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Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation & Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority & Water Research Commission Annual Performance Plan; with Minister & Deputy Minister
18 Apr 2018
The Portfolio Committee of Water and Sanitation was briefed by the Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA); the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and the Water Research Council (WRC) on their annual performance plans.
The TCTA said its transformation Strategy included procurement policy reform for goods and services, as well ...
Water and Sanitation
War on Leaks Programme & Proposals for bulk water tariffs for 2018/19: Department briefing, with Minister & Deputy Minister
28 Mar 2018
The Department of Water and Sanitation briefed the Committee on the status of bulk water tariffs processes for 2018/19. The Department informed the Committee that in September and October 2017, the Department had conducted pre-tariff consultation sessions with the Water Boards, after which the Water Boards had consulted with municipalities, ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Financial management at Water Trading Entity & bulk water supply: Department briefing; with Minister & Deputy Minister
27 Mar 2018
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), in the presence of the new Minister and the Deputy Minister, briefed the Committee on its financial management. The Department had been allocated a budget of R15.6 billion for the 2017/18 financial year. To date, R14.6 billion (93%) had been spent, leaving an ...
Water and Sanitation
Mhlathuze Water Board 2016/2017 Annual Report, with Minister
13 Mar 2018
The Minister of Water and Sanitation said that he had met with members of the Board of Umgeni Water and Mhlathuze Water the previous Friday. As an outcome of the meeting, he requested that the Committee should give him 30 days to sort out the issue of the ...
Water and Sanitation
Rand Water Board & Sedibeng Water Board 2016/17 Annual Report, with Minister and Deputy Minister
7 Mar 2018
The Committee met with the Rand Water Board and the Sedibeng Water Board. The Minister and Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation attended the meeting. The Minister indicated that he was in attendance in order to learn more about the water boards and did not give input ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation briefing; Amatola Water Board & Bloem Water Board 2016/17 Annual Report; Minister and Deputy Minister in Attendance
6 Mar 2018
The Amatola and Bloem Water Boards briefed the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation on their annual reports for the 2016/17 financial year. The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) was also represented at the meeting with the Minister and Deputy Minister in attendance.
Amatola addressed the reduced rate of ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Communal Property Associations Amendment Bill: deliberations; with Minister
21 Feb 2018
The Members of the Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform met to continue with their clause by clause deliberations on the Communal Property Associations Amendment Bill, and highlighted issues for clarity, recommendations and suggestions.
The main issues addressed in the Bill were the proposal for the delineation of ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Communal Property Associations Amendment Bill: deliberations; with Minister
14 Feb 2018
The Committee met with the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) to discuss the amendments to the Communal Property Associations (CPA) Amendment Bill. It asked for clarity regarding the use of the words “community”, “labour tenants” and “property”, and phrases such as “public interest” and “disadvantaged communities”. Members ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Alexkor / Richtersveld Community Deed of Settlement: DPE, COGTA, Treasury, DRDLR on completion of implementation; with Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform
22 Nov 2017
Many stakeholders including the Richtersveld community and contactors forum, Department of Public Enterprises, Alexkor, National Treasury and the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform, in the presence of the Minister, Mr Gugile Nkwinti, briefed the Committee on the implementation of the Deed of Settlement between the Richtersveld Community and ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Communal Property Associations Amendment Bill: deliberations on concerns raised by stakeholders, with Minister + Deputy Minister
8 Nov 2017
The Committee was briefed on the concerns raised by members of communal property associations (CPAs) in the Western Cape during recent public hearings on the CPA Amendment Bill. The report by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) listed a host of issues, ranging from feelings of abandonment ...