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Committee on Section 194 Enquiry
Update on litigation matters and hearing preparations
10 Jun 2022
Report of the Independent Panel on the Public Protector
The Committee convened a virtual meeting for a briefing by Parliament’s Constitutional and Legal Services Office (CLSO) on litigation matters relating to the work of the Committee and on the working arrangements in preparation for the ...
Water and Sanitation
DWS on 2022 Green Drop Report; Progress report of work undertaken to date by Anti-Pollution Task Team; with Deputy Ministers
7 Jun 2022
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Water and Sanitation on the 2022 Green Drop Report and work undertaken to date by the anti-pollution task team.
The Deputy Minister said the Green and Blue Drop programme halted in 2013 had been reinstated. This is ...
Water and Sanitation
DWS briefing: assessment, evaluation and analysis of the Water Boards from 2019 to date; with Deputy Ministers
31 May 2022
The Committee convened virtually for the Department of Water and Sanitation to provide an assessment of water boards in terms of work done since 2019 to date.
The Department said that municipal performance is generally weak and compromises effective and sustainable water services delivery. This means that services are ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Readiness to implement GBVF laws: Justice Deputy Minister with relevant Ministries
26 May 2022
National Strategic Plan on GBV and Femicide
In this virtual meeting, the Multiparty Women Caucus was briefed by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development on its readiness to implement the three gender-based violence (GBV) Amendment Acts.
The Committee was informed that the target date for the commencement of ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation Fourth Quarter Expenditure and Performance Report 2021/2022; with Deputy Minister
24 May 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee was briefed by the Department of Water and Sanitation on its cumulative fourth quarter performance for the 2021/22 financial year.
The Department reported falling short of meeting its targets and a significant amount of underspending. The expenditure for the period ended 31 March ...
Water and Sanitation
DWS progress report on current cases investigated by SIU & law enforcement agencies; disciplinary cases; status and costs of fraud and corruption on financial and non-financial performance, with Ministry
12 May 2022
The Committee received a progress report from the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on the status of disciplinary cases in the Department. The Minister committed himself to fight corruption and fraud. Fraud and corruption weakened the pillars of democracy and were anti-revolutionary. South Africa was a perculiar nation ...
Committee on Section 194 Enquiry
Update on ongoing litigation and the way forward
11 May 2022
Report of the Independent Panel on the Public Protector
The Committee convened a virtual meeting to receive a briefing by Parliament’s Constitutional and Legal Services Office on the pending litigation by the Public Protector relating to the section 194 enquiry into her fitness for office. ...
Water and Sanitation
DWS Budget: Committee Report
10 May 2022
The Committee met to consider and adopt its Budget Vote report for the Department of Water and Sanitation and its entities. The Committee made robust amendments to the report. They applauded the Committee support staff in pulling a comprehensive report in a short time which bolstered the ...
Water and Sanitation
Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management Agency; Inkomati-Usuthu Catchment Management Agency and TransCaledon Tunnel Authority 2022/23 Annual Performance Plans; with Ministry
4 May 2022
The Committee convened in a virtual meeting to be briefed on the annual performance plans for 2022/23 of the Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management Agency, the Inkomati-Usuthu Catchment Management Agency and the Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority.
The Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management Agency (BGCMA) said the current Greater Brandvlei water scheme project was to ...
Water and Sanitation
DWS & WRC 2022/23 Annual Performance Plans; with the Minister and Deputy Minister
3 May 2022
Water and Sanitation
Water Research Commission
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and the Water Research Commission (WRC) presented their 2022/23 annual performance plans and budgets in a virtual meeting.
The Department said it planned to implement a range of major projects to augment the national bulk water ...