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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Committee Report on Clifton Fourth Beach; Committee Report on Kempton Park residents Petition
20 Mar 2019
The Committee considered two reports: the Petition Report by Kempton Park residents and Clifton Beach Report. The Reports were adopted without any changes but a suggestion was made that perhaps a recommendation should be made to the Sixth Parliament to consider following up on the Petitions matter.
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Kempton Park Petition on refuse collection; DEA Quarter 3 performance; Isimangaliso Wetland Park Authority performance
19 Mar 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs received a briefing on the petition from residents of Kempton Park calling for the investigation of the enforcement of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008) in the Ekurhuleni Metro to ensure regular and reliable refuse collection. The Committee ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
SANBI Quarter 3 performance; KZN Municipality project; Adaptation & Green Fund
13 Mar 2019
The South African National Biodiversity Institute briefed the Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs on its Second and Third Quarterly Report and on the uMngeni Resilience Project and the Biodiversity Land Use project in the uMngeni District Municipality.
The National Biodiversity Institute reported an increase in the number of female staff ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
SANParks Cooperation Agreement including hunting protocols & Quarter 3 performance; CITES preparations
6 Mar 2019
The meeting constituted a follow- up meeting to the one that the portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs (hereon, ‘the Committee’) had 2 weeks ago. On the agenda was a briefing from SANParks regarding outstanding issues that were identified in the previous meeting with the Committee as well as a briefing ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Air Quality compliance & industry postponement applications; Kigali Amendment to Montreal Protocol on Substances depleting Ozone Layer, with Minister
12 Feb 2019
The Portfolio Committee met for a briefing by the Department of Environmental Affairs on the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances depleting the Ozone Layer. The intention of the Department was to motivate for Parliament to ratify the Kigali Agreement. The Department also briefed the Committee on air ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Kruger National Park & private reserves benefit sharing agreement: inquiry day 2
6 Feb 2019
Hunting in Greater Kruger National Park: SANParks & Mpumalanga Parks Board
The Committee continued with its inquiry into the signing of a benefit sharing agreement between SANParks and communities in the western boundary of the Kruger National Park (KNP). The signing agreement took place in December 2018 despite the Committee’s directive ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Kruger National Park & private reserves benefit sharing agreement: inquiry day 1
5 Feb 2019
Hunting in Greater Kruger National Park: SANParks & Mpumalanga Parks Board
The Committee met with SA National Parks (SANParks) and the Department of Environment Affairs (DEA) to initiate the Committee’s enquiry into signing of a benefit sharing agreement between SANParks and communities in the western boundary of the Kruger National ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Clifton Fourth Beach closure to public: inquiry
4 Feb 2019
City outlines actions around events at Clifton 4th Beach
City responds to Clifton Beach incident
The Portfolio Committee met to investigate the alleged lock-down of Clifton Fourth Beach at 8 pm on 23 December 2018 by members of a private security company. The Chairperson clarified that an incident had taken ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Minimum Emission Standards update; Air Quality in South Africa (meeting postponed)
5 Dec 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs had been scheduled to receive a briefing from the Department of Environmental Affairs on the Panel Experts Report looking into the issue of compliance with the minimum emission standards; the status of application for postponement by industry with minimum emission standards (MES); and the ...
Finance Standing Committee
Carbon Tax Bill workshop
27 Nov 2018
The National Treasury and the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) came before the joint Committee to present the responses that had been drafted by Treasury on stakeholder inputs and comments on the Carbon Tax Bill. It had been decided that as Treasury had consulted widely on the Bill, the workshop ...