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Water and Sanitation
Oversight visit reports to Free State and Limpopo
6 Jun 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation held a meeting to discuss two oversight reports. The first focused on the bucket eradication programme (BEP) in the Free State, while the second Report assessed progress on the Giyani Bulk Water Project in the Limpopo Province.
In its ...
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DWS progress report on financial turnaround strategy; Cholera in Hammanskraal; with Deputy Ministers
23 May 2023
The Portfolio Committee convened virtually for a presentation by the Department of Water and Sanitation on their progress in implementing the remedial actions as detailed in the Departmental turnaround strategy.
The meeting started with observing a moment of silence to mark the passing of the 15 people who had ...
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DWS Budget: Committee Report
9 May 2023
The Committee convened to consider its Report on the Department of Water and Sanitation’s Budget Vote 41. The Committee noted that the Department acknowledges the challenges and works with relevant stakeholders to balance addressing the challenges with limited financial resources. The Report noted that the Department, ...
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BreedeGouritz CMA, Inkomati-Usuthu CMA & WRC 2023/24 APP; with Deputy Ministers
4 May 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation (the Committee) convened virtually for a briefing on the 2023/24 appropriated budgets and annual performance plans (APPs) of entities undertaking work on behalf of the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS). The APPs of the Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management Agency (BGCMA), Inkomati-Usuthu Catchment ...
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DWS & Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority 2023/24 Annual Performance Plans, with Minister and Deputy Ministers
2 May 2023
Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee of Water and Sanitation met with the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and the Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA) to go through their appropriated budget and Annual Performance Plans for the 2023/24 ...
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Material Irregularity (MI) audit insights: AGSA briefing
14 Mar 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation met with the office of the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) on a virtual platform. The Committee was briefed on Material Irregularity audit insights concerning the Department.
One of the key issues AGSA brought to the attention of the Committee was the ...
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Umgeni, Mhlathuze, Rand Water, Bloem Waters 2021/22 Annual Reports; with Ministry
7 Mar 2023
The Portfolio Committee met on a virtual platform to discuss Umgeni, Mhlathuze, Rand Water, Bloem Waters 2021/22 Annual Reports.
Committee members spoke about the irregular expenditure of all the water boards and asked their plans to reduce this. They asked about the ongoing challenge of non-paying municipalities and strategies ...
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Overview and assessment of the work of water boards; Deputy Minister present
24 Feb 2023
The Department of Water and Sanitation and three water boards briefed the Committee on the work of the water boards.
The Department said loadshedding and the destruction of infrastructure caused by flooding were challenges. The Department had met five of its eight Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 6 targets. Three ...
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Impact of SONA on Water & Sanitation Sector, with Deputy Minister
21 Feb 2023
President Cyril Ramaphosa: 2023 State of the Nation Address (SONA)
The Portfolio Committee was briefed on a virtual platform on the 2023 State of the Nation Address implications for the Department of Water and Sanitation as well as the current status of its infrastructure programme.
Committee members commented about ...
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Engagement with DWS on Committee resolutions & recommendations; with Minister and Deputy Ministers present
31 Jan 2023
The Portfolio Committee convened in a virtual meeting to engage with the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on resolutions regarding the Committee's recommendations on the 2022/23 annual performance plans of the Department and its entities, water and sanitation sector issues, and the oversight visit to the Eastern Cape. ...