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Update on DBSA & SA National Parks facilities projects; with Deputy Minister
27 Mar 2024
In Parliament, the Portfolio Committee was briefed by South African National Parks (SANParks) and the Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA) on all the projects these two entities had implemented on behalf of the Department of Tourism.
SANParks reported on its infrastructure-related projects and maintenance programme. Members were taken through ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Committee Legacy Report: deliberations
27 Mar 2024
The Portfolio Committee held an in-person meeting to discuss its Committee Legacy Report, which would serve as a handover report to the new incoming Committee. The Committee Legacy Report summarised the Committee’s work over the Sixth Parliament, 2019-2024.
Committee members asked that the Committee Recommendations state that first task of ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Emissions caused by Engen Refinery; Ratification WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement
13 Mar 2024
Report of the meeting to follow.
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Emissions caused by Engen Refinery; Ratification WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement
12 Mar 2024
Report of the meeting to follow.
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Issues raised by small-scale fisheries in December 2023; Animal Law Project briefing on the Animal Welfare Bill
27 Feb 2024
Report of the meeting to follow.
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
UNFCCC COP28 Report back; Detonations in Simon’s Town; Environmental challenges in Kabel-jous Conservation Area; CGE report; with Minister
20 Feb 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Forestry, Fisheries and Environment met online to receive briefings from various entities and civil society organisations.
The Commission for Gender Equality briefed the Portfolio Committee on the progress of transformation in the public and private sectors and in the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Environment ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Nature Conservation in SA: State of Provincial Reserves; Leopard snaring in the provincial and national parks
13 Feb 2024
The Committee was briefed in a virtual meeting by the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA) on the state of the country's provincial game reserves. Members were informed that most reserves spent 80% of their budget on salaries, while only 20% went towards the resources necessary for ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
COP28 Preparations: DFFE briefing; Constitutional Court Judgement on the NEMLA Bill; with Minister
21 Nov 2023
The Committee met with the Department of Environment, Forestry, and Fisheries to receive a briefing on the latter’s preparations, participation, and mandates for the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
The conference will see the first Global Stocktake, which will provide a ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
SA Weather Service & SANBI Q1 2023/24 Performance; with Minister
14 Nov 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the South African Weather Service (SAWS) and the South African Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) on their first quarter performance for the 2023/24 financial year.
SAWS reported that they had achieved 16 of their 24 targets. The bulk of the targets that were ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
SANParks & Isimangaliso Wetland Park Authority Q1 2023/24 Performance; North West Heritage House Break-In and Theft Of Rhino Horns with Minister
7 Nov 2023
The Committee was briefed in a virtual meeting by SANParks and the Isimangaliso Wetland Park Authority on their performances in the first quarter of the 2023/24 financial year. The North West Parks and Tourism Board also updated the Committee on the investigation into the theft of its rhino horn ...