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Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Abuse of women and children by religious leaders/sector: CRL Commission briefing
30 Oct 2018
The Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities Commission (CRL Rights Commission) presented its recommendations to prevent the commercialisation of religion and the abuse and exploitation of people’s belief systems. There is a lack of proper regulation to control churches that are operating outside of ...
Ad Hoc Committee on Parliament and Provincial Medical Aid Scheme
Legal perspective on co-application of Parmed Act and Medical Schemes Act: Council for Medical Schemes briefing
24 Oct 2018
Parliamentary and Provincial Medical Aid Scheme Amendment Act, 1996 [No. 8 of 1996] - G 17069
The Sub Committee was established to review and amend the Parliamentary and Provincial Medical Aid Scheme Amendment Act. As part of this process, the sub committee engaged with various role players and today received ...
Water and Sanitation
Progress report on Bucket Eradication; Acid Mine Drainage; Blue Drop & Green Drop Report: DWS briefing; with the Deputy Minister of the DBE
24 Oct 2018
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) warned the Committee that water was already known to be a scarce resource, and needed to be well managed by the Department in order to avert the dire consequences of a water crisis which could eventuate by 2030.
The Department of Basic Education ...
Water and Sanitation
Water & Sanitation Department: Special Investigating Unit, NPA & Hawks briefing (closed); BRRR
17 Oct 2018
2018 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
Rules of the National Assembly 9th Edition
The Committee went through its draft Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report with the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) in attendance. It made a few changes and adopted the BRRR.
The Chairperson announced that the ...
Water and Sanitation
Water Boards state of governance: Department briefing, with Minister
16 Oct 2018
In the presence of the Minister and Water Boards, the Department reviewed the state of governance of Water Boards. The responsibilities of the Minister as the shareholder for each Water Board included the appointment of board members, the conclusion of a binding shareholder compact, and the approval of the strategic ...
Water and Sanitation
Climate Change & Drought Mitigation & Adaptation Strategies: DWS & DEA update
11 Oct 2018
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) told the Committee that climate change was greatly impacting South Africa, which was a water-stressed country, and was moving towards scarcity. There was currently less than 1 000 cubic metres of water available per capita. Another unfortunate position was that more than half ...
Water and Sanitation
Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority, Water Research Commission, Inkomati Usuthu & Breede Gouritz Catchment Management Agency 2017/18 Annual Reports, with Minister
10 Oct 2018
Annual Reports 2017/18
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation met with four key Water Catchment Agencies operating within the country. The Water Research Commission, the Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority and the Inkomati-Usuthu Water Management Area had received clean, unqualified audits. the Breede-Gouritz Water Management Area had an unqualified audit with ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Department of Women & Commission for Gender Equality 2017/18 Annual Reports, with AGSA input
9 Oct 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Women in the Presidency was briefed by the Department of Women and the Commission for Gender Equality on their Annual Reports and received a presentation by the Auditor-General of South Africa on the two Annual Reports.
The Auditor-General of South Africa found that ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Sanitary Pads Initiative & Gender-Based Violence Summit update
4 Sep 2018
The Chairperson informed Members that the briefing of the current state of the National Gender Machinery Summit had been postponed due to the unavailability of Minister Bathabile Dlamini and the difficulties with getting hold of the people that were supposed to be working with her on this particular matter.
She ...
Water and Sanitation
Water and Sanitation Master Plan; Legislation: DWS briefing, with Minister
29 Aug 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation briefed by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on the Water and Sanitation Master Plan in the presence of the Minister.
Before the presentation commenced, Members discussed the disaster emanating from the matter surrounding the Rand Water Eikenhof Pump Station affected by ...