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when the sun rises we work hard to deliver Mpumalanga Department of Human Settlements Presentation to the Portfolio Committee 09 November 2016 0

PURPOSE • The purpose of this presentation is to brief the members of the Portfolio Committee on the progress made with regards to implementation of the Military Veteran Programme in Mpumalanga Department of Human Settlements. 1

BACKGROUND • The Department of Human Settlements started with the implementation of the Military Veteran Programme in December 2014. • A Provincial Steering Committee was established to support and monitor the execution of the Programme • The Steering Committee is composed of Officials from the Mpumalanga Department of Human Settlements (MDHS), Department of Military Veterans (DMV) and Provincial South African National Military Veterans Association (SANMVA); 2

BACKGROUND • The Department entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (Mo. U) with the Department of Military Veteran: • The MOU makes provision of the following: o The Provincial Department is expected to provide subsidies of R 110 000 to qualifying beneficiaries o The Department of Military Veteran is expected to provide a list of verified military veterans and the a top-up funding of R 78 884 per beneficiary; 3

BACKGROUND • There was a total amount of R 13, 8 Million which was received from DMV in 2015 as a top-up funding, which catered for 173 units. • Serviced Providers were appointed in December 2014, to start with the implementation of the programme, however the actual implementation started in the 2015/6 financial year 4

MILITARY VETERAN HOUSE • The Department is building a 50 square metre house with tiled floors, a carport, kitchen unit, stove and 30 square metre perimeter fence. The cost of this house is R 188 884. 00. 5

MILITARY VETERAN HOUSE NOTE: In 2016/17 the Department has approved alternative plans with 60 square metres but excluding carport at the same quantum rates as per the request of some beneficiaries 6

DELIVERY TO DATE 2016/17 Actual 2015/16 Planned Target 2015/16 Actual 2016/17 Planned Target Completion 126 79 150 22 Wall plate Roof 22 0 Approved beneficiaries 106 are untouched The Department has contracted all projects in different municipalities to complete all untouched units 7

CHALLENGES § The beneficiaries who were allocated in 2015/16 financial year were unhappy with the size of the house, the use of the carport and the size of the fence (too small for their sites); § There has been unavailability of sites in Emalahleni and Msukaligwa Local Municipalities in 2015/16; § Unreliable database on beneficiaries received from DMV as some identified beneficiaries do not have specific information such as name of province, town, municipality as well as contact details 8

REMEDIAL ACTIONS § The department has amended the building plans in preparation for 2016/17 projects which were supported by the Steering Committee and approved; § Sites have been availed in Emalahleni Local Municipality and the contractor has been appointed already; § The project in Msukaligwa Local Municipality has been put on hold pending the outcome of the legal process currently under way. 9

REMEDIAL ACTIONS § The database issue was raised at the last National Task Team meeting but no feedback has been received yet. § The Province facilitated the process of identifying beneficiaries and they were verified against the DMV database for 2016/17. This process was only finalised in October 2016 and construction will therefore resume § The Department is closely monitoring the implementation of the project inorder to complete all running projects 10

HI NKHENSILE SIYATHOKOZA SIYABONGA THANK YOU DANKIE REA LEBOHA NDOLIVHUAA ENKOSI 11