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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
DEFF on COVID-19 procurement; SANParks former employee allegations, with Deputy Minister
6 Oct 2020
The Committee received briefings by South African National Parks (SANParks) on a former employee’s allegations on SANParks management, as was reported in the public domain as well as from the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) on the procurement of COVID-19 goods and services following the report published by ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Committee 2018/19 recommendations: DEFF progress report; with Minister
1 Sep 2020
Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report (BRRR) of Portfolio Committee on Environment, Forestry & Fisheries on Annual Reports & Financial Statements of Department of Environmental Affairs & its four entities, dated 23 October 2019
The Minister and the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries presented a progress report on the implementation ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
DEFF, SANBI; SAWS & iSimangaliso Quarterly performance; with Deputy Minister
26 Aug 2020
The Portfolio Committee convened in a virtual meeting to be briefed by the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries on the performance of the Department and its entities in quarter four of the 2019/20 financial year and quarter one of the 2020/21 financial year. The presentations gave insight into the ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
DEFF Budget: Committee Report
15 Jul 2020
Audio: DEFF Budget: Committee Report
The meeting was convened to consider and adopt the Committee Report on the revised amendments to the Annual Performance Plan of the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries for 2020/21. The Report was adopted without the support of the EFF.
During ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
DEFF on Adjustment Budget & Revised Annual Performance Plan; with Minister
10 Jul 2020
The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries briefed the Committees on its proposed allocations, as introduced by the 2020 Adjustments Appropriation Bill.
The Department informed the Committees that it had to reprioritise and cut funds from several programmes, due to the 20% budget cut National Treasury imposed. These funds would ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Commercial Fishing organisations: Fish SA; WWF & AquaCulture
17 Jun 2020
Audio: Commercial Fishing organisations: Fish SA; WWF & AquaCulture Part 2
The Committee received a briefing by industry stakeholders on the state of aquaculture and commercial fisheries ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Small-scale fisheries sustainability concerns
4 Jun 2020
Audio: State of small scale fishery and areas of improvement for sustainable small scale fishery
Five fishing community-based organisations and non-government organisations addressed the Portfolio Committee on the state of small-scale fishing communities and subsistence fishers as well as the problems faced by these largely impoverished communities by the Covid-19 ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Budget: Committee Report
20 May 2020
Audio: Committee Report on Budget Vote 32
The Committee considered its Report on Budget Vote 32 and made various amendments to it.
The Committee discussed the issue of fisheries management on page 16 of the report, specifically subsistence fishers. The Department is not giving attention to the ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
DEFF 2020/21 Strategic Plan; with Minister and Deputy Minister
15 May 2020
Audio: Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries 2020/21 Annual Performance Plan
Video: JM: PC on Environment, Forestry & Fisheries and SC on Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources
Annual Performance Plan (APP) of Government Departments & Entities 20/2021
The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) briefed the joint committee on ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
South African Weather Service & SANBI 2020/21 Annual Performance Plans; with Ministry; COVID-19 Update
7 May 2020
Audio: South African Weather Service & SANBI 2020/21 Annual Performance Plans
Annual Performance Plan (APP) of Government Departments & Entities 20/2021
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) and the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) met with the Committee to present their respective 2020/21-2023/24 Strategic Plans and 2020/21 Annual Performance ...