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Water and Sanitation
DWS progress report on financial turnaround strategy; Cholera in Hammanskraal; with Deputy Ministers
23 May 2023
The Portfolio Committee convened virtually for a presentation by the Department of Water and Sanitation on their progress in implementing the remedial actions as detailed in the Departmental turnaround strategy.
The meeting started with observing a moment of silence to mark the passing of the 15 people who had ...
Water and Sanitation
DWS Budget: Committee Report
9 May 2023
The Committee convened to consider its Report on the Department of Water and Sanitation’s Budget Vote 41. The Committee noted that the Department acknowledges the challenges and works with relevant stakeholders to balance addressing the challenges with limited financial resources. The Report noted that the Department, ...
Water and Sanitation
Material Irregularity (MI) audit insights: AGSA briefing
14 Mar 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation met with the office of the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) on a virtual platform. The Committee was briefed on Material Irregularity audit insights concerning the Department.
One of the key issues AGSA brought to the attention of the Committee was the ...
Water and Sanitation
Umgeni, Mhlathuze, Rand Water, Bloem Waters 2021/22 Annual Reports; with Ministry
7 Mar 2023
The Portfolio Committee met on a virtual platform to discuss Umgeni, Mhlathuze, Rand Water, Bloem Waters 2021/22 Annual Reports.
Committee members spoke about the irregular expenditure of all the water boards and asked their plans to reduce this. They asked about the ongoing challenge of non-paying municipalities and strategies ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation Third Quarter Expenditure and Performance Report, 2022/2023 financial year; with Deputy Ministers
28 Feb 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation convened in Parliament to receive a briefing from the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on its Third Quarter Expenditure and Performance Report for the 2022/23 financial year.
The DWS said it continued implementing measures to accelerate key service delivery programmes. The Department ...
Water and Sanitation
Impact of SONA on Water & Sanitation Sector, with Deputy Minister
21 Feb 2023
President Cyril Ramaphosa: 2023 State of the Nation Address (SONA)
The Portfolio Committee was briefed on a virtual platform on the 2023 State of the Nation Address implications for the Department of Water and Sanitation as well as the current status of its infrastructure programme.
Committee members commented about ...
Water and Sanitation
AGSA consolidated report on work of water boards
8 Nov 2022
Report of the meeting to follow.
Water and Sanitation
Dams’ safety and status of tailings dam across the country: DWS briefing; with Minister and Deputy Minister
1 Nov 2022
The Committee convened in a virtual meeting to hear from the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) about dam safety. The DWS outlined the ways in which dams were categorised in South Africa according to their hazard potential. The presentation revealed the number of dams registered as having a ...
Water and Sanitation
Turnaround plans to address Water Trading Entity challenges and audit outcomes; with Minister and Deputy Minister
25 Oct 2022
The Department of Water and Sanitation's (DWS's) informed the Portfolio Committee of its progress in implementing financial and institutional turnaround plans to address challenges related to the Water Trading Entity, and the strategies to address the audit outcomes highlighted by the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) for the 2021/22 ...
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Water and Sanitation BRRR
18 Oct 2022
The Committee met virtually to adopt and consider the Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report (BRRR) and to adopt outstanding minutes.
Members appreciated the Report, but felt there were still elements of underperformance.
Members asked about water leaks and education in townships, noting the Statistics Report which ...