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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
NEMLA Bill remitted: adoption; Committee Report on Captive Lion Breeding Colloquium
8 Nov 2018
The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) briefed the Committee on the amendment to provide for an administrative appeal process in the NEMLA Bill, specifically to do with the revocation of air quality licences.
After discussion of the new provision, the Committee adopted the NEMLA Bill with amendments.
The Committee adopted ...
Water and Sanitation
Sanitation backlogs in schools: DBE briefing; Sanitation Technologies and Innovations: Water Research Commission briefing
7 Nov 2018
The Department of Basic Education presented the implementation plan to address sanitation backlogs at schools to the joint Portfolio Committees. It highlighted that of the country’s 23 334 active schools, 3 898 still had pit latrines as the only form of sanitation. The provinces with the highest number of pit ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
NEMLA Bill remitted: briefing; DEA audit action plan
6 Nov 2018
The Department of Environmental affairs briefed the Portfolio committee on the National Environmental Management Laws Amendment (NEMLA) Bill, the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) turnaround strategy, and the Environmental Protection and Infrastructure Programme (EPIP) audit plan.
Concerns were raised on the effectiveness of the EPWP in creating employment for local ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Industry Waste Plans; SANParks & SAWS Quarter 1 & 2 performance
6 Nov 2018
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) and South African National Parks (SANParks) briefed the Portfolio Committee on their performance during the first two quarters of the 2018/19 financial year. Generally, there had been a decrease in revenue for both entities. In the case of SAWS, this was due to a ...
Water and Sanitation
Progress report on Bucket Eradication; Acid Mine Drainage; Blue Drop & Green Drop Report: DWS briefing; with the Deputy Minister of the DBE
24 Oct 2018
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) warned the Committee that water was already known to be a scarce resource, and needed to be well managed by the Department in order to avert the dire consequences of a water crisis which could eventuate by 2030.
The Department of Basic Education ...
Water and Sanitation
Water & Sanitation Department: Special Investigating Unit, NPA & Hawks briefing (closed); BRRR
17 Oct 2018
2018 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
Rules of the National Assembly 9th Edition
The Committee went through its draft Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report with the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) in attendance. It made a few changes and adopted the BRRR.
The Chairperson announced that the ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Coal IPP Programme & Paris Agreement; UNFCCC COP 23 Bonn; UNFCCC Climate Change Katowice
16 Oct 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs met to discuss South Africa’s preparations for the 24th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP 24) that was scheduled to be held from 2 to 14 December 2018 in Katowice, Poland.
The Committee ...
Water and Sanitation
Climate Change & Drought Mitigation & Adaptation Strategies: DWS & DEA update
11 Oct 2018
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) told the Committee that climate change was greatly impacting South Africa, which was a water-stressed country, and was moving towards scarcity. There was currently less than 1 000 cubic metres of water available per capita. Another unfortunate position was that more than half ...
Water and Sanitation
Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority, Water Research Commission, Inkomati Usuthu & Breede Gouritz Catchment Management Agency 2017/18 Annual Reports, with Minister
10 Oct 2018
Annual Reports 2017/18
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation met with four key Water Catchment Agencies operating within the country. The Water Research Commission, the Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority and the Inkomati-Usuthu Water Management Area had received clean, unqualified audits. the Breede-Gouritz Water Management Area had an unqualified audit with ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Department of Environmental Affairs 2017/18 Annual Report, EPWP Environment Programmes expenditure classification, with Deputy Minister of Finance
9 Oct 2018
The meeting of the Portfolio Committee began with Members observing a moment of silence in memory of the late Minister of Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, who had been a Member of the Committee, and who died last month after a short illness.
The Office of the Accountant General provided clarification ...