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Water and Sanitation
National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency SOC Limited Bill: adoption; Water & Sanitation Legacy Report
12 Mar 2024
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation convened to deliberate on the consideration for adoption of the SA National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency SOC Limited Bill [B24B-2023], the National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency SOC Limited Bill Committee Report, and Sixth Parliament Draft Legacy Report.
The ...
Water and Sanitation
National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency SOC Limited Bill: deliberations
20 Feb 2024
Report of the meeting to follow.
Water and Sanitation
National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency SOC Limited Bill: deliberations
6 Feb 2024
The Portfolio Committee convened in Parliament and was joined by a team from the Parliamentary Legal Services and a delegation from the Department of Water and Sanitation, to consider the National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency SOC Limited Bill clause by clause.
Members were able to deliberate on Chapter One until ...
Water and Sanitation
Committee Reports, Including Legacy Report
5 Dec 2023
In a brief virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Water met to consider its legacy report, annual report, and the minutes of previous meetings.
Water and Sanitation
National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency SOC Limited Bill: Public Hearings: COSATU
21 Nov 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation met on a virtual platform for the second day of public hearings on the National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency (NWRIA) SOC Limited Bill, and received a submission from the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU).
COSATU believed that managing South Africa's ...
Water and Sanitation
National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency SOC Limited Bill: Public Hearings
14 Nov 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation met on a virtual platform for the first day of public hearings on the National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency (NWRIA) SOC Limited Bill. Submissions were made by the Committee’s Researcher, National Treasury, the South African Local Government Agency (SALGA) and the National ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation Q2 2023/24 Performance; with Deputy Ministers
7 Nov 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation met on a virtual platform for a presentation from the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on the Second Quarter Expenditure Report for the 2023/2024 financial period.
The DWS’s presentation included the non-financial and financial performance, an overview of the Department’s budget ...
Water and Sanitation
Realignment of Water Boards; Water Boards Corporate Plans 2023/24; with Deputy Ministers
31 Oct 2023
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), led by both Deputy Ministers, presented on the reconfiguration of water boards and their 2023/24 business plans in a virtual meeting.
Before the recent reconfiguration, there were nine water boards, and now there are seven water boards. The review was due to the ...
Water and Sanitation
WRC, Inkomati-Usuthu Catchment Agency & Breede-Gouritz Catchment Agency 2022/23 Annual Reports; with Deputy Minister
17 Oct 2023
Inkomati-Usuthu Catchment Management Agency
Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management Agency
In a virtual meeting, the Water Research Commission and the Inkomati-Usuthu and Breede Gouritz Catchment Agencies briefed the Portfolio Committee on their 2022/23 annual performance reports.
The Water Research Commission (WRC) reported that it improved science-based decision-making solutions ...
Water and Sanitation
Water Portfolio Audit Outcomes; DWS & TCTA 2022/23 Annual Reports; DPME input on water sector performance
10 Oct 2023
The Committee met to be briefed on the 2022/23 annual report of the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS). Following the report by the Department, the Committee expressed its concern about the risks in dam construction projects indicated in the Auditor-General of South Africa's (AGSA’s) presentation, wondering how many ...