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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Minister's decision to authorise coal mining in Mabola Protected Environment; North West game donation; with the Deputy Minister
9 May 2017
The Department of Environmental Affairs had been requested to report to the Committee on the regulations and legislation pertaining to the granting of mining rights in environmentally sensitive areas, with particular emphasis on Mabola in Mpumalanga.
The Mabola Protected Environment was located in the magisterial district of Pixley ka Seme ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
SANBI & SAWS Annual Plans; Climate Change COP22 Conference & Legislation; Marine Spatial Bill; North West game donation
3 May 2017
The South African Weather Service briefed the Committee on its Annual Performance plan (2017-18); the issue regarding the former CEO and the current status of Senior Management in the organisation.
The CFO, presented the financial strategy of the organisation, linking goals to expenditure showing that total expenditure for 2017/18 was ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
DEA, SANParks & iSimangaliso Annual Performance Plans; AGSA input, with Minister
2 May 2017
The Auditor General South Africa (AGSA) followed strict sets of rules and regulations governed by the Public Audit Act. These sets of rules informed auditing standards by government departments and entities. The Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) was highlighted by AGSA as a key programme, especially in how it related ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
South African Weather Service on its Quarter 3 performance; Integrated Resource Plan & Integrated Energy Plan: Department of Energy briefing
15 Mar 2017
The meeting was a briefing on the performance objectives of the South African Weather Service (SAWS), an update of the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) and on the Integrated Energy Plan (IEP) of the Department of Energy (DoE).
SAWS said the shortfalls which were noted by the Auditor-General in 2015/16 are ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Waste Management Colloquium, with Minister and Deputy Minister
14 Mar 2017
The Minister of Environmental Affairs and the Deputy Minister were both present at the colloquium, the third of its kind hosted by the Portfolio Committee of Environmental Affairs. Other invited guests included the Department of Environmental Affairs, the City of Cape Town, an engineer from eThekwini Municipality, a UCT lecturer ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Mining sector environmental governance; Rehabilitation in mining industry
7 Mar 2017
The Department of Monitoring, Planning and Evaluation and Department of Mineral Resources briefed the Committee on environmental governance in the mining sector.
Houses partially disappearing into Sink Holes, a 9-year old child falling to his death in an open mine shaft, and illegal mining in old and abandoned mines. That ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
1st Term Committee Programme; Committee Reports
28 Feb 2017
The Committee considered and adopted the First Term Committee Programme, 2 Committee Reports and 10 sets of outstanding Committee minutes.
The Committee adopted without amendments 10 sets of minutes dated 11 October 2016 to 14 February 2017.
The Committee briefly discussed matters arising from the minutes.
Members raised concern as ...
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
“One Environmental System” state of readiness; Mine Closure Financial Provisioning Regulations
14 Feb 2017
The Financial Provisioning Regulations which were published for implementation in November 2015, are to ensure that the state is not going to be liable for the rehabilitation of mines and to ensure that mining companies do a rehabilitation assessment every year. The Regulations make provision for the costs associated with ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Department of Environmental Affairs on its 2015/16 Annual Report
24 Jan 2017
The was briefed on the 2015/16 audit outcomes for the Department of Environmental Affairs which received an unqualified audit opinion. The delay in the finalisation of the audit was because DEA accounted for funds to agents as transfers while Treasury said it should be expenditure. The South African National Biodiversity ...