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Arts and Culture
Heritage Assets (GRAP 103) challenges: Department of Arts and Culture, Treasury & AGSA briefing
14 Feb 2017
Documents handed out:
Briefing on GRAP 103 for Department of Arts and Culture entities
Recognised Accounting Practice 103 [available on the 17th February 2017]
The Department of Arts and Culture briefed the Committee on the impact of the GRAP 103 on public entities and the reality of many museums getting ...
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
Madibeng and Swartruggens: Magalies Water Board progress report
30 Nov 2016
The Committee unanimously resolved to cancel the meeting with the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) for not submitting a report that was supposed to have been submitted on 28 October 2016. It had been agreed at a meeting in the North West Province from 20 to 22 September 2016, ...
Arts and Culture
Arts and Culture Department on its Quarter 2 performance
29 Nov 2016
The Committee, prior to the formal agenda items, asked the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) what exactly was happening with the South African Roadies Association and the attempts to negotiate with its Head, Mr Freddy Nyathela. Members suggested that the overspending was symptomatic of the DAC's inability to deal ...
Water and Sanitation
Minister's response to Public Protector Report on Lesotho Highlands Water Project; Rand Water replies to tender irregularity allegations
23 Nov 2016
Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane presented the report drafted by former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela, about a complaint made by former DWS representative to the Lesotho Highlands Water Commission, Dr Zodwa Dlamini. Since joining the DWS in 2005, Dr Dlamini was appointed to the position of chief delegate to ...
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 ...
Arts and Culture
National Heritage Council funding & impact; National Arts Council state of governance; Settlement agreement between Department and South African Roads Association
15 Nov 2016
The Portfolio on Arts and Culture engaged with the National Heritage Council (NHC) on its funding model; the National Arts Council (NAC) on the state of the entity’s governance; and the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) on its second quarter reports.
The Acting Director General of the DAC noted ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation on 1 Quarter 2016/17 performance
9 Nov 2016
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) presented a report on its performance against targets in the first quarter of the 2016/17 financial year. At the outset, Members agreed that the report of the Public Protector on this department must be considered and the Minister would be asked to speak ...
Arts and Culture
Enyokeni Cultural Precinct Project Forensic Investigation: Department Arts & Culture further report, in presence of Minister
8 Nov 2016
The Department of Arts and Culture (the Department) had given a presentation to the Committee on the Enyokeni Cultural Precincts Project (ECPP) at a previous meeting and had been asked to answer a number of questions on the scope, progress and rationale for that project. The Committee had initially raised ...
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 ...