of May 2011 in order to put it on par with the norms for national departments.

 

The Committee noted and expressed concern at the poor planning by the department since it only reported halfway through the financial year that it did not have the capacity to spend its total allocated budget. Specific reference was made to the Moutse Bulk Water Supply project in Limpopo and the Arcornhoek Bulk Water Supply project in Mpumalanga which would not be able to spend its allocated budget due to poor planning. Concern was further expressed in respect of the implementation at the municipal level to which the DWA responded that they have adopted a more ‘hands-on’ approach in order to mitigate the challenges experienced at that level. In respect of the delays in the approvals of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), the Committee stated that the Department of Environmental Affairs needed to introduce mechanisms in order to expedite the process since it impacted negatively on service delivery. The Committee encouraged the DWA to improve its relationship with municipalities.

 

 

 

 

3.3        Department of Public Works

 

The Department of Public Works (DoPW) was allocated a total budget of R7,3 billion in the 2010/11 financial year. The Department is responsible for five programmes, namely, Administration, Immovable Asset Management, Expanded Public Works Programme, Property and Construction Industry Policy Regulation and Auxiliary and Associated Services. The Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) showed the slowest expenditure by the Department at R777 million or 50 per cent of its total budget allocation.

 

In respect of earmarked funds, the Extended Public Works Programme (EPWP) Incentive to Provinces showed an expenditure of R129 million or 27 per cent, with EPWP Incentives to municipalities at R255 million or 44 per cent, and the Construction Education Training Authority (CETA) [Human Resources], Energy Efficiency, Compensation of Losses, Distress Relief, and Loskop Settlement all stood at 0 per cent by 31 December 2010. The DoPW attributed the slow expenditure on Energy Efficiency to the protracted bidding process which resulted in the late awarding of the bid and the lack of capacity to manage the project.

 

With regard to expenditure on capital budget-infrastructure, the DoPW reported that Dolomite Risk Management stood at R7,8 million or 6 per cent and Inner City Regeneration showed an expenditure of R67,8 million or 11 per cent. Slow expenditure in respect of Dolomite Risk Management was largely attributed to the fact that the spending in that area was largely directly related to the Repair and Maintenance Programme (RAMP) projects which were put on hold pending the assessment and restructuring of projects.

 

The Committee noted a lack of integrated planning between the DoPW, provinces and municipalities which resulted in delays of service delivery. To this end, it was proposed that a planning committee inclusive of officials from the national, provincial and local government be established. It was also noted that the DoPW requested adjusted budgets without having adequate plans in place for spending the additional funding. Concern was expressed at the slow expenditure of the EPWP programme given its potential contribution on job creation which was a priority of government. In addition, it was stated that the DoPW needed to do things differently to enhance job creation to which it undertook to furnish Parliament with a comprehensive report thereon. The point was made that this report be inclusive of how the Department of Public Works would assist the smaller municipalities financially since most of them did not have the funding for it. Reference was made to Inner City Re-generation, especially the Re Kgabisa Tswane Accommodation Programme, and it was felt that the DoPW was piloting projects for extensive periods of time.

 

3.4        Department of Police

 

The Department of Police (DoP) was allocated a total budget of R53,5 billion in the 2010/11 financial year. The DoP reported a total expenditure of R38,9 billion or 72,8 per cent, by the end of December 2010. Payments for Capital Assets and, Goods and Services under Current Payments showed the slowest expenditure at R1,6 billion or 59,6 per cent and R8 billion or 67,7 per cent, respectively.

 

The DoP ascribed the reasons for the slower expenditure under Goods and Services mainly to the slow expenditure of the Integrated Justice System (IJS) and the Criminal Justice System (CJS) which stood at 37,8 per cent and 11,9 per cent respectively, at the end of December 2010. The Committee expressed concern at the lack of cooperation between the Departments of Correctional Services, Justice and Constitutional Development, Defence and Military Veterans, Home Affairs, State Security and Police in respect of the IJS.  It was further stated that the relevant Portfolio Committees needed to facilitate the collaboration between the officials from the different departments who were involved in this system. The spending of Payments for Capital Assets was in accordance with the planning at the beginning of the 2010/11 financial year since the delivery of vehicles took place in the second half of the 2010 calendar year.

