Water and Sanitation
SANDF Deployment to Vaal River System: DWS & SANDF briefing; Rand, Sedibeng, Bloem Water Boards 2017/18 Annual Report; Tembisa and Ekurhukeni petitions, with Minister and Deputy Minister
19 Mar 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Bloem, Sedibeng and Rand Water Boards on their Annual Reports. The Committee was also given an update by SANDF on its intervention in Emfuleni Municipality and received a report from Ekurhuleni Municipality on a petition sent to the municipality.
Bloem Water said its biggest ...
Water and Sanitation
Amatola & Magalies Water Boards 2017/18 Annual Reports
13 Mar 2019
Annual Reports 2017/18
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and the Amatola and Magalies Water Boards met to discuss the Boards’ annual reports.
Amatola Water reported that they had now undertaken secondary business activities as an implementing agent mainly for the DWS, particularly under the Regional Bulk Infrastructure Grant ...
Water and Sanitation
Lepelle Northern & Overberg Water Boards financial reports; with the Minister
12 Mar 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation met for a briefing from the Lepelle Northern Water Board on its annual report for 2017/18 financial year, and a briefing by the Overberg Water Board on its report for the 2015/16 financial year.
The Minister introduced the acting chairperson ...
Water and Sanitation
Mhlatuze Water Board & Umgeni Water Board 2017/18 Annual Reports; with the Minister and Deputy Minister
6 Mar 2019
The Committee met to discuss the annual reports of Umgeni and Mhlathuze Water Groups. The two entities played vital roles in the achievement of the sustainable development goals of the Republic, and provided important resilience against the effects of climate change. The two entities were among the nine water boards under ...
Water and Sanitation
Water Boards audit outcomes: AGSA briefing; with Minister
5 Mar 2019
The Portfolio Committee and the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) were briefed by the office of the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) on the current state of water boards.
They were informed that irregular expenditure had increased from R294 million in 2016/17 to R341 million in the 2017/18 ...
Water and Sanitation
Unfinished Water and Sanitation infrastructure projects
27 Feb 2019
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and the Lepelle Northern Water Board met to discuss its unfinished water and sanitation infrastructure projects in the Limpopo, Gauteng, North West, Free State and Northern Cape provinces. The aim was to show and bring to the table the reasons for the delays ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Presidential Advisory Panel on Land Reform briefing
20 Feb 2019
The Presidency hosts Second National Land Reform Colloquium
The Presidential Advisory Panel on Land Reform briefed a joint meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform, the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation. The Advisory Panel had asked ...
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 ...
Water and Sanitation
Bucket Eradication Programme (BEP): DWS progress report; with Deputy Minister
27 Nov 2018
The Committee received a follow-up briefing by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on the progress in implementing the Bucket Eradication Programme (BEP). The National Treasury’s project goals included completing the BEP by March 2019. The 2018/19 budget allocation was R608m to the Water Services Infrastructure Grant (WSIG) to ...
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 ...