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Water and Sanitation
Interventions to solve water challenges faced by Gauteng residents
22 Oct 2024
Report of the meeting to follow.
Water and Sanitation
Water Research Commission, Inkomati-Usuthu & Breede-Gouritz Catchment Agencies 2023/24 Annual Reports; with Deputy Minister
15 Oct 2024
Inkomati-Usuthu Catchment Management Agency
Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management Agency
The Portfolio Committee met virtually to receive briefings on the 2023/24 annual reports from the Water Research Commission (WRC), the Inkomati-Usuthu Catchment Management Agency (IUCMA), and the Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management Agency (BOCMA).
Members commended the WRC for its ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation & TCTA 2023/24 Annual Reports; with Ministry
8 Oct 2024
Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority
The Minister reported some major achievements in 2023/24 but also recognised that there were still major challenges. She mentioned landmark legislation and operational achievements. She said that the department’s ability to establish agencies enables the department to attract investments and that it ...
Water and Sanitation
Water Boards governance and financial management; Metropolitan Trading System & implications on solving municipal debts to water boards; with Deputy Ministers
17 Sep 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation met to discuss critical issues surrounding the Amatola Water Board, including the recent suspension and reinstatement of the Chief Executive Officer, and the measures taken to prevent water boards from falling into bankruptcy. The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) acknowledged the ...
Water and Sanitation
Updates on Giyani Bulk Water Project & Bucket Eradication Programme; Committee Reports on DWS Quarterly Performance; with Ministry
17 Sep 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation of the National Assembly was briefed on the Giyani Bulk Water Project and the Bucket Eradication Programme in the Northern Cape and Free State Provinces.
Members were informed that the Giyani Project aimed to upgrade this system by providing household connections instead ...
Water and Sanitation
Rooiwal Wastewater Treatment Plant and Water supply to Hammanskraal and Temba; Sedibeng Regional Sanitation Scheme; Committee Reports on DWS Expenditure; with the Minister and Deputy Ministers
10 Sep 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation held a pivotal virtual meeting to address urgent water management issues, including the Rooiwal Wastewater Treatment Plant's status, the water supply challenges in Hammanskraal and Temba and the Sedibeng Regional Sanitation Scheme.
The Minister provided an update on the Rooiwal Wastewater Treatment ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation Annual Performance Plan 2024/25; DWS Budget Vote Report; with Minister and Deputy Ministers
10 Jul 2024
The Portfolio Committee met virtually to discuss the Department of Water and Sanitation's Budget Vote 41 and performance plan for the 2024/25 financial year. The presentations centred on crucial water-related matters, focusing on challenges in water supply, rural infrastructure projects, and sales. Discussions underscored concerns about the resilience of water ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Public Administration
SA National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency Bill: finalisation (with Minister); IMDA Bill update
10 May 2024
The meeting of the Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements (COGTA) commenced with the Chairperson welcoming the Minister of Water and Sanitation and Members, highlighting the importance of finalising critical legislation on water provision and sanitation. The Department's responses to public ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Public Administration
South African National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency SOC Limited Bill: DWS briefing; with Deputy Ministers
9 Apr 2024
The Select Committee convened in a virtual meeting to be briefed by the Department of Water and Sanitation on the South African National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency SOC Limited Bill. The Chairperson apologised for having called the meeting at such short notice, but said the Bill was critical to ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Briefing by DHS and DWS on 2023 Adjustments Appropriation Bill; with Minister and Deputy Minister
28 Nov 2023
The Department of Human Settlements (DHS) and the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) briefed the Standing Committee on Appropriations on the significant negative effects of the budget adjustments announced. They stated how those would affect the delivery of human settlements and water and sanitation.
The Minister of Human ...