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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
National Climate Change Response Strategy Policy: Department of Environmental Affairs briefing; Carbon Tax Proposal: National Treasury briefing
26 May 2015
The Committee met with the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) to be briefed on the mitigation systems in terms of the National Climate Change Response Strategy Policy. The briefing discussed the Greenhouse Gas Inventory (GHGI) as proportions of overall emissions and SA’s GHG mitigation potential analysis, specifically, objectives and subsectors. ...
Social Development
Department of Social Development on its 3rd quarter 2014/15 performance, with Minister in attendance
20 May 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Social Development was briefed by the Department of Social Development on its 3rd quarter performance report covering the period October – December 2014. The report also contained an expenditure analysis for the 3rd quarter. The purpose of the presentation was to provide Members of the Committee ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Green Fund; Convention on Control of Trans Boundary Movements of Hazardous Waste & Disposal: briefing
12 May 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs agreed that South Africa should ratify the Basel Convention Ban Amendment, after a briefing by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) on the Convention. The Basel Convention was an international treaty that was designed to reduce the movements of hazardous waste between nations, and ...
Social Development
Department of Social Development revised Programme 1: Administration
29 Apr 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Social Development received a presentation from the Department of Social Development on Programme 1 of the Annual Performance Plan for 2015/16. Members had already interacted with the presentation before; it was Programme 1 which the Committee asked the Department to redo. Members had therefore already asked ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
“Working For” Environmental Programmes & Green Fund EPWP projects; Famine Weed invasive alien; Value-Added Industries/Eco-Furniture; Committee Report on DEA Budget
28 Apr 2015
The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) briefed the Committee on the Extended Public Works Programme (EPWP) projects in its “Working For” environmental programmes and the Green Fund. It looked at performance compared to its targets, distribution of work opportunities, demographics, five-year performance estimates for environmental programmes and job creation within ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Oceans and Coasts briefing by Department of Environmental Affairs
21 Apr 2015
The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) presented on legislation governing oceans and coasts, the areas of operation, the performances of each of its directorates, future development objectives and highlighting the challenges that they faced as a Department.
South African territorial waters were within 12 Nautical miles range, further 12 Nautical ...
Social Development
Department of Social Development and SASSA on their Stratetic and Annual Performance Plans
15 Apr 2015
The Department of Social Development (DSD) and the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) briefed the Committee on their strategic and annual performance plans.
The Department highlighted a number of key priorities that needed to be addressed. These included reforming the social welfare sector to deliver better results to the ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
SA National Parks Strategic and Annual Performance Plans 2015, Department of Environmental Affairs MTEF allocations briefings, in presence of Minister
14 Apr 2015
The SANParks, in the presence of the Minister of Environment Affairs, briefed the Committee on their Strategic Plans and Annual Performance Plan (APP) for 2015/16. The The Minister explained that the SANParks was doing a good job. However its success would depend on the collaboration with other Departments as well ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Department of Environmental Affairs and Entities, Strategic Plans 2015/16 - 2019/2020, Annual Performance Plans 2015/16 and Budget Vote 30 continuation
24 Mar 2015
SA Weather Service
The SAWS presentation covered its mandate, its strategic plan and annual performance plan, its key programs goals and objectives and its financial projections.
Members asked SAWS if any amendments to its enabling legislation would appear before the Committee soon and if so which areas of the legislation ...
Social Development
State of Nation Address impact on Department of Social Development; Committee Report on CDA Annual Report 2012/13
18 Mar 2015
The Department of Social Development (DSD) briefed the Committee on the social development Issues emanating from the 2015 State of the Nation Address (SONA). It was also privately briefed on the revised draft report on the 2012/13 annual report of the Central Drug Authority (CDA).
The DSD considered issues raised ...