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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
DEA, SANParks & SA Weather Service 2017/8 Annual Reports
10 Oct 2018
The Committee was briefed on the annual reports of SANParks and the South African Weather Service (SAWS), entities of the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), for the 2017/18 financial year.
The key message from the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) was that there had been a ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Department of Environmental Affairs 2017/18 Annual Report, EPWP Environment Programmes expenditure classification, with Deputy Minister of Finance
9 Oct 2018
The meeting of the Portfolio Committee began with Members observing a moment of silence in memory of the late Minister of Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, who had been a Member of the Committee, and who died last month after a short illness.
The Office of the Accountant General provided clarification ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Hunting in Greater Kruger National Park: SANParks & Mpumalanga Parks Board
12 Sep 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs received a briefing from the Department of Environmental Affairs, South African National Parks (SANParks) and Mpumalanga Tourism & Parks Agency (MTPA) Board on matters arising from the recently held Colloquium on Captive Lion Breeding, particularly hunting in the Greater Kruger National Park (KNP) and ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Resolution to summon Minister; Marion Island Research Expedition challenges; with Deputy Minister
4 Sep 2018
Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs received a briefing from the Department of Environmental Affairs on the Marion Island Research Expedition and the related challenges.
The Committee resolved to summon the Minister of Environmental Affairs, Ms Edna Molewa, to appear before it on Tuesday 11 September 2018. The Committee was disappointed ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Marion Island mice eradication; Environmental Programme implementing agencies status, with Deputy Minister
28 Aug 2018
The Committee received a briefing from the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) on the plan to eradicate mice on the Marion Island as well as the financial and legal models and arrangements between the implementing agencies and the Department’s Environmental Programmes. The presentation on the plan to eradicate mice on ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Waste Management Bureau: legal opinion; SAWS Board interface with senior management: legal advice; Chemicals & Waste Management
16 Aug 2018
The Committee met with the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) to deal with several issues that had been raised over the establishment of the Waste Management Bureau, with particular reference to contradictions in the legal opinion regarding its nature, and the role of the Director General (DG). It also heard ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Plastics environmental impact & possible ban; Minamata Convention on Mercury
15 Aug 2018
The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) and the Water Research Council briefed the Committee on the impact of plastic bags in the environment, the policy approaches towards the management of plastic, the research work done and the recommendations on how to deal with the situation.
Global plastic use was increasing ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Rhino Poaching; Marion Island challenges
14 Aug 2018
There were three presentations to the Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs. The first presentation was by a panel of experts on Rhino poaching in South Africa. Rhino conservation, Dr George Hughes commented, is not nature conservation today, but an economic one. When the first major poaching effort began, it was ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
NEMLA Bill B14-2017: adoption; SA Weather Services Board performance & interface with senior management
19 Jun 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs received a briefing from the Department of Environmental Affairs, on the final version of the proposed amendments to the NEMLA (National Environmental Management Laws Amendment) Bill. The purpose of the briefing was to ensure all the amendments had been captured accurately and to have the ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
NEMLA Bill: adoption; SANBI 2017/18 Quarter 3 & 4 performance
13 Jun 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs meeting was divided into two parts. In the first part, the Committee deliberated on the National Environmental Management Laws Amendment (NEMLA) Bill. In the second, the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) reported on its performance in the final quarters of the 2017/18 financial ...