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Water and Sanitation
National Water Resource Infrastructure Agency (NWRIA) Draft Bill; with Deputy Ministers
30 Aug 2022
The proposed National Water Resource Infrastructure Agency (NWRIA) Bill was tabled to Cabinet on 17 August and approved for publication for public comment in the government gazette in September 2022. The aim was to bring it to Parliament by July 2023. The Bill was drafted as the Department's response to ...
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KZN floods: DWS on current interventions, findings and actions taken; with Deputy Minister
23 Aug 2022
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In a virtual meeting, the Department of Water and Sanitation presented to the Portfolio Committee an update on the progress in KwaZulu-Natal. The Deputy Minister was also in attendance.
During the meeting, the Department said that large parts of eThekwini were affected by the ...
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DWS on 2022 Green Drop Report; Progress report of work undertaken to date by Anti-Pollution Task Team; with Deputy Ministers
7 Jun 2022
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Water and Sanitation on the 2022 Green Drop Report and work undertaken to date by the anti-pollution task team.
The Deputy Minister said the Green and Blue Drop programme halted in 2013 had been reinstated. This is ...
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Department of Water and Sanitation Fourth Quarter Expenditure and Performance Report 2021/2022; with Deputy Minister
24 May 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee was briefed by the Department of Water and Sanitation on its cumulative fourth quarter performance for the 2021/22 financial year.
The Department reported falling short of meeting its targets and a significant amount of underspending. The expenditure for the period ended 31 March ...
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DWS progress report on current cases investigated by SIU & law enforcement agencies; disciplinary cases; status and costs of fraud and corruption on financial and non-financial performance, with Ministry
12 May 2022
The Committee received a progress report from the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on the status of disciplinary cases in the Department. The Minister committed himself to fight corruption and fraud. Fraud and corruption weakened the pillars of democracy and were anti-revolutionary. South Africa was a perculiar nation ...
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DWS Budget: Committee Report
10 May 2022
The Committee met to consider and adopt its Budget Vote report for the Department of Water and Sanitation and its entities. The Committee made robust amendments to the report. They applauded the Committee support staff in pulling a comprehensive report in a short time which bolstered the ...
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Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management Agency; Inkomati-Usuthu Catchment Management Agency and TransCaledon Tunnel Authority 2022/23 Annual Performance Plans; with Ministry
4 May 2022
The Committee convened in a virtual meeting to be briefed on the annual performance plans for 2022/23 of the Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management Agency, the Inkomati-Usuthu Catchment Management Agency and the Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority.
The Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management Agency (BGCMA) said the current Greater Brandvlei water scheme project was to ...
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DWS & WRC 2022/23 Annual Performance Plans; with the Minister and Deputy Minister
3 May 2022
Water and Sanitation
Water Research Commission
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and the Water Research Commission (WRC) presented their 2022/23 annual performance plans and budgets in a virtual meeting.
The Department said it planned to implement a range of major projects to augment the national bulk water ...
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KZN floods; Water Board 2022/23 tariffs & SALGA input, with Deputy Ministers
19 Apr 2022
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) presented the extent of the damage caused by the recent floods in KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape that led the President to declare again a National State of Disaster. The action plans to respond to the damage were outlined as well as the ...
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DWS progress report on interventions in Vaal River Water Project & Giyani Water Project; with Minister and Deputy Minister
29 Mar 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Department of Water and Sanitation and its entities on the progress made on the Giyani Water Project and the Vaal River Water Project. The Minister and the Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation were present.
The Minister of Water ...