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Water and Sanitation
Water Infrastructure Development, Internal Audit, Debt Collection, War on Leaks and Drop a Block: Department briefing, with Deputy Minister
18 Oct 2017
The Department briefed the Committee on the Overview of Water Infrastructure Development. The Deputy Minister Ms Pamela Tshwete was present. The Department wanted to respond to the issue of what was done with the R12 million reported in the Annual Report if it only achieved 33%. It stated that the ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Human Settlements Budgetary Review Recommendations Report; Committee Report on North West Province oversight
17 Oct 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements considered and adopted two reports: Human Settlements Budgetary Review Recommendations Report (BRRR) and the Oversight Report on the visit to North West Province.
With respect to the latter report, MPs made, amongst others, the following recommendations:
The Minister is requested to provide a report ...
Transport
Department of Transport 2016/17 Annual Report: Auditor-General input; with Minister and Deputy
10 Oct 2017
The Committee was briefed by the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) on the 2016/17 annual report of the Department of Transport (DoT) and its entities. The Department had received an unqualified report, but with findings. However, this year’s performance was an improvement from the previous ...
Water and Sanitation
Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority, Water Research Commission, Inkomati Usuthu Catchment Management Agency, Breede Gouritz Catchment Management Agency 2016/17 Annual Report
5 Oct 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation met with the water agencies that fall within the ambit of the Department of Water and Sanitation. Although the entities had clean audits and sound administration, there was apparently too little money for nine Catchment Management Agencies. Based on ...
Transport
Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Amendment Bill: finalisation
28 Jun 2017
Documents handed out:
Portfolio Committee Amendments to AARTO Amendment Bill as of 28 June 2017
Committee Report on AARTO Amendment Bill [Report available at Tabled Committee Reports once published]
The Committee met for the final consideration of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Amendment Bill.
The Committee discussed the ...
Transport
AARTO Amendment Bill: deliberations
21 Jun 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Transport met to deal with legislation on the draft Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) intro-Amendment Bill, and work towards submitting it to Parliament. The brief by Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA) highlighted the original statements and the new amendments in the Bill, and itemised ...
Water and Sanitation
Irrigation Boards and Water Master Plan: Department of Water and Sanitation briefing, with Deputy Minister
20 Jun 2017
The Committee met to be briefed by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on progress with the transformation of the country’s irrigation boards and the development of a national water and sanitation master plan.
Before the start of the meeting, there was major concern over the late arrival of ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Minister's decision to authorise coal mining in Mabola Protected Environment; North West game donation; with the Deputy Minister
9 May 2017
The Department of Environmental Affairs had been requested to report to the Committee on the regulations and legislation pertaining to the granting of mining rights in environmentally sensitive areas, with particular emphasis on Mabola in Mpumalanga.
The Mabola Protected Environment was located in the magisterial district of Pixley ka Seme ...
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 ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Department of Human Settlements on 2017/18 Annual Performance Plan; DHS issues raised in SONA; with Deputy Minister in attendance
14 Mar 2017
The Department of Human Settlements’ 2050 vision was to coordinate spatial planning systems to transform human settlements in South Africa. All of the Department’s Annual Performance Plans (APPs) are developed in line with provincial performance plans and the performance plans of entities. The Department planned to upgrade 2 200 informal ...