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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
SA Weather Service (SAWS); SA National Biodiversity Institute: 2nd and 3rd quarter 2015 performance briefings, with Minister present
23 Feb 2016
South African Weather Service (SAWS) presented its quarter 2 and 3 of 2015 performance reports to the Committee. SAWS strove to develop relevant products and cutting edge technology addressing climate change and variability. Some of the applications will assist with water resouce management and this is done in collaboration with ...
Social Development
First Term Committee programme: adoption
17 Feb 2016
The Committee Members went through its “Programme on the Legislation Process” for January to March 2016, and the Committee Secretary clarified that the Committee was still communicating with the Social Work Council in relation to some of the dates. There were some outstanding resolutions still to be taken and the ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Committee Programme 4th term proposals, Department Environmental Affairs and SANParks on their Second and Third Term Quarterly Reports 2015/16, Minister in attendance
16 Feb 2016
The Portfolio Committee agreed that the members would individually engage with the Committee’s Fourth Term Committee Programme before they decided to adopt it.
The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), in the presence of the Minister, briefed the Committee on its second and third quarter reports. It would be meeting with ...
Social Development
Children’s Amendment Act Private Member’s Bill [PMB2 -2015]: Department of Social Development response, Department of Justice comments on alignment with other legislation
28 Oct 2015
The Committee noted that Mr M Waters had submitted a Private Members' Bill (PMB) calling for amendments to the Children's Act, specifically to section 120, in order to bring the Act into alignment with the ruling of the courts in relation to placing of the name of a child sexual ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Asbestos Phasing out Plan & Wildlife Economy: Department of Environmental Affairs briefing; Environmental Affairs Budget Review and Recommendations Report
27 Oct 2015
BRRR 2015-2010: Budgetary Review & Recommendations Reports
The Committee met with the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) for two briefings on progress made on asbestos phasing out and the wildlife economy.
Asbestos phasing out plan
the Department informed Members of affected areas and provinces, remediation options and cost estimations for ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Threatened or Protected Species (TOPS) Regulations: Department of Environmental Affairs briefing ; Environmental Affairs Budget Review and Recommendations Report
23 Oct 2015
BRRR 2015-2010: Budgetary Review & Recommendations Reports
The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) briefed the Committee on the Review of the Threatened or Protected Species (TOPS) list and the regulations to be published. TOPS was a list compiled and updated originally listing species that were critically endangered and animals facing ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Expropriation Bill [B4-2015]: Chapter 4 proposed amendments, with Deputy Minister
21 Oct 2015
The Committee continued deliberations on the official list of committee proposed amendments to the Bill (A-list) accompanied by the B version which incorporated all the proposed amendments into the Bill. Chapter 4 on Intention to Expropriate and Expropriation of Property was completed.
A DA member suggested that the Department should ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Committee Report on South Africa’s negotiating position for UN Convention on Climate Change COP21
20 Oct 2015
(Documents handed out: Draft report of the Portfolio Committee on Environmental affairs on the public hearings on South Africa’s proposed climate change negotiating position towards the United Nations Convention on Climate Change COP21, in Paris, France, from 30 November to 11 December 2015, dated 20 October 2015 [available once published on ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Isimangaliso Wetland Park Authority and South African Weather Services on their 2014/15 Annual Reports
15 Oct 2015
Two entities from the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) presented their Annual Reports to the Committee. The Committee had heard quarterly presentations from both in the past so asked them to focus on points raised by the Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) in relation to the audit reports. Both entities had ...
Social Development
Department of Social Development & National Development Agency on their 2014/15 Annual Reports, with the Minister; Audit outcomes by Auditor-General
14 Oct 2015
Representatives from the Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) presented the 2014/15 audit outcomes of the Department of Social Development (DSD) and its entities. The Department had received a clean audit, while the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and the National Development Agency (NDA) had received unqualified opinions, with findings on ...