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Water and Sanitation
Rand Water, Mhlatuze Water Boards on 2014/15 Annual Report; Deputy Minister present
24 Feb 2016
Rand Water and Mhlathuze Water, with the Deputy Minister also present for the first part of the meeting, briefed the Committee on their Annual Reports for 2014/15. Both Boards received a clean audit. Rand Water informed the Committee that an increase of tariffs may be crucial as it has to ...
Water and Sanitation
Water resource management: CSiR briefing, with Minister & Deputy Minister
17 Feb 2016
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research gave a briefing on the economics of water resource management in South Africa, with a focus on the path to a green economy.
It provided an overview of water resource management in South Africa; spoke about who is using how much, where; efficiency, ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Department of Women in the Presidency on its 2015/16 2nd & 3rd Quarterly performance, with Minister present
16 Feb 2016
Minister Shabangu noted that the Department of Women in the Presidency had progressed but that challenges like those attached to the restructuring and budget still remained. The Department was innovative in the implementation of its mandate.
The Department of Women briefed the Committee on its Quarter 2 and 3 Reports ...
Water and Sanitation
Amatola, Mhlatuze, Magalies, and Lepelle Water Boards on their 1st Quarter 2015/16 performance
18 Nov 2015
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) gave a brief introduction, and also assisted in answering questions related to the briefings which were given by the Amatola, Mhlatuze, Magalies and Lepelle Water Boards on their first quarter 2015/16 performance. It was noted that the Boards' financial year commenced in July, ...
Water and Sanitation
Drought status in South Africa: briefing by Department of Water and Sanitation
11 Nov 2015
The Committee received a briefing on the status of drought in the country from the Department of Water and Sanitation that gave a broad overview of the current water supply situation in the country. Six provinces were now under observation with four (Kwazulu-Natal, Limpopo, Free State and North West Province) ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Women in the Presidency Budget Review and Recommendations Report
20 Oct 2015
BRRR 2015-2010: Budgetary Review & Recommendations Reports
The Committee Content Advisor briefed Members on the Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report for 2015. Overall, the Department was not performing well. The Report did not mention how the budget was spent on the events hosted by the Department, or where it participated. ...
Water and Sanitation
Minister and Department of Water and Sanitation on its 2014/15 Annual Report; Audit outcomes by Auditor-General
14 Oct 2015
The Minister of Water and Sanitation was present at the meeting and gave a brief introduction in which it was acknowledged that the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) had underspent, but she said that there were signs of improvement, and that it was important to look at the entire ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Department of Women & Commission for Gender Equality 2014/15 performance: Auditor-General & DPME assessments
13 Oct 2015
Summary
The Office of the Auditor-General explained that the Department of Women and the Commission on Gender Equality both audits had findings, and it gave recommendations to the Committee to raise with these entities in their meeting with them on the following day.
Members were concerned as many of the ...
Water and Sanitation
Water & sanitation infrastructure audit: Department of Water & Sanitation progress report, with Deputy Minister
9 Sep 2015
The Department of Water and Sanitation presented its report on the 2015 audit of water and sanitation infrastructure. It was acknowledged that a number of issues remained similar to the previous year, but the Department remained committed to tackling these issues and had made significant progress in a number of ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Department of Women in the Presidency 1st Quarter 2015/16 performance; Committee Oversight Visit Report
8 Sep 2015
The Department of Women (DoW) in the Presidency briefed the Committee on its Quarter1 Performance Report. The Committee was provided with an overview of the DoW’s organogram and on its organisational transformation. The DoW was now considered a lean and mean department even if it had limited funds. The organisational ...