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Water and Sanitation
KZN floods; Water Board 2022/23 tariffs & SALGA input, with Deputy Ministers
19 Apr 2022
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) presented the extent of the damage caused by the recent floods in KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape that led the President to declare again a National State of Disaster. The action plans to respond to the damage were outlined as well as the ...
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Progress Report on finalisation of interventions in respect of the Rooiwal Wastewater Treatment Works: City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality briefing
15 Mar 2022
The Committee received a briefing in a virtual meeting from the City of Tshwane on the interventions in respect of the Rooiwal Waste Water Treatment Works (WWTW), which receives wastewater from Atteridgeville, the Pretoria central business district, Pretoria North, Soshanguve South and the Rosslyn area.
The Tshwane municipality reported that ...
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Investigations and disciplinary processes by the Department of Water and Sanitation; with Minister
8 Mar 2022
The Portfolio Committee convened in a virtual meeting to be briefed by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on disciplinary processes conducted in the Department.
The Committee welcomed the presence of the Minister as a commitment of his office to working with the Committee to hold people accountable ...
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Department of Water and Sanitation on projects that are currently being implemented across all provinces; with Minister and Deputy Ministers
1 Mar 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Department of Water and Sanitation on various projects currently being implemented across all provinces. The Department presented progress reports on 17 priority projects. These reports featured the scope of work done on each project; project expenditure; risks encountered and mitigating ...
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Impact of SONA on the Water and Sanitation sector; with Minister
22 Feb 2022
President Cyril Ramaphosa: 2022 State of the Nation Address (SONA)
The Committee met on a virtual platform to consider presentations from the Department of Water and Sanitation on the impact of the State of the Nation Address on the water sector. The presentation provided an overview of the challenges and ...
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Department of Water and Sanitation Quarter 3 2020/21 Performance; with Deputy Ministers
15 Feb 2022
The Committee convened virtually to receive a briefing from the Department of Water and Sanitation on its third quarter performance and expenditure report for the 2021/2022 financial year. Two Deputy Ministers were present at the meeting.
The Deputy Minister, Ms Dikeledi Magadzi, spoke about the involvement of the Department with ...
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Committee reports and minutes
30 Nov 2021
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation convened on Zoom to adopt a number of outstanding minutes and Committee reports. It was noted that a large set of minutes were adopted as it included the meetings related to the water portfolio when the Committee was still part ...
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Department of Water and Sanitation 2021/22 Quarter 1 & 2 Performance; with Ministry
23 Nov 2021
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation was briefed in a virtual meeting by officials from the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on its first and second quarter performance for the 2021/2022 financial year.
The Department reported a decline in non-financial and financial performance from 81% in the first ...
Water and Sanitation
Progress report on associated Rooiwal challenges; Progress report on current interventions in respect of the Vaal River System; with Minister and Deputy Minister
16 Nov 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee received a briefing from the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on the associated Rooiwal challenges and its current interventions at Rand Water to deal with concerns involving the Vaal River system.
The Committee asked about the situation in Sedibeng and how ...
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Workshop on Governance, Budgetary and Legislative Protocols governing Treaty between SA & Lesotho in respect of Lesotho Highlands Water Project; with Minister
9 Nov 2021
The Committee convened virtually to be briefed by the South African delegation to the Lesotho Water Highlands Project (LHWP) as well as the Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority. This was an opportunity for the entities to make presentations in the form of a workshop to the Committee. The Minister ...