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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Air Quality colloquium
13 Sep 2017
The Committee met to host a colloquium on air quality monitoring across South Africa at the local government level.
The Chairperson commented that air pollution contributed to climate change, and the legacy of poor environmental planning during the apartheid era continued to bedevil the country. Policies of the previous regime ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Minister on granting permission to mine in Mabola Protected Environment; SANParks, SAWS, Isimangaliso Wetland Park Authority, SANBI Quarter 1 & 4 performance
12 Sep 2017
The purpose of the meeting was to seek an explanation from the Minister on the comments expressed in a press release following the granting of permission to Atha-Africa ventures to mine in the Mabola Protected Environment (MPE). The Committee was also briefed by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) and ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Committee Report on Donation of Wild Life Game animals by North West DRDLR
6 Sep 2017
Documents handed out: Committee Report on Donation of Wild Life Game animals by North West DRDLR [All Committee reports available under Tabled Committee Reports once published]
The Committee of Environmental Affairs and the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries were not able to adopt the report, mainly because the Chairperson of Agriculture, ...
Water and Sanitation
Committee Programme
6 Sep 2017
The Chairperson briefed the Committee on the meeting held on 5 September where quarter 3 and 4 reports as well as the North-West oversight were discussed.
Members raised the issue that there were instances where the Committee had to play the role of local government in dealing with the bucket ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
SAWS Board held to account for CEO contract termination and fruitless and wasteful expenditure
5 Sep 2017
The meeting could not go on as planned due to the absence of the Minister who had a family emergency to attend to, and also because of the absence of the entire component of the South African Weather Services (SAWS) board as was requested by the Committee.
In response to ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Marine Spatial Planning Bill [B9-2017]: public hearings
1 Sep 2017
The meeting focused on the last set of submissions at the public hearings on the Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) Bill. Inputs on the Bill were received from a range of stakeholders, starting with the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), which gave background information on the rationale behind the Bill.
The ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Marine Spatial Planning Bill: Isimangaliso response; Rhino Lab; Wildlife Economy transformation; SARGBH wildlife donation
29 Aug 2017
The Committee received a response from the Isimangaliso Wetland Park Authority on the park-public conflict issues raised during public hearings, and the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) gave briefings on the donation of wild life to the South African Rare Game Breeders Association (SARGBA), progress on the Rhino Lab, and ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation on Quarter 1 performance; with Minister
23 Aug 2017
The Department of Water and Sanitation briefed the Portfolio Committee on Water and sanitation on its first quarter report for 2017/18. Before the briefing, the Committee discussed the recently concluded oversight visit where a situation between a Department official, Ms Zandile Mathe and the Committee Whip, Mr H Chauke (ANC) ...
Water and Sanitation
Construction Unit: Department of Water and Sanitation briefing, with Minister
21 Jun 2017
The Department gave a brief background of the history of the Construction Management Unit (CMU), saying that since the unit’s inception the approach had always been labour intensive until after 1998 when personnel on a contract basis was allowed. The presentation spoke to the staffing of the five CMU regions ...
Water and Sanitation
Irrigation Boards and Water Master Plan: Department of Water and Sanitation briefing, with Deputy Minister
20 Jun 2017
The Committee met to be briefed by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on progress with the transformation of the country’s irrigation boards and the development of a national water and sanitation master plan.
Before the start of the meeting, there was major concern over the late arrival of ...