DESCRIPTION OF CATEGORY OF RECORDS AUTOMATICALLY AVAILABLE IN TERMS OF SECTION 15(1)(a) OF THE PROMOTION OF ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACT, 2000
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MANNER OF ACCESS TO RECORDS (e.g. website)
(SECTION 15(1)(a))
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FOR INSPECTION IN TERMS OF SECTION 15(1)(a)(i):
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FOR PURCHASING IN TERMS OF SECTION 15(1)(a)(ii):
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FOR COPYING IN TERMS OF SECTION 15(1)(a)(ii):
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| • | ALL documents falling within the section 15 category can be copied with the exception of certain documents such as tender documents which must always be original. Should the Department incur costs in reproducing the document and where applicable, the provisions of section 15(3) shall be applicable (that is, the prescribed fee for the reproduction of the documents shall be payable). |
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AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE IN TERMS OF SECTION 15(1)(a)(iii)
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LEGISLATION
| • | Department of Human Settlements Legislation: |
Acts: (List not exhaustive)
| • | Training manual for Municipal officials on Rental Housing Amended Act |
| • | SLA: Municipal officials training on Amended Rental Housing Act |
| • | Housing Consumers Protection Measures Amendment Act |
| • | Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act |
| • | Community Scheme Ombud Service Act |
| • | Home Loan and Mortgage Disclosure Act |
| • | Prevention of illegal eviction from and Unlawful occupation of Land Act |
| • | Community Scheme Ombud Service Bill |
| • | Draft Bill for Public Comment |
| • | Housing Consumers Protection Measures Amendment Bill |
| • | Sectional Titles Schemes Management Bill |
| • | CSOS Regulations: Levies and Fees |
| • | CSOS Sectional Titles Schemes Management Regulations |
| • | HDA Priority Development Areas PHSHDA as (Gazette and Maps) |
| • | HLAMDA Regulations (as Gazetted) |
| • | Regulations on Community Schemes Ombud Services |
| • | International Commitments: |
| • | Habitat Ill Thematic Meeting on Informal Settlements |
| • | Instanbul Declaration on Cities and other Human Settlements 1996 |
| • | Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development 2002 |
| • | Millennium Declaration 2000 |
| • | Millennium Goals and Targets |
| • | Vancouver Declaration on Human Settlements 1976 |
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Available on DHS Website.
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STRATEGIC POLICIES
| • | National Housing Code-2009 |
| • | Towards policy foundation for the Human Settlements Legislation (White Paper) |
| • | Finance Linked Individual Subsidy Programme (FLISP Policy). |
| • | Upgrading of Informal Settlements |
| • | Monitoring, Evaluation and Impact Assessment Policy 2013/14 -2018/19: Policy Implementation Framework for the Human Settlements Sector |
| • | Rapid Appraisal of Outcome 8: Delivery Agreements: Sustainable Human Settlements and Improved Quality of Household Life, Output 1: Accelerated delivery of Housing Opportunities |
| • | Framework for Women and Youth ( Policy Framework) |
| • | Introduction to HS management |
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Available on DHS Website.
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PLANS
| • | Revised Strategic Plan (2015 -2020) |
| • | Environmental implementation plan: DHS 2015-2020 |
| • | Annual Performance Plans |
| • | The Comprehensive Plan for the creation of Sustainable Human Settlements of 2004 |
| • | Neighborhood Planning and Design Guideline (The Red Book) |
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Available on DHS Website and at DHS Offices.
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REPORTS
| • | Department of Human Settlements Annual Reports and Medium -Term Strategic Framework |
| • | Reports on Human Settlements Environmental Scanning & Analysis (Economic trends analysis and Markets). |
| • | The Office Of Disclosure Annual Report 2016 (the performance of financial institutions) |
| • | Quarterly Report on the performance of financial institutions |
| • | A Baseline Assessment for future impact evaluation of informal settlements targeted for upgrading |
| • | Design and Implementation Evaluation of the Integrated Residential Development Programme |
| • | Impact and Implementation Evaluation of the Social Housing Programme |
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Available on DHS Website and at DHS Office.
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MONITORING & EVALUATION
| • | Evaluation of the impact of the Rural Housing Programme [Website] |
| • | Evaluating the performance of Social and Rental Housing programme [Website] |
| • | Measuring success in Human Settlements development: an impact evaluation study of the upgrading of informal settlements programme in selected projects in South Africa |
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Available at DHS Offices.
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FINANCES
| • | Budget (Estimates of National Expenditure for Human Settlements) |
| • | Financial Irregularities and, |
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Available at DHS offices and on Website.
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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS
| • | Parliament Approved Replies |
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Available on DHS Website
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COMMUNICATION SERVICES
| • | Profiles of Executive Authorities |
| • | Events, campaigns, launches and publicity programmes (includes speeches of the Minister, Deputy Minister and photographs) |
| • | Economic opportunities created by the department of Human Settlements (in 3 official languages) |
| • | Seminars, conferences and summits (includes campaigns & workshops) |
| • | Available Departmental Publications, Brochures, Newsletters, Magazines and Posters |
| • | Social contract for the development of sustainable human settlements |
| • | BNG Human Settlements Sector Journals |
| • | Leading Change (Delivering the New Urban Agenda through Urban and Territorial Planning) |
| • | Human Settlements Programmes and subsidies (in 11 official languages) |
| • | Human Settlements 20 year book |
| • | DHS Media Monitoring (Television series breaking new ground (BNG), which aired on SABC 2.) |
| • | Draft White paper on human settlements |
| • | Guide to owning a Government Subsidised House. |
| • | Project Process Guide for Human Settlements Programmes 2017 |
| • | Booklet -Office of Disclosure Complaints Handling procedure manual (8 languages: English; Afrikaans; isiZulu; Sepedi; Setswana; isiXhosa; Xitsonga and Tshivenda). |
| • | Do not sell your home for short term benefits |
| • | How to enter the property market |
| • | Ensuring quality of houses [Saved on J- Drive] |
| • | Maintain, Caring and Greening your home |
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Available on DHS Website and Office
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PAIA RECORDS
| • | PAIA Manuals (in all 11 official languages) |
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Available at DHS offices and on Website.
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| • | Establishment matters (Macro Structure) |
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Available on DHS Website
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