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Water and Sanitation
Department of Water & Sanitation, Water Research Commission, Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority on their 2015 Strategic and Annual Performance Plans
29 Apr 2015
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and two water entities, the Water Research Commission (WRC) and Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA) gave presentations on their strategic and annual performance plans to the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation. The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) described its five programmes, ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation on its Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan 2015/16
18 Mar 2015
The Minister was unable to brief the Committee due to a matter he had to attend to at short notice.
The Committee was briefed by Ms Matlakala Motloung, Acting Director General of the Department of Water and Sanitation, as well as by the Mr T Shabangu and Mr S ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Department of Environmental Affairs & SA Weather Service Strategic and Annual Performance Plans 2015, Minister present
17 Mar 2015
The Committee, in the presence of the Minister of Environmental Affairs, met with the senior officials of the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) to receive a briefing on the DEA's strategic plans for 2014 to 2019. However, time precluded anything more than the general overview and Programme 1 being presented ...
Water and Sanitation
Eradication of bucket system progress: Department of Water & Sanitation, in presence of Deputy Minister
11 Mar 2015
The Department of Water and Sanitation gave a brief background to its progress report on the implementation of the sanitation function, by explaining that this function was transferred from the Department of Human Settlements (DHS) to the former Department of Water Affairs, which had become the Department of Water and ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Department of Environmental Affairs on its 3rd quarter 2014/15 performance and targets outlook
10 Mar 2015
The Committee met with the Minister of Environmental Affairs and senior officials of the Department to discuss achievements on the Department’s 2014/15 strategic plans and targets for the third quarter of the financial year. The Committee was taken through each of the Department’s programmes, including administration, where the targets partially ...
Water and Sanitation
Sedibeng, Bloem, Overberg, Umngeni, Magalies and Pelladrift Water Boards on their 2013/14 annual reports; Discussion on water tariff increase
4 Mar 2015
Five water boards presented reports on their performance during the 2013/14 financial year to the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation.
The main issues dealt with were how the boards coped with the challenge of replacing ageing infrastructure; short-term strategies employed to deal with drought situations; action proposed or being ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Rhino Poaching: progress report; 3rd Term Progress Report on achievements of 2014/15 Strategic Plans; Planned legislation/ regulations/ treaties for 2015/16 , with Minister & Deputy
3 Mar 2015
The Committee, in the presence of the Minister and Deputy Minister of the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) and senior officials of the Department was briefed on the state of wildlife crime in SA. The comprehensive presentation looked at the role of the Environmental Management Inspectors (EMIs), green scorpions and the ...
Water and Sanitation
Gauteng water shortages: Department/Rand Water briefing; Water Boards on 2014 Annual Reports
25 Feb 2015
Three water boards appeared before the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation regarding their 2013/14 annual reports and related matters.
The Rand Water Group informed the Committee that its area of operation had been extended and now included 27 new local councils in Gauteng, Limpopo, North West, Mpumalanga and the ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Progress report on air pollution hotspots; Committee Programme; Meeting with delegation from Norway
24 Feb 2015
The Committee met for the first time this year to discuss a number of in-house matters including the adoption of an outstanding set of minutes, the draft Committee programme for the first term and a draft oversight report to the Gauteng and Mpumalanga provinces on air quality hotspots conducted last ...
Water and Sanitation
Implications of State of the Nation Address for the water and sanitation sector: Departmental briefing
18 Feb 2015
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) gave a presentation to the Committee on the implications of the State of the Nation Address and the impact it had on the water and sanitation sector. The Department understood the SoNA was a reflection on the year that had passed and determined ...