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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Progress report on air pollution hotspots; Committee Programme; Meeting with delegation from Norway
24 Feb 2015
The Committee met for the first time this year to discuss a number of in-house matters including the adoption of an outstanding set of minutes, the draft Committee programme for the first term and a draft oversight report to the Gauteng and Mpumalanga provinces on air quality hotspots conducted last ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
PC Environmental Affairs: Adoption of Minutes
11 Nov 2014
The Department of Environmental Affairs was supposed to brief the Committee. However, this engagement was postponed because the Minister, her Deputy and the Director-General were unavailable to attend. Instead, the Committee considered and adopted the minutes of two previous meetings. Some discussion was held on whether the Committee’s catering was ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Progress on climate change mitigation negotiations, Implementation of the Green Economy, Determination of unlicensed landfills & incentives to boost waste recycle: Departmental briefing
4 Nov 2014
The Committee met with the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) to be briefed on the progress of climate change negotiations with the upcoming twentieth Congress of the Parties (COP) in Lima, Peru as well as waste management in SA currently.
The waste briefing afforded Members information on the roles and ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Status of Air Quality in South Africa: briefing by Department and civil society, with Minister present
28 Oct 2014
The Committee met with the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) to be briefed on the national status of air quality and air quality standards. The Department also briefed the Committee on compliance, enforcement and monitoring on this topical issue. The briefing came ahead of the Committee’s oversight to three air ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Environmental Affairs on the Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
21 Oct 2014
The Committee met, in terms of Rule130 of the National Assembly, to elect an Acting Chairperson following the shocking shooting of Chairperson, Jackson Mthembu, following a robbery at an ATM in his home town. Members nominated Mr SP Mabilo and there were no further nominations or objections.
The Committee considered ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
South African National Parks on its 2013/14 Annual Report
16 Oct 2014
The South African National Parks (SANParks) has generated an income of approximately R316 million. This surfaced when it made an appearance before the Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs to present its financial statements and annual reports for the 2013/14 financial year. It attributed this to interest earned and sales of ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Auditing workshop on Department of Environmental Affairs: by Auditor-General South Africa
23 Sep 2014
The Committee met with the Office of Auditor-General South Africa for a briefing on the role of the AGSA in enabling Parliament to effectively execute its oversight function, especially as Parliament would soon be looking at the audit reports of departments and their entities.
AGSA explained its legislative mandate, audit ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
South African National Parks & iSimangaliso Wetland Park on their mandate, objectives and challenges as well as envisaged Legislation, with Minister
16 Sep 2014
The Committee, with the Minister of Environmental Affairs in attendance, was briefed by the South African National Parks (SANParks) and the iSimangaliso Wetland Park on the mandate, objectives and challenges relating to these entities. The objective of the meeting was for Members to get a better understanding on what it ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Minister on Sustainable Development Goals post 2015; Doha Amendment to Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change;
26 Aug 2014
The Committee was briefed by the Minister of Environmental Affairs on the importance of ratifying the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol. The briefing covered why the Amendment should be ratified, SA’s national interest, background to the Amendment, an explanation of the proposed amendment, advantages of accepting it. The Committee ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Rhino Poaching and Climate Change: briefing by Minister of Environmental Affairs
19 Aug 2014
The Minister of Environmental Affairs gave a briefing on rhino poaching and on climate change in relation to the 2012 Doha Amendment of the Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The Committee was also expecting a briefing on the crafting of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ...