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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Progress on climate change mitigation negotiations, Implementation of the Green Economy, Determination of unlicensed landfills & incentives to boost waste recycle: Departmental briefing
4 Nov 2014
The Committee met with the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) to be briefed on the progress of climate change negotiations with the upcoming twentieth Congress of the Parties (COP) in Lima, Peru as well as waste management in SA currently.
The waste briefing afforded Members information on the roles and ...
Water and Sanitation
Breede-Overberg & Inkomati-Usuthu Catchment Management Agencies on their 2013/14 Annual Reports
29 Oct 2014
The Inkomati-Usuthu and Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management Agencies presented their annual reports for 2013/14 to the Committee. The Department of Water and Sanitation gave a brief introductory presentation, in which it was confirmed that each of the two agencies had made important strides in the conservation and management of water resources ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Status of Air Quality in South Africa: briefing by Department and civil society, with Minister present
28 Oct 2014
The Committee met with the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) to be briefed on the national status of air quality and air quality standards. The Department also briefed the Committee on compliance, enforcement and monitoring on this topical issue. The briefing came ahead of the Committee’s oversight to three air ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water & Sanitation, WRC & Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority Budget Review & Recommendations Report
21 Oct 2014
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation recently adopted the Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report (BRRR) of the Department of Water and Sanitation, the Water Research Commission and the Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority.
During the review discussions, the Chairperson commented that it was better to over-spend than to under-spend. He ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Human Settlements Budget Review and Recommendations Report
21 Oct 2014
The Committee Members discussed additional recommendations that had not been included in the draft Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR), and agreed to add the following:
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
South African National Parks on its 2013/14 Annual Report
16 Oct 2014
The South African National Parks (SANParks) has generated an income of approximately R316 million. This surfaced when it made an appearance before the Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs to present its financial statements and annual reports for the 2013/14 financial year. It attributed this to interest earned and sales of ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Human Settlements entities: HDA, NHBRC, CSOS, RHLF, SHRA, NURCHA, EAAB, NHFC 2013/14 Annual Reports
15 Oct 2014
The Housing Development Agency (HDA) briefing focussed on achievement of its two main objectives namely (1) to identify, acquire, hold, develop, and release well-located land and building and (2) to provide project management support and housing development exercises. The HDA provided a governance report, performance in terms of key strategic ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Audit Outcomes of Department of Human Settlements: AGSA, Financial and Fiscal Commission and Public Service Commission briefings
14 Oct 2014
The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements met to hear briefings from the Office of the Auditor-General (AG) and the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) on the audit outcomes of the Department of Human Settlements (DHS) for 2012/13. It was also briefed by the Public Service Commission (PSC) on the capacity ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Implementation of Special Integrated Projects: briefing by National Department, North West Provincial Department of Human Settlements, Bojanala District & Rustenburg Local Municipality
16 Sep 2014
The National Department of Human Settlements (NDOHS) in conjunction with the North West Provincial Department of Local Government and Human Settlements (NWDLGHS), Bojanala District and Rustenburg Local Municipality briefed the Committee about the progress made in the implementation of the Special Integrated Projects. The conditions in the informal settlements were ...
Water and Sanitation
Audit Reports as oversight tools: Office of the Auditor-General briefing
10 Sep 2014
The Committee’s initial programme was to receive a briefing on the first quarterly review of the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) by the Auditor General (AGSA). The Management Committee (MANCO) had then been informed that the AGSA had not even started on the review, and had just concluded the ...