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Estimates of the Provincial Revenue and Expenditure (EPRE) – 2023/24 Financial Year

approved a new ISUP strategy with guidelines to permit the department to utilise the ISUPG to
assist in unblocking the bulk challenges currently faced;
x Empowerment of Designated Groups, Skills Development and Job Creation through training
towards sustainable business enterprises; 200 opportunities will be prioritized through the Youth
Brigade Programme and 21 opportunities will be provided to youth through the Artisan
Development Programme;
x The department will create 7 500 job opportunities through the Expanded Public Works Programme
x Priority Human Settlements Development Areas (PHSDAs) to be enforced through the 12
Prioritised Development Areas (PDA’s) as gazetted by the Minister of Human Settlements;
x Partnerships and Collaborations towards transforming the Human Settlements Sector as
envisaged by the District Development Model (DDM) of intergovernmental development planning
which include the building of new cities, District one-stop shop centres; small town revitalisation;
relocation of government office parks and responding to housing needs of middle-income earners;
and
x Public and consumer education through media communications and community engagements with
a targeted 4 500 beneficiaries to be reached.

4. Reprioritization

The department has reprioritised its budget to core items to improve service delivery. The department is
maintaining an organizational structure that was created to execute a housing mandate, which is not in
line with the expectations of leading an agenda for creation of integrated and sustainable Human
Settlements. The department continues to reprioritize within its baseline to accommodate budget
challenges.

5. Procurement

Over the 2023 MTEF, major drivers of the procurement plan include construction procurement,
maintenance of existing valid contracts and agreements for services relating to communication contracts
and the leasing of government vehicles.

The Office of the Chief Financial Officer will ensure that the department’s procurement is aligned to the
departmental procurement plan. All committees (Bid Adjudication, Bid evaluation, etc.) will sit as planned
to fast track all tenders in line with the Supply Chain Management (SCM). The department will contact
Provincial Treasury (PT) for all matters relating to SCM for guidance. All staff in the SCM unit will receive
continuous training on new policies, guidelines and new frameworks. In areas where there are variation
orders to be done PT will be consulted. The department at all times will ensure that procurement processes
are followed to avoid irregular and wasteful expenditure.

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