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Water and Sanitation
Breede-Overberg & Inkomati-Usuthu Catchment Management Agencies on their 2013/14 Annual Reports
29 Oct 2014
The Inkomati-Usuthu and Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management Agencies presented their annual reports for 2013/14 to the Committee. The Department of Water and Sanitation gave a brief introductory presentation, in which it was confirmed that each of the two agencies had made important strides in the conservation and management of water resources ...
Arts and Culture
Use of Official Languages Act, South African Language Practitioners Acts: implementation plans: Department of Arts and Culture briefings
28 Oct 2014
The Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) briefed the Committee on progress on the implementation of The Use of Official Languages Act, and the plan for the implementation of the South African Language Practitioners Act. It was noted that the Use of Official Languages Act was promulgated to regulate the ...
Arts and Culture
Department of Arts and Culture Annual Report 2013/14 on its public entities
21 Oct 2014
The Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) presented the 2013/14 annual report on its public entities. Some key achievements were highlighted. The number of exhibitions per year had increased by 32, the number of educational interactions with schools per year had increased from 146 221 to 153 541, the number of ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water & Sanitation, Water Research Commission & Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority on their 2013/14 Annual reports
15 Oct 2014
The Department of Water and Sanitation, together with the Water Research Commission and Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority, appeared before the Portfolio Committee to present their annual reports for the 2013/14financial year.
The Department reported it had received a qualified audit for 2013/14, just like in the last two financial years. ...
Arts and Culture
Audit Outcomes of Department of Arts & Culture: AGSA briefing; Department of Arts & Culture on its 2013/14 Annual Report
14 Oct 2014
A synopsis for the Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report (BRRR) on the expenditure and the performance of the Department after 6 months of the financial year was presented to the Committee. The report indicated that the Department transferred almost 80% of its budget to entities and had an obligation to ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and sanitation on 1st Quarter Performance, with Deputy Minister
17 Sep 2014
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), with the attendance of the Deputy Minister, briefed the Committee on its first quarter review. The comprehensive presentation was divided between looking at a summary of the Departments performance, main account performance per programme and performance per programme for the Water Trading Entity ...
Arts and Culture
Afrikaans Taal Museum on its programme performance
16 Sep 2014
A representative of the Afrikaans Taal Museum (ATM) briefed the Committee of the purpose and role of the museum in addition to an overview of staff and visitor statistics, its budget, various programmes and challenges it faced. Its mission statements and values were outlined before detailing the budget for the ...
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 ...
Arts and Culture
Pan South African Language Board Oversight Visit: Reflections & Recommendations
9 Sep 2014
The Committee reflected on its oversight visit to the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB). The Committee had met with staff to hear and address their numerous complaints about the entity. Members decribed the engagement as a painful experience as there was tension between the lower staff and the management. ...
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 ...