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Water and Sanitation
SANDF Deployment to Vaal River System: DWS & SANDF briefing; Rand, Sedibeng, Bloem Water Boards 2017/18 Annual Report; Tembisa and Ekurhukeni petitions, with Minister and Deputy Minister
19 Mar 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Bloem, Sedibeng and Rand Water Boards on their Annual Reports. The Committee was also given an update by SANDF on its intervention in Emfuleni Municipality and received a report from Ekurhuleni Municipality on a petition sent to the municipality.
Bloem Water said its biggest ...
Water and Sanitation
Lepelle Northern & Overberg Water Boards financial reports; with the Minister
12 Mar 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation met for a briefing from the Lepelle Northern Water Board on its annual report for 2017/18 financial year, and a briefing by the Overberg Water Board on its report for the 2015/16 financial year.
The Minister introduced the acting chairperson ...
Water and Sanitation
Mhlatuze Water Board & Umgeni Water Board 2017/18 Annual Reports; with the Minister and Deputy Minister
6 Mar 2019
The Committee met to discuss the annual reports of Umgeni and Mhlathuze Water Groups. The two entities played vital roles in the achievement of the sustainable development goals of the Republic, and provided important resilience against the effects of climate change. The two entities were among the nine water boards under ...
Water and Sanitation
Water Boards audit outcomes: AGSA briefing; with Minister
5 Mar 2019
The Portfolio Committee and the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) were briefed by the office of the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) on the current state of water boards.
They were informed that irregular expenditure had increased from R294 million in 2016/17 to R341 million in the 2017/18 ...
Water and Sanitation
Unfinished Water and Sanitation infrastructure projects
27 Feb 2019
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and the Lepelle Northern Water Board met to discuss its unfinished water and sanitation infrastructure projects in the Limpopo, Gauteng, North West, Free State and Northern Cape provinces. The aim was to show and bring to the table the reasons for the delays ...
Water and Sanitation
Bucket Eradication & War on Leaks: DWS & Rand Water inputs; with the Minister
13 Feb 2019
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and Rand Water presented a status update on the ‘War on Leaks’ programme and the Department also provided a staus report on the Bucket Eradication programme (BEP).
According to the Department the objective of the project was to train and develop 15 000 unemployed ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
DWS accruals/payables; Giyani project: Lepelle Northern Water: hearing with Minister & Deputy Minister
5 Dec 2018
In the hearing with the Department of Water and Sanitation on accruals and payables, The Auditor General had suggested that there were insufficient funds, as DWS commitments were not equal to projects. Accruals stood at R537m and “Payables not recognized” stood at R1.4 billion. SCOPA asked from where the money ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
DWS & WTE deviations, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure: hearing; with Minister and Deputy Minister
4 Dec 2018
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts met with the Minister and Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation and the senior management of the Department of Water and Sanitation to address concerns regarding the budget, specifically irregular expenditure, fruitless and wasteful expenditure, and deviations.
The Committee Members began by reminding the ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
DWS unauthorised, irregular, fruitless & wasteful expenditure: hearing, with Minister and Deputy Minister
28 Nov 2018
The Portfolio Committee meeting with the Department of Water and Sanitation had been preceded by an engagement the previous day with the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) as well as a presentation by National Treasury on financial and budgetary matters relating to the Department. The Minister and Deputy Minister were in ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Adjustments Appropriation Bill: Department of Water & Sanitation hearing
22 Nov 2018
The Minister of Water and Sanitation in his overview told the Committee that the DWS has inadequate financial management as many of its senior executives had resigned. DWS had committed to Parliament to have a turnaround plan as soon as possible. However, this has not been finalised as anticipated. The ...