Water and Sanitation
Vision for Water by 2030: National Planning Commission briefing
31 Aug 2016
The National Planning Commission (NPC), in the presence also of the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), presented the Water Security Plan for the country. The new approach was radical, integrated and mass balanced in nature and recognised that there was a need to consider all competing water requirements from ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation on its 4th Quarter 2015/16 performance
24 Aug 2016
The Chairperson noted the resignation of the Director-General of the Department of Water and Sanitation, and the appointment of the Acting Director General, and Members, later in the discussion, asked why there seemed to be such a large turnover of staff with new officials constantly appearing before the Committee. A ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation and Water Boards on 2016/17 water tariffs
25 May 2016
The Portfolio Committee was briefed by the Department of Water and Sanitation DWS) on the process it followed in setting raw and bulk water tariffs. The raw water charges included the funding of water resource management costs by water management institutions and the waste discharge charge system. Registered water use ...
Water and Sanitation
Committee Report on Water and Sanitation Budget
4 May 2016
The Committee Report on the Department of Water and Sanitation 2016/17 Budget. Comments were about job creation in infrastructure programmes where skill sharing must take place; tariffs were an important concern and comparative models in other countries should be looked into to see how they are performing
Water and Sanitation
Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation Revised Strategic Plan 2015-2019
20 Apr 2016
Document: Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation Revised Strategic Plan 2015-2019
[All Committee Reports available under Tabled Committee Reports once published on the ATC]
The Revised Committee Strategic Plan for 2015-2019 is seen as an independent programme to overcome water and sanitation challenges. The Committee did not manage to adopt ...
Water and Sanitation
Minister introduces Department of Water and Sanitation 2016 Strategic & Annual Performance Plans
7 Apr 2016
Documents handed out:
Department of Water and Sanitation 2016 Strategic Plan
Department of Water and Sanitation 2016 Annual Performance Plan [Document not available email info@pmg.org.za]
The Minister for Water and Sanitation said that the Department’s goals and strategic objectives have been re-assessed to adequately address the water crisis in the country. ...
Water and Sanitation
Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority, Water Research Commission, Inkomati Usuthu Catchment Management Agency & Breede Gouritz Catchment Management on their 2016 Budget & Corporate Plan
6 Apr 2016
Awaited Documents:
Inkomati-Usuthu Annual Performance Plan 2016/2017
Breede Gouritz Annual Performance Plan 2016/2017
Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority Annual Performance Plan 2016/2017
Water Research Commission Annual Performance Plan 2016/2017 [info@pmg.org.za]
The Water and Sanitation portfolio committee received presentations from four entities -- the Water Research Committee, Trans Caledon Tunnel ...
Water and Sanitation
Drought and Climate Change progress report by COGTA, DWS, DEA, DAFF
16 Mar 2016
In a joint committee meeting, four departments presented their collaborative strategy in dealing with the ongoing drought and climate change. The National Disaster Management Centre of the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) spoke about the joint drought committee of all relevant departments that has been set up ...
Water and Sanitation
Umgeni, Overberg & Magalies Water Boards on their 2014/15 Annual Reports
11 Mar 2016
Documents handed out
Umgeni Water Annual Report for the 2014/15 financial year
Overberg Water Annual Report for the 2014/15 financial year
Magalies Water Annual Report for the 2014/15 financial year [email info@pmg.org.za]
Umgeni Water (UW) said that the water board’s expenditure from 2011 had been sitting at approximately R300 million. ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation on 3rd Quarter 2015/16 performance
9 Mar 2016
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) briefed the Committee on its 3rd quarter of 2015 performance. A detailed analysis of its programmes on Administration, Water Sector Management, Water Infrastructure Management Water, Sanitation Services and Water Sector Regulation was given, outlining the main challenges and the extent to which targets had ...