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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
“One Environmental System” & Wildlife crimes legislation review
30 May 2017
The Committee on Environmental Affairs met to be updated on the implementation of the “One Environmental System” by the Inter-Departmental Project Implementation Committee (IPIC) from the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA). In addition, the Committee also received a briefing from the DEA, the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Rhino Integrated Management Systems; Rhino Horn Trade Constitutional Court Judgment
23 May 2017
The outcome of the lengthy meeting between the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) and the Portfolio Committee of the Constitutional Court judgment on the lifting of the moratorium on the trade in rhino horn, and the appeal that the DEA had lost -- at a cost to taxpayers of R1.5 ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Thabametsi power station authorisation without climate change impact assessment; SAWS Quarter 3 performance, with Minister
16 May 2017
The Committee held a tense meeting with the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) on the matter of perceived authorisation of the proposed Thabametsi coal-fired power station without a climate change impact assessment which resulted in a court case between Earthlife Africa Johannesburg (ELA), an organisation founded in 1988 to mobilise ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Minister's decision to authorise coal mining in Mabola Protected Environment; North West game donation; with the Deputy Minister
9 May 2017
The Department of Environmental Affairs had been requested to report to the Committee on the regulations and legislation pertaining to the granting of mining rights in environmentally sensitive areas, with particular emphasis on Mabola in Mpumalanga.
The Mabola Protected Environment was located in the magisterial district of Pixley ka Seme ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
SANBI & SAWS Annual Plans; Climate Change COP22 Conference & Legislation; Marine Spatial Bill; North West game donation
3 May 2017
The South African Weather Service briefed the Committee on its Annual Performance plan (2017-18); the issue regarding the former CEO and the current status of Senior Management in the organisation.
The CFO, presented the financial strategy of the organisation, linking goals to expenditure showing that total expenditure for 2017/18 was ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
DEA, SANParks & iSimangaliso Annual Performance Plans; AGSA input, with Minister
2 May 2017
The Auditor General South Africa (AGSA) followed strict sets of rules and regulations governed by the Public Audit Act. These sets of rules informed auditing standards by government departments and entities. The Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) was highlighted by AGSA as a key programme, especially in how it related ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
South African Weather Service on its Quarter 3 performance; Integrated Resource Plan & Integrated Energy Plan: Department of Energy briefing
15 Mar 2017
The meeting was a briefing on the performance objectives of the South African Weather Service (SAWS), an update of the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) and on the Integrated Energy Plan (IEP) of the Department of Energy (DoE).
SAWS said the shortfalls which were noted by the Auditor-General in 2015/16 are ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Waste Management Colloquium, with Minister and Deputy Minister
14 Mar 2017
The Minister of Environmental Affairs and the Deputy Minister were both present at the colloquium, the third of its kind hosted by the Portfolio Committee of Environmental Affairs. Other invited guests included the Department of Environmental Affairs, the City of Cape Town, an engineer from eThekwini Municipality, a UCT lecturer ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Mining sector environmental governance; Rehabilitation in mining industry
7 Mar 2017
The Department of Monitoring, Planning and Evaluation and Department of Mineral Resources briefed the Committee on environmental governance in the mining sector.
Houses partially disappearing into Sink Holes, a 9-year old child falling to his death in an open mine shaft, and illegal mining in old and abandoned mines. That ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Wildlife crimes legislation; SA Renewable Energy Council; Climate Change Mitigation research by UCT, with Minister in attendance
21 Feb 2017
The first presentation was by the Energy Research Centre of the University of Cape Town. It highlighted the lack of implementation policy on climate change, despite the country’s commitments to the United Nations. The commitment was rushed and the resulting White Paper faced delays in implementation. There was no database ...