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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Kempton Park Petition on refuse collection; DEA Quarter 3 performance; Isimangaliso Wetland Park Authority performance
19 Mar 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs received a briefing on the petition from residents of Kempton Park calling for the investigation of the enforcement of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008) in the Ekurhuleni Metro to ensure regular and reliable refuse collection. The Committee ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
SANBI Quarter 3 performance; KZN Municipality project; Adaptation & Green Fund
13 Mar 2019
The South African National Biodiversity Institute briefed the Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs on its Second and Third Quarterly Report and on the uMngeni Resilience Project and the Biodiversity Land Use project in the uMngeni District Municipality.
The National Biodiversity Institute reported an increase in the number of female staff ...
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
Single use plastics ban; Marine Protected Areas expansion
27 Feb 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs met with the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) to be briefed on the banning of single use plastics, and to receive details of the Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) which were proclaimed recently.
Highlights of the brief on the banning of single use plastics included ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Working on Fire Project finances and operations
26 Feb 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs was briefed by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), and the team from Working on Fire (WOF).
Highlights of the brief by WOF included the scope and extent of the work of WOF, its key focus areas and contract schedules from the key focus ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Waste Bureau service provider appointments; operational effectiveness; with Minister and Deputy Minister
19 Feb 2019
The Committee received a briefing from the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) on the supply chain management (SCM) of the waste tyre industry and the operationalisation of the Waste Bureau. The Waste Bureau was the body that would be responsible for planning and implementing all waste streams.
Service providers had ...
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
Clifton Fourth Beach closure to public: inquiry
4 Feb 2019
City outlines actions around events at Clifton 4th Beach
City responds to Clifton Beach incident
The Portfolio Committee met to investigate the alleged lock-down of Clifton Fourth Beach at 8 pm on 23 December 2018 by members of a private security company. The Chairperson clarified that an incident had taken ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Minimum Emission Standards update; Air Quality in South Africa (meeting postponed)
5 Dec 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs had been scheduled to receive a briefing from the Department of Environmental Affairs on the Panel Experts Report looking into the issue of compliance with the minimum emission standards; the status of application for postponement by industry with minimum emission standards (MES); and the ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Green Peace Report on Air Pollution in Mpumalanga: DEA, Eskom & Sasol responses
21 Nov 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs met with the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), and stakeholders to discuss issues that pertained to Minimum Emission Standards (MES) on air quality management plans after Green Peace Africa’s report on Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) pollution hotspots in Mpumalanga. The debates were started because the ...