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Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Committee Second Term Programme
23 Jul 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements, Water, and Sanitation began by electing an acting Chairperson. The Committee then considered and adopted Committee minutes and the Committee’s second term programme. The Chairperson went through each of the previous meetings’ minutes individually. Members adopted Committee minutes dated 2, 3 and 10 July ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Human Settlements, Water & Sanitation Budget: Committee Report
10 Jul 2019
The Committee met for the consideration and adoption of the Report on Budget Vote 36: Water and Sanitation and on the 2019/2020 Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan of the Department of Water and Sanitation.
As part of the deliberations, Members expressed views on observations and recommendations of the report. ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan; Human Settlements Budget: Committee Report; Legacy reports
5 Jul 2019
The Portfolio Committee was briefed on the Department of Water and Sanitation’s Legacy Report and 2019/20 annual performance plan (APP), and were given details of the budget of the expanded Department of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation.
The discussion on the Legacy Report was suspended, as Members agreed it ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Department of Human Settlement Annual Performance Plan 2019/20, with Minister and Deputy Minister
3 Jul 2019
PMG was not present at the meeting. The below is compiled based on the Committee’s official minutes adopted on 23 July 2019.
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Election of Chairperson
2 Jul 2019
The Committee met for the election of its Chairperson. Ms R Semenya (ANC) was nominated without any opposing nominations. Ms Semenya accepted the nomination and was declared Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation.
The Committee then adopted its draft Committee Programme for the term.
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
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
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 ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Presidential Advisory Panel on Land Reform briefing
20 Feb 2019
The Presidency hosts Second National Land Reform Colloquium
The Presidential Advisory Panel on Land Reform briefed a joint meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform, the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation. The Advisory Panel had asked ...
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 ...