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Water and Sanitation
Giyani Bulk Water Project Progress Report: Mopani District Municipality & DWS briefing; with Minister
12 Sep 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation received a progress report in a virtual meeting on the Giyani Bulk Water Project, and welcomed the commendable progress made in ensuring water delivery to the 55 villages in Giyani as part of the project. Phase 1, which involved connecting these villages ...
Water and Sanitation
Rustenburg Petition; Warrenton Petition; with Deputy Ministers
5 Sep 2023
Petition from Rustenburg Communities (not published due to POPIA)
Two petitions asking for government assistance to resolve water and sanitation challenges, were presented to the Committee in a virtual meeting.
Ms C Phillips (DA) presented a petition on behalf of the residents of Rustenburg, where reservoirs were not sufficiently filled ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Status of Women's Health in South Africa: engagement with DoH, DWYPD & StatsSA
31 Aug 2023
Video (Part 1)
Video (Part 2)
Meeting virtually on the last day of Women's Month, the Multiparty Women’s Caucus received three briefings. Those briefings were made by the Department of Health (DoH), Statistics South Africa (StatsSA), and the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) on the Status ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation Q1 2023/24 Performance; with Ministry
29 Aug 2023
The Portfolio Committee received a briefing from the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on its First Quarter performance where it achieved 65% of its targets.
The DWS reported on its law reform progress: the National Water Resource Infrastructure Agency (NWRIA) Bill has been submitted to Parliament on 25 ...
Water and Sanitation
DWS Q4 2022/23 Performance; Update on Cholera outbreak & upgrade of Rooiwal Waste Water Treatment Works; with Deputy Minister
13 Jun 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation convened in Parliament to receive two briefings from by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS). The first presentation was on the Department’s fourth-quarter expenditure and performance report for the 2022/23 financial year. The second presentation was an update on the Cholera outbreak ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Update on the provision of water: engagement with Makana Local Municipality, Amatole Water Board & DWS; with Deputy Ministers
7 Jun 2023
Water and Sanitation
DWS progress report on financial turnaround strategy; Cholera in Hammanskraal; with Deputy Ministers
23 May 2023
The Portfolio Committee convened virtually for a presentation by the Department of Water and Sanitation on their progress in implementing the remedial actions as detailed in the Departmental turnaround strategy.
The meeting started with observing a moment of silence to mark the passing of the 15 people who had ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Department of Water and Sanitation 2023/2024 Annual Performance Plan; with Ministry
9 May 2023
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) briefed the Select Committee on its Annual Performance Plan. It said priorities for 2023/24 included the implementation of major bulk water infrastructure such as the Lesotho Highlands Phase 2, uMkhomazi and Mzimvubu projects.
The Department said it would continue ...
Water and Sanitation
BreedeGouritz CMA, Inkomati-Usuthu CMA & WRC 2023/24 APP; with Deputy Ministers
4 May 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation (the Committee) convened virtually for a briefing on the 2023/24 appropriated budgets and annual performance plans (APPs) of entities undertaking work on behalf of the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS). The APPs of the Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management Agency (BGCMA), Inkomati-Usuthu Catchment ...
Water and Sanitation
DWS & Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority 2023/24 Annual Performance Plans, with Minister and Deputy Ministers
2 May 2023
Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee of Water and Sanitation met with the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and the Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA) to go through their appropriated budget and Annual Performance Plans for the 2023/24 ...