 

Clarity was sought in respect of the shifting of funds from Payments to Capital Assets to Current Payments and it was reported that the National Treasury was within the prescripts of Section 43 (6) of the Public Finance Management Act 1 of 1999 (PFMA) and the Adjustment Appropriation Act. The point was made that Parliament would engage with the National Treasury in respect of Section 43 of the Public Finance Management Act since that section has led to confusion and that the shifting of funds would be monitored closely by this Committee and attempts would be made to cooperate with the Portfolio Committee on Police in monitoring the shifting of funds.

 

The DoP reported that the Case Management System (that is E-docket –documents stored electronically) would be rolled-out in the next financial year and that most of the funding has been committed. With regard to Exhibit Management, 75 per cent of all exhibits would be processed electronically by December 2011 and that visible policing units would report thereon on a continuous basis for the various police stations. In respect of the organisation structure, it was reported that on the eve of the 2010 Federal of International Football Association (FIFA) World Cup, the DoP had to increase the number of Police members due to the withdrawal by the private security companies and that this impacted on the budget. It was however stated that the DoP still needed to be compensated for that by the Local Organising Committee (LOC).

 

3.5        Department of Rural Development and Land Reform

 

The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DoRDLR) was allocated a total budget of R7,3 billion for the 2010/11 financial year. The DoRDLR showed a total expenditure of R4,8 billion or 66, 5 per cent by the end of December 2011. By the end of the third quarter, Current Payments showed an expenditure of R1,3 billion or 56, 6 per cent, Transfer and Subsidies was at R3,8 billion or 71,5 per cent and Payments for Capital Assets stood at R17 million or 61,2 per cent.

 

The DoRDLR attributed the slow expenditure under Current Payments to the restructuring process to align its organisational structure and resources to the new mandate and the moratorium on the filling of vacant posts, which has been lifted in January 2011. The National Rural Youth Service Corps (NARYSEC) was implemented in September 2010, with the planning and activities taking place during the third quarter but payments would be made in the fourth quarter only. Under Payment for Capital Assets, the slow expenditure was attributed to the delay in ICT Infrastructure expenditure which only took place in February 2011 due to delays in finalising the lease agreement for newly leased office buildings with the Department of Public Works. In respect of Total Transfers and Subsidies, the Restitution budget had already been depleted with outstanding court cases to be settled. Therefore, savings from other programmes had to be used to settle excessive expenditure in the Restitution Programme in order to prevent the accrual of interests and possible fruitless and wasteful expenditure. It was also reported that the DoRDLR shifted R2 billion from Land Reform Grants and R500 million was rolled-over in order to pay for urgent court orders and to finalise critical outstanding claims.

 

The Committee noted the lack of commitment by the DoRDLR towards land reform with concern since that funding was shifted towards land restitution claims. It was also noted that there was a lack of planning by the DoRDLR which was evident by the extent of roll-overs and reprioritisation of funding for programmes. Concern was also expressed at the lack of monitoring of spending patterns by the DoRDLR. A medium to long term plan, inclusive of targets, needed to be developed by the DoRDLR in respect of land claims and land reform since that was the core business of the Department. There also needed to be an improved collaboration between the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform, and the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in respect of food security. Concern was expressed at the fact that the DoRDLR was considering de-gazetting some farms that have already been claimed since it was burdened by a high number court cases. It was noted that the National Treasury also needed to attend the Portfolio Committee meetings in order to improve its understanding of the challenges facing departments.  

 

The DoRDLR reported that it had gazetted more farms than the amount budgeted for that function which led to that specific power being removed from land commissioners and that it was vested in the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform. The existing court cases stood at plus or minus 300 and were on the increase. The Committee undertook to engage the DoRDLR and the National Treasury in order to address this issue.

 

3.6        Statistics South Africa

 

Statistics South Africa was allocated a total budget of R2, 1 billion for the 2010-11 financial year. By the end of December 2010, it showed a total expenditure of R1 billion or 50, 4 per cent. The Corporate Relations Programme showed an over-expenditure of 5 per cent which amounted to R16, 7 million. The reasons for that was the cut of R30 million on the Income and Expenditure Survey and the overspending on Compensation for Employees of R22, 02 million. It was reported that Survey Operations showed slow expenditure of R194 million or 24 per cent which was attributed to that delays in expenditure for Census 2011. The actual unit costs that have decreased materially as compared to the budgeted unit costs and the economies of scale contributed to the slow spending. It was reported that the majority of expenditure in respect of Census 2011 would take place in October 2011. The Committee expressed concern at the poor planning of Statistics South Africa since a significant amount would be requested to be rolled-over to the 2011/12 financial year.

