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Water and Sanitation
National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency SOC Limited Bill: adoption; Water & Sanitation Legacy Report
12 Mar 2024
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation convened to deliberate on the consideration for adoption of the SA National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency SOC Limited Bill [B24B-2023], the National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency SOC Limited Bill Committee Report, and Sixth Parliament Draft Legacy Report.
The ...
Water and Sanitation
Consideration and adoption of the Draft Legacy Report
5 Mar 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation held a virtual meeting to discuss its legacy report, which serves as a hand over report for the new, incoming Parliament.
The Legacy Report summarised the Committee's work over the Sixth Parliament, 2019-2024.
While Members appreciated the detailed report, they raised issues ...
Water and Sanitation
National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency Bill: proposed amendments
27 Feb 2024
The virtual meeting, aimed at finalising the National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency SOC Limited Bill, experienced delays. Several Members, including the Chairperson, were late, causing frustration among those present. Tensions escalated over the reinsertion of rejected clauses, with arguments about accountability and legislative adherence. Despite objections, the Committee proceeded ...
Water and Sanitation
National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency SOC Limited Bill: deliberations
20 Feb 2024
Report of the meeting to follow.
Water and Sanitation
National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency SOC Limited Bill: deliberations
6 Feb 2024
The Portfolio Committee convened in Parliament and was joined by a team from the Parliamentary Legal Services and a delegation from the Department of Water and Sanitation, to consider the National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency SOC Limited Bill clause by clause.
Members were able to deliberate on Chapter One until ...
Water and Sanitation
Postponed: National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency SOC Limited Bill Deliberations
7 Dec 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation met physically for consideration of the clause-by-clause deliberations on the National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency SOC Limited Bill [B24-2023], but postponed its meeting to January or February 2024 as it did not reach a quorum in the meeting.
A Member was not pleased ...
Water and Sanitation
Committee Reports, Including Legacy Report
5 Dec 2023
In a brief virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Water met to consider its legacy report, annual report, and the minutes of previous meetings.
Water and Sanitation
National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency SOC Limited Bill: DWS response to public submissions; with Minister
28 Nov 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation convened virtually to deliberate on the National Water Resource Infrastructure Agency (NWRIA) Bill. The Committee held public hearings on the Bill in previous meetings so this was an oportunty for the Department to respond.
The Minister of Water and Sanitation emphasised the ...
Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Flood Disaster Relief and Recovery (2023)
Report of the Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Flood Disaster Relief and Recovery
27 Nov 2023
The Committee met to consider its final Report covering the work the Ad Hoc Joint Committee had done overseeing the flood disaster relief and recovery.
Having noted the devastating floods in the provinces of the Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and the North West in February ...
Water and Sanitation
National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency SOC Limited Bill: Public Hearings: COSATU
21 Nov 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation met on a virtual platform for the second day of public hearings on the National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency (NWRIA) SOC Limited Bill, and received a submission from the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU).
COSATU believed that managing South Africa's ...