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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Committee Report on Clifton Fourth Beach; Committee Report on Kempton Park residents Petition
20 Mar 2019
The Committee considered two reports: the Petition Report by Kempton Park residents and Clifton Beach Report. The Reports were adopted without any changes but a suggestion was made that perhaps a recommendation should be made to the Sixth Parliament to consider following up on the Petitions matter.
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Captive Lion breeding: DEA progress report; Rhino Demand Management; with Minister
12 Mar 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Environmental ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
SANParks Cooperation Agreement including hunting protocols & Quarter 3 performance; CITES preparations
6 Mar 2019
The meeting constituted a follow- up meeting to the one that the portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs (hereon, ‘the Committee’) had 2 weeks ago. On the agenda was a briefing from SANParks regarding outstanding issues that were identified in the previous meeting with the Committee as well as a briefing ...
Water and Sanitation
Bucket Eradication & War on Leaks: DWS & Rand Water inputs; with the Minister
13 Feb 2019
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and Rand Water presented a status update on the ‘War on Leaks’ programme and the Department also provided a staus report on the Bucket Eradication programme (BEP).
According to the Department the objective of the project was to train and develop 15 000 unemployed ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Air Quality compliance & industry postponement applications; Kigali Amendment to Montreal Protocol on Substances depleting Ozone Layer, with Minister
12 Feb 2019
The Portfolio Committee met for a briefing by the Department of Environmental Affairs on the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances depleting the Ozone Layer. The intention of the Department was to motivate for Parliament to ratify the Kigali Agreement. The Department also briefed the Committee on air ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Kruger National Park & private reserves benefit sharing agreement: inquiry day 2
6 Feb 2019
Hunting in Greater Kruger National Park: SANParks & Mpumalanga Parks Board
The Committee continued with its inquiry into the signing of a benefit sharing agreement between SANParks and communities in the western boundary of the Kruger National Park (KNP). The signing agreement took place in December 2018 despite the Committee’s directive ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Kruger National Park & private reserves benefit sharing agreement: inquiry day 1
5 Feb 2019
Hunting in Greater Kruger National Park: SANParks & Mpumalanga Parks Board
The Committee met with SA National Parks (SANParks) and the Department of Environment Affairs (DEA) to initiate the Committee’s enquiry into signing of a benefit sharing agreement between SANParks and communities in the western boundary of the Kruger National ...
Water and Sanitation
Committee Minutes
21 Nov 2018
The Portfolio Committee reviewed the minutes of its meetings from 12 September until November 14, and made comments or proposals on action that still needed to be taken. The Members emphasised the importance of knowing the current performance of underperforming water boards, and said the Minister had to decide on ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
One Environmental System colloquium
20 Nov 2018
The Department of Environmental Affairs(DEA), the Department of Mineral Resource (DMR), the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), the Minerals Council South Africa and a professor of law from Witwatersrand University, briefed the Committee on the One Environmental System (OES).
The Chairperson said that the aim of the colloquium was first ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Colloquium on Climate, Air Pollution, Energy and Health; Kempton Park residents petition on refuse collection
14 Nov 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs was briefed by the Kempton Park petitioners on the state of refuse collection in Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality Ward 104. The residents were calling on the Ekurhuleni metro to ensure regular and reliable collection, as there had been problems since March last year, with huge ...