 

3.7        Department of Women, Children and People with Disabilities

 

The Committee expressed great concern at the fact that the DoWCPD was not able to report on its spending patterns to the National Treasury on a monthly basis as required by the PFMA. National Treasury has not received any expenditure analysis from the DoWCPD since it had been established. The DoWCPD attributed that to its capacity challenges and also to the fact that it was a relatively new department which was proclaimed in May 2009. Also, the DoWCPD operated under the President’s Office during its inception phase and therefore submitted its reports to the latter and not to the National Treasury. To this end, the DoWCPD was requested to indicate to this Committee how the National Treasury could assist in order to improve its efficiency.

 

The DoWCPD reported that it needed the National Treasury to assist in the following manner:

 

• To second two or more permanent employees in order to assist with the implementation of Logistical Information System (LOGIS); and
• To assist in the process of appointing members of the Audit Committee including the Chairperson.

 

It was also reported that the appointment of the Chief Financial Officer and financial support staff, internal auditors, audit committee and human resources employees would be completed by the end of June 2011. The DoWCPD would operate independently from the Presidency and the LOGIS transversal system would be implemented by 1 June 2011. The annual performance plans, aligned to the allocated budget of the DoWCPD as well as monthly and quarterly reports would be submitted to the National Treasury in future. The DoWCPD would relocate to its own offices by mid April 2011 and office equipment including IT infrastructure would be purchased. Finally, the audited annual financial statements for the 2010/11 financial year would be submitted by 31 March 2011.

 

The DoWCPD also reported on its expenditure as at 28 February 2011, which would be included in the Committee’s Fourth Quarter Report on Spending Patterns. Goods and Services showed fast expenditure of R31 million against a budgeted amount of R26, 5 million, mainly due to travel and subsistence for international trips. The second highest spending item at 28 February 2011 was advertising, mainly due to advertising of vacant posts, advocacy and public awareness campaigns.

 

The Committee expressed dissatisfaction at the high expenditure for international trips and advertising and undertook to monitor it on a continuous basis. The point was made that the DoWCPD would be invited to the public hearings on the Fourth Quarter Expenditure Patterns for the 2010/11 financial year in order to check whether it has delivered on its commitments that it has made during this process. Concern was noted in respect of the differences between the DoWCPD and the National Treasury around the permanent secondment of a Chief Financial Officer from the National Treasury. Also, there was uncertainty around the adoption of the DoWCPD’s strategic plan by the Portfolio Committee on Women, Children and People with Disabilities.

 

3.8        National Treasury

 

The National Treasury was allocated a total budget of R50,2 billion for the 2010/11 financial year. An amount of R35 billion or 69,7 per cent has been spent against its total budget allocation by the end of December 2010. With regard to Payments for Capital Assets, only R4,3 million or 27 per cent has been spent against a budget of R16,2 million. An amount of R39,8 million or 39,9 per cent has been spent against a budget of R100 million for the Infrastructure Delivery Improvement Programme (IDIP) by the end of December 2010.

 

It was also reported that an amount of R2,4 billion would be requested to be rolled-over to the next financial year under the Infrastructure Grant to Provinces (IGP) due to poor spending and non-adherence to the conditions by provinces. Due to poor performance, an amount of R1,8 billion was withheld as part of the fourth instalment of the IGP in terms of section 16 of the 2010 Division of Revenue Act. Furthermore,, an amount R3 billion was withheld from the fifth instalment in terms of section 16 of the 2010 Division of Revenue Act due to consistent poor performance.

 

The National Treasury attributed the reasons for the notable slow expenditure to the following:

 

·         Slow spending by municipalities on the capital projects funded by the Neighbourhood Development Partnership Grant (NDPG).

·         Slow spending on IDIP was because of delays in the drafting of contracts, provinces generally not meeting the minimum criteria and a limited number of adequately qualified consultants to provide technical assistance.

