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Water and Sanitation
Water and Sanitation BRRR
18 Oct 2022
The Committee met virtually to adopt and consider the Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report (BRRR) and to adopt outstanding minutes.
Members appreciated the Report, but felt there were still elements of underperformance.
Members asked about water leaks and education in townships, noting the Statistics Report which ...
Water and Sanitation
Water Research Commission, Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management Agency and Inkomati-Usuthu Catchment Management Agency 2021/22 Annual Reports; with Deputy Minister
13 Oct 2022
Inkomati-Usuthu Catchment Management Agency
Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management Agency
At a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Water Research Commission, the Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management Agency and the Inkomati-Usuthu Catchment Management Agency on their 2021/22 Annual Reports.
The Water Research Commission summarised its performance in each ...
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Water & Sanitation Portfolio Audit Outcomes; DPME assessment of DWS performance; DWS & Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority Annual Reports 2021/22; with Ministry
11 Oct 2022
Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority
The Committee received a briefing from the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) on the audit outcomes of the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and its entities for the 2021/22 financial year. The Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) presented ...
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Department of Water and Sanitation Quarter 1 2022/23 Performance; with Ministry
20 Sep 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation was briefed in a virtual meeting by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on its first quarter performance for the 2021/2022 financial year.
The Department reported expenditure for the period ended 30 June of R2.422 billion, representing 13% of the total ...
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Appointment of Water Economic Regulator Commission; water pollution in the Vaal and Hartbeespoort Dam; with Deputy Ministers
13 Sep 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee was briefed by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on the impact of water pollution in the Vaal River and the Hartbeespoort Dam, and its progress in addressing the challenges. The DWS briefing on progress regarding the amendment of legislation, including ...
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National Water Resource Infrastructure Agency (NWRIA) Draft Bill; with Deputy Ministers
30 Aug 2022
The proposed National Water Resource Infrastructure Agency (NWRIA) Bill was tabled to Cabinet on 17 August and approved for publication for public comment in the government gazette in September 2022. The aim was to bring it to Parliament by July 2023. The Bill was drafted as the Department's response to ...
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KZN floods: DWS on current interventions, findings and actions taken; with Deputy Minister
23 Aug 2022
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Video (Part 2)
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Water and Sanitation presented to the Portfolio Committee an update on the progress in KwaZulu-Natal. The Deputy Minister was also in attendance.
During the meeting, the Department said that large parts of eThekwini were affected by the ...
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DWS on 2022 Green Drop Report; Progress report of work undertaken to date by Anti-Pollution Task Team; with Deputy Ministers
7 Jun 2022
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Water and Sanitation on the 2022 Green Drop Report and work undertaken to date by the anti-pollution task team.
The Deputy Minister said the Green and Blue Drop programme halted in 2013 had been reinstated. This is ...
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DWS briefing: assessment, evaluation and analysis of the Water Boards from 2019 to date; with Deputy Ministers
31 May 2022
The Committee convened virtually for the Department of Water and Sanitation to provide an assessment of water boards in terms of work done since 2019 to date.
The Department said that municipal performance is generally weak and compromises effective and sustainable water services delivery. This means that services are ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation Fourth Quarter Expenditure and Performance Report 2021/2022; with Deputy Minister
24 May 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee was briefed by the Department of Water and Sanitation on its cumulative fourth quarter performance for the 2021/22 financial year.
The Department reported falling short of meeting its targets and a significant amount of underspending. The expenditure for the period ended 31 March ...