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Water and Sanitation
Committee Reports
23 May 2018
The Committee considered and adopted the minutes of several meetings held during the course of the current year. The Committee also considered and adopted without objections or amendments two oversight reports.
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation: Auditor-General & Treasury input on audit & financial management; with Minister
16 May 2018
The Portfolio Committee received briefings from the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) and National Treasury (NT) on the budget and financial management of the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS). Treasury had been asked to respond to questions surrounding the approval of an overdraft to the cash-strapped Department, and ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water & Sanitation financial position & contested audit: Treasury & Auditor General briefing
9 May 2018
The Portfolio Committee received briefings from the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) and the National Treasury (NT) on the financial state of both the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and the Water Trading Entity (WTE).
Members of the Committee, shaken by the tale of gross abuse of taxpayers ...
Home Affairs
Minister's explanation for Home Affairs delay on Immigration Act court order; Fireblade Aviation privatisation
8 May 2018
The Committee received a briefing from the Minister of Home Affairs and the Director-General on the reasons the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) delayed informing the Committee to initiate a Committee Bill to amend the Immigration Act in compliance with a Constitutional Court order.
The Department said that they had ...
Water and Sanitation
Parliamentary Inquiry into Department of Water and Sanitation: terms of reference
8 May 2018
Documents: Draft Terms of Reference for the establishment of a Commission of inquiry into the functioning of the Department of Water and Sanitation; Draft Guidelines on the Scope of Inquiry
A joint meeting was held by the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation, the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water & Sanitation Annual Performance Plan; with the Minister
2 May 2018
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) with the Minister in attendance briefed the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation on its Annual Performance Plan (APP). The Portfolio Committee Meeting on Water and Sanitation was divided into three parts. The Committee was meant to have a meeting first with the ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation report on outstanding issues; Umgeni & Sedibeng Water Boards 2016/17 Annual Report
25 Apr 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation met to receive presentations from the Umgeni and Sedibeng water boards on their 2016/17 annual reports, and a briefing from the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on outstanding issues. However, the water boards did not present their reports because they did not ...
Home Affairs
Section 34 of Immigration Act amendment; Naturalisation of Gupta family; Budget report
24 Apr 2018
The Committee was briefed on the Terms of Reference (ToR) of its inquiry into the naturalisation of the Gupta family. The Committee heard the inquiry was structured into two phases – Phase One and Two. Phase One included collating documentation, site visits and conducting of interviews – this phase is ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation & Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority & Water Research Commission Annual Performance Plan; with Minister & Deputy Minister
18 Apr 2018
The Portfolio Committee of Water and Sanitation was briefed by the Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA); the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and the Water Research Council (WRC) on their annual performance plans.
The TCTA said its transformation Strategy included procurement policy reform for goods and services, as well ...
Water and Sanitation
War on Leaks Programme & Proposals for bulk water tariffs for 2018/19: Department briefing, with Minister & Deputy Minister
28 Mar 2018
The Department of Water and Sanitation briefed the Committee on the status of bulk water tariffs processes for 2018/19. The Department informed the Committee that in September and October 2017, the Department had conducted pre-tariff consultation sessions with the Water Boards, after which the Water Boards had consulted with municipalities, ...