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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Thabametsi power station authorisation without climate change impact assessment; SAWS Quarter 3 performance, with Minister
16 May 2017
The Committee held a tense meeting with the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) on the matter of perceived authorisation of the proposed Thabametsi coal-fired power station without a climate change impact assessment which resulted in a court case between Earthlife Africa Johannesburg (ELA), an organisation founded in 1988 to mobilise ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
SANBI & SAWS Annual Plans; Climate Change COP22 Conference & Legislation; Marine Spatial Bill; North West game donation
3 May 2017
The South African Weather Service briefed the Committee on its Annual Performance plan (2017-18); the issue regarding the former CEO and the current status of Senior Management in the organisation.
The CFO, presented the financial strategy of the organisation, linking goals to expenditure showing that total expenditure for 2017/18 was ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
DEA, SANParks & iSimangaliso Annual Performance Plans; AGSA input, with Minister
2 May 2017
The Auditor General South Africa (AGSA) followed strict sets of rules and regulations governed by the Public Audit Act. These sets of rules informed auditing standards by government departments and entities. The Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) was highlighted by AGSA as a key programme, especially in how it related ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
South African Weather Service on its Quarter 3 performance; Integrated Resource Plan & Integrated Energy Plan: Department of Energy briefing
15 Mar 2017
The meeting was a briefing on the performance objectives of the South African Weather Service (SAWS), an update of the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) and on the Integrated Energy Plan (IEP) of the Department of Energy (DoE).
SAWS said the shortfalls which were noted by the Auditor-General in 2015/16 are ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Waste Management Colloquium, with Minister and Deputy Minister
14 Mar 2017
The Minister of Environmental Affairs and the Deputy Minister were both present at the colloquium, the third of its kind hosted by the Portfolio Committee of Environmental Affairs. Other invited guests included the Department of Environmental Affairs, the City of Cape Town, an engineer from eThekwini Municipality, a UCT lecturer ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Mining sector environmental governance; Rehabilitation in mining industry
7 Mar 2017
The Department of Monitoring, Planning and Evaluation and Department of Mineral Resources briefed the Committee on environmental governance in the mining sector.
Houses partially disappearing into Sink Holes, a 9-year old child falling to his death in an open mine shaft, and illegal mining in old and abandoned mines. That ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
“One Environmental System” state of readiness; Mine Closure Financial Provisioning Regulations
14 Feb 2017
The Financial Provisioning Regulations which were published for implementation in November 2015, are to ensure that the state is not going to be liable for the rehabilitation of mines and to ensure that mining companies do a rehabilitation assessment every year. The Regulations make provision for the costs associated with ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
SANParks & Isimangaliso Wetland Park on Quarter 2 performance; Curbing wildlife crime & rhino poaching / killing in 2016/17: SANParks briefing
31 Jan 2017
South African National Parks (SANParks) reported on its quarter 2 performance for 2016/17.
The presentation highlighted the following:
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Department of Environmental Affairs on its 2015/16 Annual Report
24 Jan 2017
The was briefed on the 2015/16 audit outcomes for the Department of Environmental Affairs which received an unqualified audit opinion. The delay in the finalisation of the audit was because DEA accounted for funds to agents as transfers while Treasury said it should be expenditure. The South African National Biodiversity ...