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Correctional Services Irregular, Fruitless & Wasteful Expenditure & Accruals; with Minister Day 2
14 Jun 2017
The Committee engaged with the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services on suspect contracts procured by the Department of Correctional Services (DCS). The Committee had received a letter from Integritron Integrated Solutions lawyers about this hearing. According to the letter, there was a 2016 court interdict prohibiting Minister Masutha from ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Wildlife crimes legislation; SA Renewable Energy Council; Climate Change Mitigation research by UCT, with Minister in attendance
21 Feb 2017
The first presentation was by the Energy Research Centre of the University of Cape Town. It highlighted the lack of implementation policy on climate change, despite the country’s commitments to the United Nations. The commitment was rushed and the resulting White Paper faced delays in implementation. There was no database ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Colloquium on Climate Change: COP21 Paris Agreement: Implications for the Nation, with Minister
28 Oct 2016
The Colloquium on Climate Change engaged the Committee on the implications of the COP21 Paris Agreement as well as to create a national dialogue surrounding issues facing the environmental sector and the public.
COP21 Paris Agreement: Implications for the Nation
The Department explained that South Africa will have to increase ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
SA Weather Service (SAWS); SA National Biodiversity Institute: 2nd and 3rd quarter 2015 performance briefings, with Minister present
23 Feb 2016
South African Weather Service (SAWS) presented its quarter 2 and 3 of 2015 performance reports to the Committee. SAWS strove to develop relevant products and cutting edge technology addressing climate change and variability. Some of the applications will assist with water resouce management and this is done in collaboration with ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
SA National Parks Strategic and Annual Performance Plans 2015, Department of Environmental Affairs MTEF allocations briefings, in presence of Minister
14 Apr 2015
The SANParks, in the presence of the Minister of Environment Affairs, briefed the Committee on their Strategic Plans and Annual Performance Plan (APP) for 2015/16. The The Minister explained that the SANParks was doing a good job. However its success would depend on the collaboration with other Departments as well ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Department of Environmental Affairs and Entities, Strategic Plans 2015/16 - 2019/2020, Annual Performance Plans 2015/16 and Budget Vote 30 continuation
24 Mar 2015
SA Weather Service
The SAWS presentation covered its mandate, its strategic plan and annual performance plan, its key programs goals and objectives and its financial projections.
Members asked SAWS if any amendments to its enabling legislation would appear before the Committee soon and if so which areas of the legislation ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Department of Environmental Affairs on their Strategic Plan for 2015-2019
20 Mar 2015
The Committee met with senior staff of the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) to go through the Department's medium term strategic plan for 2014-2019 following from a previous meeting where, due to a lack of time, the Department and Committee could get through only programme one (administration) of the plan. ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Department of Environmental Affairs & SA Weather Service Strategic and Annual Performance Plans 2015, Minister present
17 Mar 2015
The Committee, in the presence of the Minister of Environmental Affairs, met with the senior officials of the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) to receive a briefing on the DEA's strategic plans for 2014 to 2019. However, time precluded anything more than the general overview and Programme 1 being presented ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Department of Environmental Affairs on its 3rd quarter 2014/15 performance and targets outlook
10 Mar 2015
The Committee met with the Minister of Environmental Affairs and senior officials of the Department to discuss achievements on the Department’s 2014/15 strategic plans and targets for the third quarter of the financial year. The Committee was taken through each of the Department’s programmes, including administration, where the targets partially ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Air Quality Management Act: applications by companies / entities to postpone adherence; UN Sustainable Development Goals: progress report
6 Mar 2015
The Department of Environmental Affairs briefed the Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs on the postponement applications made for compliance timeframes with Section 21 of the Air Quality Act (AQA).
The presentation focused on the overall approach taken, the processes that were followed in reviewing the applications, and the decisions made ...