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Water and Sanitation
DWS briefing: assessment, evaluation and analysis of the Water Boards from 2019 to date; with Deputy Ministers
31 May 2022
The Committee convened virtually for the Department of Water and Sanitation to provide an assessment of water boards in terms of work done since 2019 to date.
The Department said that municipal performance is generally weak and compromises effective and sustainable water services delivery. This means that services are ...
Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Flood Disaster Relief and Recovery
AGSA briefing: Real-time disaster audit plan
25 May 2022
The Ad-Hoc Joint Committee on Flood Disaster Relief and Recovery, (National Assembly and National Council of Provinces) was briefed by the Auditor-General (AG) on the real-time disaster audit plan. The AG highlighted that they would be performing real-time audits in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and the Eastern Cape (EC) because of ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation Fourth Quarter Expenditure and Performance Report 2021/2022; with Deputy Minister
24 May 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee was briefed by the Department of Water and Sanitation on its cumulative fourth quarter performance for the 2021/22 financial year.
The Department reported falling short of meeting its targets and a significant amount of underspending. The expenditure for the period ended 31 March ...
Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Flood Disaster Relief and Recovery
Recent floods: Ministers' input on government relief & recovery plans
23 May 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME), the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) and the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) CoGTA on the government’s response to the recent flood disaster in KZN, North ...
Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Flood Disaster Relief and Recovery
Draft Programme
18 May 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Committee met to consider its draft programme. The programme highlighted a series of engagements with relevant stakeholders and planned oversight visits to the areas affected by the floods.
Committee members said the draft programme is a living document and should be changed if a need ...
Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Flood Disaster Relief and Recovery
Election of Co-Chairpersons
13 May 2022
The Ad hoc Joint Committee on Flood Disaster Relief and Recovery met on a virtual platform for the first meeting of the Committee to nominate and elect Co-Chairpersons.
Members nominated and elected Messrs C Frolick and J Nyambi unopposed as Co-Chairpersons.
The newly elected Chairpersons invited Committee Members to ...
Water and Sanitation
DWS progress report on current cases investigated by SIU & law enforcement agencies; disciplinary cases; status and costs of fraud and corruption on financial and non-financial performance, with Ministry
12 May 2022
The Committee received a progress report from the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on the status of disciplinary cases in the Department. The Minister committed himself to fight corruption and fraud. Fraud and corruption weakened the pillars of democracy and were anti-revolutionary. South Africa was a perculiar nation ...
Water and Sanitation
DWS Budget: Committee Report
10 May 2022
The Committee met to consider and adopt its Budget Vote report for the Department of Water and Sanitation and its entities. The Committee made robust amendments to the report. They applauded the Committee support staff in pulling a comprehensive report in a short time which bolstered the ...
Water and Sanitation
Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management Agency; Inkomati-Usuthu Catchment Management Agency and TransCaledon Tunnel Authority 2022/23 Annual Performance Plans; with Ministry
4 May 2022
The Committee convened in a virtual meeting to be briefed on the annual performance plans for 2022/23 of the Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management Agency, the Inkomati-Usuthu Catchment Management Agency and the Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority.
The Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management Agency (BGCMA) said the current Greater Brandvlei water scheme project was to ...
Water and Sanitation
DWS & WRC 2022/23 Annual Performance Plans; with the Minister and Deputy Minister
3 May 2022
Water and Sanitation
Water Research Commission
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and the Water Research Commission (WRC) presented their 2022/23 annual performance plans and budgets in a virtual meeting.
The Department said it planned to implement a range of major projects to augment the national bulk water ...