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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Antarctica and Extended Continental Shelf; Working on Fire deployment in Canada
8 Nov 2016
The South African programme on Antarctica involves the Department of Environment, the Department of Science and Technology, the Department of Public Works, the Department of Defence, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, tertiary Institutions, and the National Research Foundation. However, South Africa has no comprehensive National Antarctic Strategy and ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Donation of high value animals by North West department; Industry Waste & REDISA Plans; Department on its 2 Quarter 2016/17performance
1 Nov 2016
The Committee on Environmental Affairs met with the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) to be briefed on the update with the industry waste management plans and second quarter financial performance of the Department. The Committee was first meant to be briefed by the North West provincial department on its donation ...
Social Development
National Disability Policy; Social Development Budget Review and Recommendations Report
26 Oct 2016
The delegation of the department of Social development with the minister briefed the committee on the National Disability Policy. The policy has been approved by the cabinet and since then the department had been working on its implementation. It has organised road shows and working towards its domestication. It is ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Renewable Energy: Eskom and Minister of Environmental Affairs briefing
25 Oct 2016
The Portfolio Committee and Eskom expressed divergent views over South Africa’s future approach to power generation, with the utility arguing that renewable energy sources were too unreliable and costly to consider as an alternative to coal and nuclear, while the Department countered that issues such as pollution, the community’s health ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Paris COP21 Agreement: ratification
20 Oct 2016
A unanimous agreement was reached by the Committee to support the decision to ratify the Paris Agreement, which was a legal instrument that would guide the process for universal action on climate change and whose main objective was to keep the global temperature rise to well below 2 degrees Celsius. ...
Social Development
Social Development Budget Review and Recommendations Report
19 Oct 2016
2016 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
Members met to review and adopt its report on observation and recommendations on the performance of the Department of Social Development and its entities. Members made some corrections, added more input to the observations and recommendations. The two main recommendations raised were ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Working for Fire model, Oceans Economy Lab, Biodiversity Lab and Rhino Lab: Department briefing
18 Oct 2016
The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) briefed the Committee on several of its initiatives. The Working on Fire (WoF) initiative was started to try to establish a coherent approach to wildfire management. The DEA decided to employ an implementing agent for the WoF Programme and the contract was awarded to ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
South African Weather Service & SANBI on their 2015/16 Annual Reports
13 Oct 2016
Documents:
SANBI Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements for 2015/16; South African Weather Service Annual Report for 2015/16 [awaited]
The Committee received briefings from the South African Weather Service (SAWS) and South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) on their Annual Reports and audited financial statements for 2015/16 financial ...
Social Development
Department of Social Development & NDA on their 2015/16 Annual Reports with AGSA / FFC input & Minister present
12 Oct 2016
National Development Agency Annual Report
Department of Social Development Annual Report
The National Development Agency (NDA) received an unqualified opinion with findings. The financial statements submitted by NDA were not prepared in accordance with the prescribed financial reporting framework. This is due to inadequate monitoring and review of the preparation of ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Industry Waste Plans: Department on rationale for granting extension and implications
15 Sep 2016
The Chairperson told Members that there seemed to have been a misunderstanding on the presentations to be given today but that the originally-planned briefing on the rationale behind the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) granting extensions for the submission of industry waste plans by waste generating companies would be held ...