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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Kruger National Park & private reserves benefit sharing agreement: inquiry day 1
5 Feb 2019
Hunting in Greater Kruger National Park: SANParks & Mpumalanga Parks Board
The Committee met with SA National Parks (SANParks) and the Department of Environment Affairs (DEA) to initiate the Committee’s enquiry into signing of a benefit sharing agreement between SANParks and communities in the western boundary of the Kruger National ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Clifton Fourth Beach closure to public: inquiry
4 Feb 2019
City outlines actions around events at Clifton 4th Beach
City responds to Clifton Beach incident
The Portfolio Committee met to investigate the alleged lock-down of Clifton Fourth Beach at 8 pm on 23 December 2018 by members of a private security company. The Chairperson clarified that an incident had taken ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Minimum Emission Standards update; Air Quality in South Africa (meeting postponed)
5 Dec 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs had been scheduled to receive a briefing from the Department of Environmental Affairs on the Panel Experts Report looking into the issue of compliance with the minimum emission standards; the status of application for postponement by industry with minimum emission standards (MES); and the ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Green Peace Report on Air Pollution in Mpumalanga: DEA, Eskom & Sasol responses
21 Nov 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs met with the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), and stakeholders to discuss issues that pertained to Minimum Emission Standards (MES) on air quality management plans after Green Peace Africa’s report on Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) pollution hotspots in Mpumalanga. The debates were started because the ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
One Environmental System colloquium
20 Nov 2018
The Department of Environmental Affairs(DEA), the Department of Mineral Resource (DMR), the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), the Minerals Council South Africa and a professor of law from Witwatersrand University, briefed the Committee on the One Environmental System (OES).
The Chairperson said that the aim of the colloquium was first ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Colloquium on Climate, Air Pollution, Energy and Health; Kempton Park residents petition on refuse collection
14 Nov 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs was briefed by the Kempton Park petitioners on the state of refuse collection in Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality Ward 104. The residents were calling on the Ekurhuleni metro to ensure regular and reliable collection, as there had been problems since March last year, with huge ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
NEMLA Bill remitted: adoption; Committee Report on Captive Lion Breeding Colloquium
8 Nov 2018
The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) briefed the Committee on the amendment to provide for an administrative appeal process in the NEMLA Bill, specifically to do with the revocation of air quality licences.
After discussion of the new provision, the Committee adopted the NEMLA Bill with amendments.
The Committee adopted ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
NEMLA Bill remitted: briefing; DEA audit action plan
6 Nov 2018
The Department of Environmental affairs briefed the Portfolio committee on the National Environmental Management Laws Amendment (NEMLA) Bill, the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) turnaround strategy, and the Environmental Protection and Infrastructure Programme (EPIP) audit plan.
Concerns were raised on the effectiveness of the EPWP in creating employment for local ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Industry Waste Plans; SANParks & SAWS Quarter 1 & 2 performance
6 Nov 2018
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) and South African National Parks (SANParks) briefed the Portfolio Committee on their performance during the first two quarters of the 2018/19 financial year. Generally, there had been a decrease in revenue for both entities. In the case of SAWS, this was due to a ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Department of Environmental Affairs, Isimangaliso Wetland Park Authority, SANBI Quarter 1 performance
30 Oct 2018
The Committee received a briefing from the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), the Isimangaliso Wetland Park Authority and the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) on their first quarter performances.
The DEA first reported that eight people had so far been confirmed killed by the recent fires in the southern ...