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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 ...
Arts and Culture
Pan South African Languages Board current situation
3 Mar 2015
The Chairperson, in her introductory remarks, gave an overview of the relationship that the new Committee had established with the new Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB), highlighting that both were new, and that several issues had needed to be addressed from scratch. The Committee had been on an oversight ...
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 ...
Arts and Culture
Department of Arts and Culture 2nd and 3rd Quarterly Expenditure Report
24 Feb 2015
The Department of Arts and Culture briefed the Portfolio Committee on 2nd and 3rd quarter performance reports for the 2014/2015 financial year. Overall the Department was under spending and not able to meet some of its expenditure targets for budget line items. In particular, the Department was unable to achieve ...
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 ...
Water and Sanitation
Nandoni Dam resettlement: Nkuzi Development Association concerns: Departmental briefing
19 Nov 2014
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) briefed the Committee on the problems arising from the construction of the Nandoni Dam in the Vhembe district of Limpopo, and particularly the concerns that had been raised by residents who were resettled, and the Nkuzi Development Association concerns. Although the DWS stated ...
Water and Sanitation
Update in respect of Government Wide Outcome Agenda – Outcomes 6, 7, 9 & 10 as they relate to water & sanitation; Implementation of MDGs
12 Nov 2014
The Portfolio Committee was told that South Africa had done well in terms of the Millennium Development Goals water related target.
This came to the fore when the Department of Water and Sanitation made a presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation on four Outcomes that relate to ...
Arts and Culture
Department of Arts & Culture on its draft five-year Strategic Plan; Ditsong Museum of S & National Film & Video Foundation on their 2013/14 Annual Reports
11 Nov 2014
Briefing by the Department of Arts and Culture on the draft five year Strategic Plan
The Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) gave a presentation on the focus and strategic plans for the Department over the next few years. DAC aimed to develop, protect, preserve and promote the arts, culture ...
Water and Sanitation
Acid Mine Drainage & interventions: Department of Water and Sanitation & Chamber of Mines briefings
5 Nov 2014
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) briefed the Committee on Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) and its implications to ground water, rivers and dams. AMD was associated with gold and cold mining when water reacts with ore body and becomes polluted. It arises during active mining characterized by water with ...
Arts and Culture
Department of Arts and Culture on status report of its archives programme & five-year strategic plan
4 Nov 2014
The Committee was told by the Content Advisor that a study of the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) report on its archive programme had highlighted a number of shortfalls and weaknesses. These included record management, the Department of Home Affairs not transferring documents to the National Archive, the classification ...