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Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation Third Quarter Expenditure and Performance Report, 2022/2023 financial year; with Deputy Ministers
28 Feb 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation convened in Parliament to receive a briefing from the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on its Third Quarter Expenditure and Performance Report for the 2022/23 financial year.
The DWS said it continued implementing measures to accelerate key service delivery programmes. The Department ...
Water and Sanitation
Overview and assessment of the work of water boards; Deputy Minister present
24 Feb 2023
The Department of Water and Sanitation and three water boards briefed the Committee on the work of the water boards.
The Department said loadshedding and the destruction of infrastructure caused by flooding were challenges. The Department had met five of its eight Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 6 targets. Three ...
Water and Sanitation
Engagement with DWS on Committee resolutions & recommendations; with Minister and Deputy Ministers present
31 Jan 2023
The Portfolio Committee convened in a virtual meeting to engage with the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on resolutions regarding the Committee's recommendations on the 2022/23 annual performance plans of the Department and its entities, water and sanitation sector issues, and the oversight visit to the Eastern Cape. ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Update on GBVF-related matters: DWYPD (with Minister), SAPS & DoJ&CD input
24 Nov 2022
The Multiparty Women’s Caucus convened on the eve of the 16 Days of Activism Campaign to engage on gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) related matters. The idea of the campaign is to integrate the outcomes into the overall national strategy, to combat crimes against women and to eliminate the ...
Water and Sanitation
Dams’ safety and status of tailings dam across the country: DWS briefing; with Minister and Deputy Minister
1 Nov 2022
The Committee convened in a virtual meeting to hear from the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) about dam safety. The DWS outlined the ways in which dams were categorised in South Africa according to their hazard potential. The presentation revealed the number of dams registered as having a ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Department of Water and Sanitation & Trans-Caledon TA 2020/21 Annual Report, with Ministry
18 Oct 2022
The Committee received briefings from the Minister and Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, the Department of Water and Sanitation and the Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority on the 2020/2021 Annual Reports.
The focus of the meeting was on longstanding efforts to deal with “huge amounts” of expenditure which had been ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation Quarter 1 2022/23 Performance; with Ministry
20 Sep 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation was briefed in a virtual meeting by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on its first quarter performance for the 2021/2022 financial year.
The Department reported expenditure for the period ended 30 June of R2.422 billion, representing 13% of the total ...
Water and Sanitation
Appointment of Water Economic Regulator Commission; water pollution in the Vaal and Hartbeespoort Dam; with Deputy Ministers
13 Sep 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee was briefed by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on the impact of water pollution in the Vaal River and the Hartbeespoort Dam, and its progress in addressing the challenges. The DWS briefing on progress regarding the amendment of legislation, including ...
Water and Sanitation
National Water Resource Infrastructure Agency (NWRIA) Draft Bill; with Deputy Ministers
30 Aug 2022
The proposed National Water Resource Infrastructure Agency (NWRIA) Bill was tabled to Cabinet on 17 August and approved for publication for public comment in the government gazette in September 2022. The aim was to bring it to Parliament by July 2023. The Bill was drafted as the Department's response to ...
Water and Sanitation
KZN floods: DWS on current interventions, findings and actions taken; with Deputy Minister
23 Aug 2022
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In a virtual meeting, the Department of Water and Sanitation presented to the Portfolio Committee an update on the progress in KwaZulu-Natal. The Deputy Minister was also in attendance.
During the meeting, the Department said that large parts of eThekwini were affected by the ...