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Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation on its Annual Performance Plan with Minister & Deputy Minister
9 May 2017
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) presented an overview of its annual performance plan (APP) for the period 2017/18 to 2019/20 to the Portfolio Committee. It listed its goals as
enhancing and protecting water as a resource across the value chain, equitable access to reliable, sustainable and acceptable water ...
Appointment to the Commission for Gender Equality
Committee Report on Filling of Vacancies in Commission for Gender Equality
17 Mar 2017
The Ad Hoc Committee tasked with filling vacancies in the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) met for the consideration and adoption of the Committee report on the process of filling vacancies in the Chapter Nine institution.
The Content Adviser briefly browsed through the draft report and allowed Members of the ...
Appointment to the Commission for Gender Equality
Finalisation of Commissioners
15 Mar 2017
The Ad Hoc Committee on Filling of Vacancies in the Commission on Gender Equality (CGE) deliberated on the names of interviewed candidates. The Committee was initially briefed by the State Security Agency on the vetting and screening of candidates. The recording of this session was closed to the media and ...
Appointment to the Commission for Gender Equality
Interviews: day 1
13 Mar 2017
The Ad Hoc Committee on Filling of Vacancies in the Commission on Gender Equality (CGE) interviewed 11 out of 21 candidates that were shortlisted.
The following 11 candidates were interviewed by the Committee:
Water and Sanitation
Umgeni Water & Mhlatuze Water 2015/16 Annual Report; suspended CEO
8 Mar 2017
The meeting commenced after it was announced that the Minister Mokonyane would not be present as she was attending a cabinet meeting. Her absence was felt as no substantial report could be given at the meeting about the progress and the road map for the amalgamation of ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Department of Women in the Presidency on its Quarter 3 performance, with Minister present
7 Mar 2017
The meeting started with a debate on the use of English by MPs for communication during the meeting, and expanded into a discussion on the need to consider ways to allow fuller use of the country’s 11 official languages at committee meetings. It was agreed that it was Parliament’s responsibility ...
Water and Sanitation
Minister on Media Reports on DWS bankruptcy / Kgetleng
3 Mar 2017
Documents handed out:
Media Reports: Parliament Research [awaited]
The Portfolio Committee met with the Minister and the Chief Financial Officers of the Department of Water and Sanitation and the Water Trading Entity to discuss the interventions in Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality as well as shed light on the media allegations about ...
Water and Sanitation
Drought relief interventions: COGTA, DWA & Treasury updates
1 Mar 2017
Delegations from the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), the National Treasury Department, the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR), and the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) presented their briefings on drought interventions and drought relief funding. ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Commission for Gender Equality on its Quarter 3 performance
28 Feb 2017
Key issues across provinces related to the rights of cohabitees with regard to deceased estates; delays with maintenance cases; and the use of child grants to buy liquor. Programmes were dedicated to the 16 Days of Activism against Women and Child Abuse. A strategic objective was to ensure the creation ...
Water and Sanitation
Lepelle Northern Water Board Annual Report for 2015/16: meeting postponed
24 Feb 2017
The Committee was scheduled to be briefedby the Lepelle Northern Water Board on its Annual Report 2015/16. However, Members decided that the meeting should be cut short becauseonly the Chairperson of the Board was present in the meeting, despite the Committee clearly emphasising the need for the ...