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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Rhino Poaching: progress report; 3rd Term Progress Report on achievements of 2014/15 Strategic Plans; Planned legislation/ regulations/ treaties for 2015/16 , with Minister & Deputy
3 Mar 2015
The Committee, in the presence of the Minister and Deputy Minister of the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) and senior officials of the Department was briefed on the state of wildlife crime in SA. The comprehensive presentation looked at the role of the Environmental Management Inspectors (EMIs), green scorpions and the ...
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
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
National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management Bill: consideration of NCOP amendments, with the Minister; Committee Programme
29 Jul 2014
The Committee met to discuss its programme for the upcoming terms of Parliament, the minutes of proceedings at the previous meeting, the issue of rhino poaching and the amendments to the Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) Amendment Bill.
The meeting started with a discussion around an issue that had been brought ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Department of Environmental Affairs, SA Weather Service; SA National Biodiversity Institute; iSimangaliso Wetland Park; SA National Parks on their 2014 Strategic Plans
1 Jul 2014
A large delegation from the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), together with the Department’s entities, namely, the South African Weather Service (SAWS), the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), SANParks and the iSimangiliso Wetlands Park (ISWP), met with the Committee to discuss the Department’s Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Election of Chairperson
25 Jun 2014
The Committee met for the first time to elect its Chairperson. In a process led by the Committee Secretary, Mr J Mthembu (ANC) was elected unopposed as the Chairperson of the Committee.