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Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Social Housing Regulatory Authority turn-around strategy; National Home Builders Registration Council irregular expenditure
21 Feb 2017
The National Home Builders Registration Council reported that the cause of their irregular expenditure was due to slow compliance with Treasury regulations, and the root causes of some of their challenges related to a lack of demand planning and integration with business needs. In order to deal with these challenges, ...
Water and Sanitation
Water economy and SONA implications and drought update: Department Water Affairs and Water Research Commission briefings, in presence of Deputy Minister
15 Feb 2017
The Department of Water Affairs and Sanitation briefed the Committee on its approach to economic transformation and its response to matters discussed in the State of the Nation Address. The 30% public procurement set as a target in the Department’s Annual Performance Plan was met. To improve the current situation ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Title Deeds Programme & Property Practitioners Bill: Department of Human Settlements briefing; Transformation Integrated Strategy: Estate Agency Affairs Board briefing
14 Feb 2017
Documents handed out:
Title Deeds Programme & Property Practitioners Bill: Department of Human Settlements briefing [awaited]
The Estate Agency Affairs Board and the Department of Human Settlements reported on the entities transformation programme, and the Department reported on critical issues such as the title deeds programme and Property Practitioners Bill. ...
Water and Sanitation
Internal planning session, review of Annual Report, Annual Performance Plan
1 Feb 2017
The Committee met to consider its Draft Programme schedule until March, 2017, Revised Strategic Plan and the Annual Performance Plan for 2017 programme. The Draft programme was reviewed because some programmes had been postponed, for instance, the proposed dates for the oversight visit to Lesotho Highlands Water project were 28, ...
Water and Sanitation
Madibeng & Swartruggens water supply: DWS & Magalies Water Board progress report
7 Dec 2016
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) briefed the Committee on water resource pollution in Madibeng municipality, on how water supply interventions in Swartruggens were being addressed and on the fostering of a partnership between the mines and municipalities in addressing water challenges in the North West following repeated oversight ...
Water and Sanitation
Committee reports
16 Nov 2016
Documents handed out:
Draft Report of Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation on Third Quarterly Progress Report for Department of Water and Sanitation for 2015/2016 Financial Year
Draft Report of Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation on Fourth Quarterly Progress Report forDepartment of Water and Sanitation for the 2015/2016 financial ...
Water and Sanitation
Water use allocation impact on farmers: Departments of Water; Rural Development and Land Reform; Agriculture
2 Nov 2016
Three government departments – Water and Sanitation, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and Rural Development and Land Reform – put forward proposals for consideration when the process of legislation to amend the current Water Act gets under way.
The Committee was informed that in terms of the Water Act 54 of ...
Water and Sanitation
Lesotho Highlands Water Project Phase 2: progress report, with the Minister
26 Oct 2016
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) provided the Committee with an update on progress with the Lesotho Highlands Development Project (LHWP) Phase I and II, in the presence of the Minister.
The LHWP was the bi-national inter-basin water transfer that was aimed at the ultimate delivery of water at ...
Water and Sanitation
Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority, Water Research Commission, Inkomti-Usuthu & Breede-Gouritz CMA on their 2015/16 Annual Reports
21 Oct 2016
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation held a meeting with the Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA), the Water Research Commission (WRC), the Inkomati-Usuthu Catchment Management Agency (IUCMA) and the Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management Agency (BGCMA) on their annual reports for 2015/2016.
The TCTA said it wanted to ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation on its 2015/16 Annual Report, with Minister present
20 Oct 2016
Documents handed out:
Department of Water and Sanitation 2015/16 Annual Report presentation [awaited]
The Minister of Water and Sanitation gave the Committee presented a summary of the Department’s 2014/15 Annual Report.
The Minister highlighted that the water sector across the value chain was affected negatively by a ...