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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 ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Workshop on use of annual and quarterly performance reports as an oversight tool: AGSA briefing; Rental Housing Amendment Bill: consideration of NCOP amendments & adoption
9 Sep 2014
The Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) briefed the Committee on the role, function and how the Committee could use annual and quarterly performance reports as an oversight tool.
The annual audit formed an integral part of the annual regularity audit process, and confirmed that departments being audited (auditees) were complying with ...
Water and Sanitation
Water pricing strategy and proposed water tariff increases: Department of Water and Sanitation briefing
27 Aug 2014
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on their water pricing strategy and proposed tariff increases. Before the presentation was delivered, there were a number of outstanding issues which the Department addressed from the Committee’s previous meeting. These issues related to fines against polluters and ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Minister on Sustainable Development Goals post 2015; Doha Amendment to Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change;
26 Aug 2014
The Committee was briefed by the Minister of Environmental Affairs on the importance of ratifying the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol. The briefing covered why the Amendment should be ratified, SA’s national interest, background to the Amendment, an explanation of the proposed amendment, advantages of accepting it. The Committee ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Minister of Human Settlements on plans for achieving the 100 days target
19 Aug 2014
The Minister of Human Settlements unpacked the 100 day programme of the Department. She delivered a press statement given to the media saying strategies to implement the programme were at an advanced stage and there was progress. The Committee asked for a detailed report on the work done once the ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Rhino Poaching and Climate Change: briefing by Minister of Environmental Affairs
19 Aug 2014
The Minister of Environmental Affairs gave a briefing on rhino poaching and on climate change in relation to the 2012 Doha Amendment of the Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The Committee was also expecting a briefing on the crafting of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation briefing on Presidential Proclamation No. 43 of 2014; Committee Programme
30 Jul 2014
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on Presidential Proclamation Number 43 which outlined the transfer of the function of sanitation from the Department of Human Settlements to DWS. The briefing covered terms of references and public service regulations, governance structures and functions of the ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Progress report on complaints received from contractors on non-payment of housing delivery services in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality
29 Jul 2014
Based on the legacy report from the Fourth Parliament Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements, the Committee invited the contractors from Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality to attend a meeting where the Department was instructed to give a progress report on complaints received from contractors on non-payment of housing delivery services at ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Minister and Department of Human Settlements on its 2014 Strategic Plan
3 Jul 2014
The Committee had its first meeting and briefing with the Department of Human Settlements and its entities. The Minister gave a political outline of where the Department was and where it would be heading in the next five years. The entities were also given a chance to introduce themselves briefly ...