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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Kempton Park Petition on refuse collection; DEA Quarter 3 performance; Isimangaliso Wetland Park Authority performance
19 Mar 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs received a briefing on the petition from residents of Kempton Park calling for the investigation of the enforcement of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008) in the Ekurhuleni Metro to ensure regular and reliable refuse collection. The Committee ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
SANBI Quarter 3 performance; KZN Municipality project; Adaptation & Green Fund
13 Mar 2019
The South African National Biodiversity Institute briefed the Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs on its Second and Third Quarterly Report and on the uMngeni Resilience Project and the Biodiversity Land Use project in the uMngeni District Municipality.
The National Biodiversity Institute reported an increase in the number of female staff ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Captive Lion breeding: DEA progress report; Rhino Demand Management; with Minister
12 Mar 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Environmental ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
SANParks Cooperation Agreement including hunting protocols & Quarter 3 performance; CITES preparations
6 Mar 2019
The meeting constituted a follow- up meeting to the one that the portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs (hereon, ‘the Committee’) had 2 weeks ago. On the agenda was a briefing from SANParks regarding outstanding issues that were identified in the previous meeting with the Committee as well as a briefing ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
South African Weather Service Board performance and update on CEO suspension
5 Mar 2019
The Committee on Environmental Affairs met with the South African Weather Service (SAWS) Board and management to be briefed on the entity’s third quarter performance for the 2018/19 financial year. The briefing said the third quarter performance of SAWS was not good but management assured the Board it was taking ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Single use plastics ban; Marine Protected Areas expansion
27 Feb 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs met with the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) to be briefed on the banning of single use plastics, and to receive details of the Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) which were proclaimed recently.
Highlights of the brief on the banning of single use plastics included ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Working on Fire Project finances and operations
26 Feb 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs was briefed by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), and the team from Working on Fire (WOF).
Highlights of the brief by WOF included the scope and extent of the work of WOF, its key focus areas and contract schedules from the key focus ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Waste Bureau service provider appointments; operational effectiveness; with Minister and Deputy Minister
19 Feb 2019
The Committee received a briefing from the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) on the supply chain management (SCM) of the waste tyre industry and the operationalisation of the Waste Bureau. The Waste Bureau was the body that would be responsible for planning and implementing all waste streams.
Service providers had ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Air Quality compliance & industry postponement applications; Kigali Amendment to Montreal Protocol on Substances depleting Ozone Layer, with Minister
12 Feb 2019
The Portfolio Committee met for a briefing by the Department of Environmental Affairs on the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances depleting the Ozone Layer. The intention of the Department was to motivate for Parliament to ratify the Kigali Agreement. The Department also briefed the Committee on air ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Kruger National Park & private reserves benefit sharing agreement: inquiry day 2
6 Feb 2019
Hunting in Greater Kruger National Park: SANParks & Mpumalanga Parks Board
The Committee continued with its inquiry into the signing of a benefit sharing agreement between SANParks and communities in the western boundary of the Kruger National Park (KNP). The signing agreement took place in December 2018 despite the Committee’s directive ...