Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation Quarter 1 performance; with Deputy Minister
5 Sep 2018
This was a joint meeting attended by Members of the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation and the Standing Committee on Appropriations. The only topic on the agenda was the presentation on the first quarter performance report by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), which contained information regarding budget ...
Water and Sanitation
Water and Sanitation Master Plan; Legislation: DWS briefing, with Minister
29 Aug 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation briefed by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on the Water and Sanitation Master Plan in the presence of the Minister.
Before the presentation commenced, Members discussed the disaster emanating from the matter surrounding the Rand Water Eikenhof Pump Station affected by ...
Water and Sanitation
Committee Report on Netherlands study tour
22 Aug 2018
The Committee met to consider its draft report on the study tour it had undertaken to the Netherlands, as well as to process its third term programme.
The Committee was supposed to consider and deliberate on the Water and Sanitation Master Plan (W&SMP) as well as a report on draft ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation: Auditor-General & Treasury input on audit & financial management; with Minister
16 May 2018
The Portfolio Committee received briefings from the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) and National Treasury (NT) on the budget and financial management of the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS). Treasury had been asked to respond to questions surrounding the approval of an overdraft to the cash-strapped Department, and ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water & Sanitation financial position & contested audit: Treasury & Auditor General briefing
9 May 2018
The Portfolio Committee received briefings from the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) and the National Treasury (NT) on the financial state of both the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and the Water Trading Entity (WTE).
Members of the Committee, shaken by the tale of gross abuse of taxpayers ...
Water and Sanitation
Parliamentary Inquiry into Department of Water and Sanitation: terms of reference
8 May 2018
Documents: Draft Terms of Reference for the establishment of a Commission of inquiry into the functioning of the Department of Water and Sanitation; Draft Guidelines on the Scope of Inquiry
A joint meeting was held by the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation, the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water & Sanitation Annual Performance Plan; with the Minister
2 May 2018
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) with the Minister in attendance briefed the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation on its Annual Performance Plan (APP). The Portfolio Committee Meeting on Water and Sanitation was divided into three parts. The Committee was meant to have a meeting first with the ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation report on outstanding issues; Umgeni & Sedibeng Water Boards 2016/17 Annual Report
25 Apr 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation met to receive presentations from the Umgeni and Sedibeng water boards on their 2016/17 annual reports, and a briefing from the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on outstanding issues. However, the water boards did not present their reports because they did not ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation & Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority & Water Research Commission Annual Performance Plan; with Minister & Deputy Minister
18 Apr 2018
The Portfolio Committee of Water and Sanitation was briefed by the Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA); the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and the Water Research Council (WRC) on their annual performance plans.
The TCTA said its transformation Strategy included procurement policy reform for goods and services, as well ...
Water and Sanitation
War on Leaks Programme & Proposals for bulk water tariffs for 2018/19: Department briefing, with Minister & Deputy Minister
28 Mar 2018
The Department of Water and Sanitation briefed the Committee on the status of bulk water tariffs processes for 2018/19. The Department informed the Committee that in September and October 2017, the Department had conducted pre-tariff consultation sessions with the Water Boards, after which the Water Boards had consulted with municipalities, ...