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Water and Sanitation
Municipal water debt: Department; COGTA; Treasury; SALGA update with Minister
14 Nov 2018
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) provided details of the municipal debt to water boards, and said an Inter-Ministerial Task Team (IMTT) had been established to devise a plan to resolve the outstanding debt in more structured way. The Committee was told that the municipalities owed a total of ...
Water and Sanitation
Climate Change & Drought Mitigation & Adaptation Strategies: DWS & DEA update
11 Oct 2018
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) told the Committee that climate change was greatly impacting South Africa, which was a water-stressed country, and was moving towards scarcity. There was currently less than 1 000 cubic metres of water available per capita. Another unfortunate position was that more than half ...
Water and Sanitation
Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority, Water Research Commission, Inkomati Usuthu & Breede Gouritz Catchment Management Agency 2017/18 Annual Reports, with Minister
10 Oct 2018
Annual Reports 2017/18
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation met with four key Water Catchment Agencies operating within the country. The Water Research Commission, the Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority and the Inkomati-Usuthu Water Management Area had received clean, unqualified audits. the Breede-Gouritz Water Management Area had an unqualified audit with ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation on its 2017/18 Annual Report, with AGSA & Treasury input; with the Minister
9 Oct 2018
The Portfolio Committee was briefed by the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA), as well as the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), on the Department’s performance for the 2017/18 financial year.
Throughout the presentation, AGSA emphasised the importance of accountability when discussing the outcomes of the ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation Quarter 1 & 4 Performance; with Minister
12 Sep 2018
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) briefed the Committee on its performance during the two quarters making up the first half of 2018, reporting on measures implemented to deal with the recent drought in the country, the situation at the water boards and the catchment management agencies, the provision ...
Water and Sanitation
Water and Sanitation Master Plan; Legislation: DWS briefing, with Minister
29 Aug 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation briefed by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on the Water and Sanitation Master Plan in the presence of the Minister.
Before the presentation commenced, Members discussed the disaster emanating from the matter surrounding the Rand Water Eikenhof Pump Station affected by ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Water and Sanitation & Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority deviations & expansions: hearing with Minister
6 Jun 2018
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and the Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA) briefed the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) on deviations and expansions in 2016/17. The meeting was however adjourned early, only to reconvene in the afternoon after the Department appeared not to be prepared. Members expressed ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Department of Water and Sanitation 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan; with Minister and Deputy Minister
17 May 2018
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Water and Sanitation on their Annual Performance Plan, Budget Vote 36. Both the Minister and Deputy-Minister were present at the meeting and answered the questions raised by Members. The issues raised focused mainly on the problem of water losses, water shortages and ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation: Auditor-General & Treasury input on audit & financial management; with Minister
16 May 2018
The Portfolio Committee received briefings from the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) and National Treasury (NT) on the budget and financial management of the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS). Treasury had been asked to respond to questions surrounding the approval of an overdraft to the cash-strapped Department, and ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water & Sanitation Annual Performance Plan; with the Minister
2 May 2018
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) with the Minister in attendance briefed the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation on its Annual Performance Plan (APP). The Portfolio Committee Meeting on Water and Sanitation was divided into three parts. The Committee was meant to have a meeting first with the ...