·         Delays in procurement have resulted in slower spending on transversal systems, including the Integrated Financial Management System.

·         Unfilled positions, particularly in the Accountant General’s Office, due to difficulties in attracting suitably qualified persons, as well as decreased operational expenses emanating from the implementation of cost containment measures. 

 

The Committee expressed concern at the slow expenditure of the grants and stated that the National Treasury needed to monitor the expenditure thereof more efficiently. The point was made that the National Treasury needed to provide more support to provinces and municipalities regarding technical capacity to successfully apply for these grants since the successful expenditure thereof would result in job creation. The National Treasury had a responsibility to ensure that local government and provinces were capacitated and trained regarding grants. Also, the processes involved in applying for grants needed to be simplified.

 

4.         Summary of Findings

 

The analysis of the third quarter expenditure for the 2010/11 financial year has identified a number of challenges in relation to the budget implementation and expenditure monitoring. The following findings were identified by the Committee during its scrutiny of public spending: 

4.1        There was a lack of planning by some national departments on how to spend their budgets;

 

4.2        There was a delay in the processing of Environmental Impact Assessment applications which hampered service delivery;

 

4.3        There was a lack of collaboration between the Departments of Correctional Services, Justice and Constitutional Development, Defence and Military Veterans, Home Affairs, State Security and Police in respect of the Integrated Justice System.  The portfolio committees responsible for these departments needed to facilitate the collaboration between these departments in order for the expenditure thereon to improve;

 

4.4        There was a lack of integrated planning between the national, provincial and local spheres of government on the implementation of the Expanded Public Works Programme which led to slow expenditure;

 

4.5        The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform shifted R2 billion from Land Reform Grants and a further R500 million was rolled-over in order to pay for urgent court orders and to finalise critical outstanding claims. This showed that the Department was burdened by a high number of court cases which resulted from an extensive number of farms being gazetted for claims;

 

4.6        The Department of Women, Children and People with Disabilities was not able to report on its expenditure patterns to the National Treasury on a monthly basis as required by section 32 of the Public Finance Management Act, since its establishment due to capacity challenges.  The Department did however operate under the Office of the Presidency during its inception stage and therefore also reported to it and not to the National Treasury;

 

4.7        The withholding of funds by the National Treasury in respect of the Infrastructure Grant to Provinces (IGP) and the proposed roll-over of R2, 4 billion was concerning since job creation was one of the priorities of Government;

 

4.8        There was poor budget expenditure by a considerable number of National departments which needed to be addressed by Parliament through the introduction of stricter monitoring mechanisms; and

 

4.9        A number of departments of including Communications, Water Affairs, Rural Development and Land Reform, Women, Children and People with Disabilities and the National Treasury indicated that their reason for slow expenditure was, amongst others, due to a high vacancy rate. This needed to be addressed in order to be in line with the State of the Nation Address.

 

5.         Recommendations

 

In light of the findings contained in the section 4 above, the Standing Committee on Appropriations recommends the following:

 

5.1        That the Department of Communications submits the following reports to Parliament within 60 days after the adoption of this report by the House:

5.1.1     A progress report on the revival 122 Emergency Call Centre project, and

5.1.2     A comprehensive report on the 2010 FIFA World Cup legacy projects;

 

5.2        That the Department of Water Affairs submits a detailed report to Parliament within 60 days (after the adoption of this report by the House) on how the Masibambane Donor Funding had been spent. Furthermore, the Department should include a list of all the municipalities that have applied for that funding;

 

5.3        That the Department of Environmental Affairs introduces effective mechanisms in order to expedite the processing of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) applications. The report on the mechanisms to be introduced should be tabled in Parliament within 60 days after the adoption of this report by the House;

 

5.4        That the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform develops a medium to long term plan, inclusive of targets, in respect of land claims and land reform. The report should be tabled in Parliament within 60 days after the adoption of this report by the House; and

 

5.5        That the Departments of Communications, Water Affairs, Rural Development and Land Reform, Women, Children and People with Disabilities and the National Treasury submit to Parliament plans (including timeframes) on the filling of funded critical vacancies within 60 days after the adoption of this report by the House.  

 

Report to be considered.