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Water and Sanitation
SANDF Deployment to Vaal River System: DWS & SANDF briefing; Rand, Sedibeng, Bloem Water Boards 2017/18 Annual Report; Tembisa and Ekurhukeni petitions, with Minister and Deputy Minister
19 Mar 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Bloem, Sedibeng and Rand Water Boards on their Annual Reports. The Committee was also given an update by SANDF on its intervention in Emfuleni Municipality and received a report from Ekurhuleni Municipality on a petition sent to the municipality.
Bloem Water said its biggest ...
Water and Sanitation
Mhlatuze Water Board & Umgeni Water Board 2017/18 Annual Reports; with the Minister and Deputy Minister
6 Mar 2019
The Committee met to discuss the annual reports of Umgeni and Mhlathuze Water Groups. The two entities played vital roles in the achievement of the sustainable development goals of the Republic, and provided important resilience against the effects of climate change. The two entities were among the nine water boards under ...
Water and Sanitation
Unfinished Water and Sanitation infrastructure projects
27 Feb 2019
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and the Lepelle Northern Water Board met to discuss its unfinished water and sanitation infrastructure projects in the Limpopo, Gauteng, North West, Free State and Northern Cape provinces. The aim was to show and bring to the table the reasons for the delays ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
DWS & WTE internal controls & leadership: hearing, with Deputy Minister
6 Dec 2018
The Committee completed the final leg of a string of engagements with the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) today – the final meeting discussed and questioned internal controls and leadership of the Department. The Deputy Minister for Water and Sanitation was present. The Committee emphasised that in the absence ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
DWS accruals/payables; Giyani project: Lepelle Northern Water: hearing with Minister & Deputy Minister
5 Dec 2018
In the hearing with the Department of Water and Sanitation on accruals and payables, The Auditor General had suggested that there were insufficient funds, as DWS commitments were not equal to projects. Accruals stood at R537m and “Payables not recognized” stood at R1.4 billion. SCOPA asked from where the money ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
DWS & WTE deviations, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure: hearing; with Minister and Deputy Minister
4 Dec 2018
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts met with the Minister and Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation and the senior management of the Department of Water and Sanitation to address concerns regarding the budget, specifically irregular expenditure, fruitless and wasteful expenditure, and deviations.
The Committee Members began by reminding the ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
DWS unauthorised, irregular, fruitless & wasteful expenditure: hearing, with Minister and Deputy Minister
28 Nov 2018
The Portfolio Committee meeting with the Department of Water and Sanitation had been preceded by an engagement the previous day with the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) as well as a presentation by National Treasury on financial and budgetary matters relating to the Department. The Minister and Deputy Minister were in ...
Water and Sanitation
Bucket Eradication Programme (BEP): DWS progress report; with Deputy Minister
27 Nov 2018
The Committee received a follow-up briefing by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on the progress in implementing the Bucket Eradication Programme (BEP). The National Treasury’s project goals included completing the BEP by March 2019. The 2018/19 budget allocation was R608m to the Water Services Infrastructure Grant (WSIG) to ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation Quarter 1 performance; with Deputy Minister
5 Sep 2018
This was a joint meeting attended by Members of the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation and the Standing Committee on Appropriations. The only topic on the agenda was the presentation on the first quarter performance report by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), which contained information regarding budget ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Department of Water and Sanitation 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan; with Minister and Deputy Minister
17 May 2018
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Water and Sanitation on their Annual Performance Plan, Budget Vote 36. Both the Minister and Deputy-Minister were present at the meeting and answered the questions raised by Members. The issues raised focused mainly on the problem of water losses, water shortages and ...