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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Land invasions at “Knoflokskraal” site in the Grabouw plantation: follow up engagement; with Ministers
25 Oct 2022
Land invasions at “Knoflokskraal” site in the Grabouw plantation; with Minister
The Portfolio Committee met virtually with the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment, the South African Police Service and the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure to receive a briefing on the land invasions at the Knoflokskraal site ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
South African Weather Services, South African National Biodiversity Institute, South African National Parks and iSimangaliso Wetland Park Annual Reports 2021/22; with Minister and Deputy Minister
18 Oct 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment was briefed by entities of the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment on their 2021/22 annual reports.
South African Weather Services had achieved 82% of its targets and obtained an unqualified audit opinion with no material findings. ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Environment Portfolio Audit Outcomes; DFFE & MLRF Annual Report 2021/22; with Minister and Deputy Minister
11 Oct 2022
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Marine Living Resources Fund (MLRF)
The Portfolio Committee attended a virtual meeting to be briefed by the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) on the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment's (DFFE's) achievements against its annual targets for 2021/22. The briefing also covered the performance ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Climate Change Bill: public hearings
20 Sep 2022
Tracking the Climate Change Bill in Parliament
The Portfolio Committee on Forestry, Fisheries and Environment met with stakeholders to hear submissions, recommendations and comments on the Climate Change Bill by the Legal Resources Centre, the World Wide Fund for Nature, the Wild Law Institute, Working On Fire, Eskom and ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Land invasions at “Knoflokskraal” site in the Grabouw plantation; with Minister
13 Sep 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment, along with the South African Police Services, briefed the Portfolio Committee on the organised land invasions at Knoflokskraal. The Minister was in attendance.
The situation was that Knoflokskraal, the piece of land near Grabouw that over 4 000 people ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
SANBI & SANParks Q3 & 4 2021/22 Performance
6 Sep 2022
The Committee met with South African National Parks (SANParks) and the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) in a virtual meeting to receive briefings on their third and fourth quarter performance reports for 2021/22.
SANBI boasted an improvement in its overall performance, increasing its achievements against its targets from ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
DFFE & MLR Quarter 3 & 4 2021/22 Performance; with Minister
30 Aug 2022
Video (Part 1)
Video (Part 2)
The Portfolio Committee met virtually to be briefed by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFFE), including the Marine Living Resources Fund, on their third and fourth quarterly performance reports for the 2021/22 financial year.
The Department reported that its overall performance for ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
WHO 2022 Optical Radiation and EMF Research findings as it pertains to SA, Isimangaliso & SAWS 2021/22 Quarter 3 & 4 Performance
23 Aug 2022
The Portfolio Committee met virtually to be briefed on optical radiation and electromagnetic fields (EMF) research findings pertaining to South Africa from a World Health Organisation (WHO) representative. It also received reports from iSimangaliso Wetland Park and the South African Weather Service on their performance in the third and ...
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Parliament Q4 2021/22 Performance
3 Jun 2022
Parliament's senior management briefed the Committee on the institution's fourth quarter performance for the 2021/22 financial year. The presentation gave an overview of the institution’s performance overview as having met all set targets for the quarter under review. Parliament has spent 76 percent or R660.075m of its appropriated budget ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
DFFE on Transformation in the Forestry Sector & Challenges Facing the Department’s Forestry Branch; with Deputy Minister
24 May 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment briefed the Committee on transformation in the forestry sector and the challenges facing the Department’s forestry branch.
The Department presented the status and ownership of plantations and the status of land claims and lease agreements. The Committee ...