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Water and Sanitation
Water Portfolio Audit Outcomes; DWS & TCTA 2022/23 Annual Reports; DPME input on water sector performance
10 Oct 2023
The Committee met to be briefed on the 2022/23 annual report of the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS). Following the report by the Department, the Committee expressed its concern about the risks in dam construction projects indicated in the Auditor-General of South Africa's (AGSA’s) presentation, wondering how many ...
Social Development
SASSA payment delays; Department of Social Development Q1 2023/24 Performance
20 Sep 2023
The agenda of the Portfolio Committee's virtual meeting with the Department of Social Development (DSD) was amended to allow discussion on the recent delays in the payment of grants to South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) beneficiaries.
The DSD said that its executive had been meeting daily to troubleshoot ...
Water and Sanitation
National Water Resource Infrastructure Bill SOC Limited: DWS briefing; with Deputy Minister
19 Sep 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Water and Sanitation briefed the Committee on the National Water Resource Infrastructure Agency (NWRIA) Bill.
The Department highlighted that the Bill addresses issues relating to water security as well as socio-economic growth and development, which are highly dependent on the development, operation ...
Water and Sanitation
Giyani Bulk Water Project Progress Report: Mopani District Municipality & DWS briefing; with Minister
12 Sep 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation received a progress report in a virtual meeting on the Giyani Bulk Water Project, and welcomed the commendable progress made in ensuring water delivery to the 55 villages in Giyani as part of the project. Phase 1, which involved connecting these villages ...
Water and Sanitation
Rustenburg Petition; Warrenton Petition; with Deputy Ministers
5 Sep 2023
Petition from Rustenburg Communities (not published due to POPIA)
Two petitions asking for government assistance to resolve water and sanitation challenges, were presented to the Committee in a virtual meeting.
Ms C Phillips (DA) presented a petition on behalf of the residents of Rustenburg, where reservoirs were not sufficiently filled ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation Q1 2023/24 Performance; with Ministry
29 Aug 2023
The Portfolio Committee received a briefing from the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on its First Quarter performance where it achieved 65% of its targets.
The DWS reported on its law reform progress: the National Water Resource Infrastructure Agency (NWRIA) Bill has been submitted to Parliament on 25 ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Committee Programme
15 Jun 2023
The Multiparty Women’s Caucus met on the virtual platform to receive a briefing on the Caucus’s third term programme.
The Caucus was mindful of the short time period for the third term, and Members requested that some key matters be discussed in order to prepare for the incoming seventh ...
Water and Sanitation
DWS Q4 2022/23 Performance; Update on Cholera outbreak & upgrade of Rooiwal Waste Water Treatment Works; with Deputy Minister
13 Jun 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation convened in Parliament to receive two briefings from by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS). The first presentation was on the Department’s fourth-quarter expenditure and performance report for the 2022/23 financial year. The second presentation was an update on the Cholera outbreak ...
Water and Sanitation
Oversight visit reports to Free State and Limpopo
6 Jun 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation held a meeting to discuss two oversight reports. The first focused on the bucket eradication programme (BEP) in the Free State, while the second Report assessed progress on the Giyani Bulk Water Project in the Limpopo Province.
In its ...
Water and Sanitation
DWS update on Cholera Outbreak, disciplinary hearings and SIU investigations; with Minister
30 May 2023
The Portfolio Committee convened in Parliament to receive a briefing by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on progress regarding the status of disciplinary hearings, including cases being investigated by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), and an update on the Hammanskraal cholera outbreak.
The Department said it had been ...