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Water and Sanitation
DWS progress report on current cases investigated by SIU & law enforcement agencies; disciplinary cases; status and costs of fraud and corruption on financial and non-financial performance, with Ministry
12 May 2022
The Committee received a progress report from the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on the status of disciplinary cases in the Department. The Minister committed himself to fight corruption and fraud. Fraud and corruption weakened the pillars of democracy and were anti-revolutionary. South Africa was a perculiar nation ...
Water and Sanitation
DWS Budget: Committee Report
10 May 2022
The Committee met to consider and adopt its Budget Vote report for the Department of Water and Sanitation and its entities. The Committee made robust amendments to the report. They applauded the Committee support staff in pulling a comprehensive report in a short time which bolstered the ...
Water and Sanitation
DWS & WRC 2022/23 Annual Performance Plans; with the Minister and Deputy Minister
3 May 2022
Water and Sanitation
Water Research Commission
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and the Water Research Commission (WRC) presented their 2022/23 annual performance plans and budgets in a virtual meeting.
The Department said it planned to implement a range of major projects to augment the national bulk water ...
Water and Sanitation
KZN floods; Water Board 2022/23 tariffs & SALGA input, with Deputy Ministers
19 Apr 2022
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) presented the extent of the damage caused by the recent floods in KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape that led the President to declare again a National State of Disaster. The action plans to respond to the damage were outlined as well as the ...
Water and Sanitation
DWS progress report on interventions in Vaal River Water Project & Giyani Water Project; with Minister and Deputy Minister
29 Mar 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Department of Water and Sanitation and its entities on the progress made on the Giyani Water Project and the Vaal River Water Project. The Minister and the Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation were present.
The Minister of Water ...
Water and Sanitation
Progress Report on finalisation of interventions in respect of the Rooiwal Wastewater Treatment Works: City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality briefing
15 Mar 2022
The Committee received a briefing in a virtual meeting from the City of Tshwane on the interventions in respect of the Rooiwal Waste Water Treatment Works (WWTW), which receives wastewater from Atteridgeville, the Pretoria central business district, Pretoria North, Soshanguve South and the Rosslyn area.
The Tshwane municipality reported that ...
Water and Sanitation
Investigations and disciplinary processes by the Department of Water and Sanitation; with Minister
8 Mar 2022
The Portfolio Committee convened in a virtual meeting to be briefed by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on disciplinary processes conducted in the Department.
The Committee welcomed the presence of the Minister as a commitment of his office to working with the Committee to hold people accountable ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation on projects that are currently being implemented across all provinces; with Minister and Deputy Ministers
1 Mar 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Department of Water and Sanitation on various projects currently being implemented across all provinces. The Department presented progress reports on 17 priority projects. These reports featured the scope of work done on each project; project expenditure; risks encountered and mitigating ...
Water and Sanitation
Impact of SONA on the Water and Sanitation sector; with Minister
22 Feb 2022
President Cyril Ramaphosa: 2022 State of the Nation Address (SONA)
The Committee met on a virtual platform to consider presentations from the Department of Water and Sanitation on the impact of the State of the Nation Address on the water sector. The presentation provided an overview of the challenges and ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation Quarter 3 2020/21 Performance; with Deputy Ministers
15 Feb 2022
The Committee convened virtually to receive a briefing from the Department of Water and Sanitation on its third quarter performance and expenditure report for the 2021/2022 financial year. Two Deputy Ministers were present at the meeting.
The Deputy Minister, Ms Dikeledi Magadzi, spoke about the involvement of the Department with ...