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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Nationally Determined Contribution & Air Quality, with Minister
13 Jun 2017
The Department of Environment Affairs (DEA) briefed the Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs on South Africa’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and air quality. The Minister had communicated that the report on Minimum Emission Standards (MES) for Vaal Priority Areas was outstanding and the presentation will be postponed.
Ms Edna Molewa, ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
SA Weather Service: Tariff Regulation; Former CEO contract termination
7 Jun 2017
The Portfolio Committee held a meeting with the South African Weather Service (SAWS) to obtain feedback on why the members of its board should not be held responsible for eight months’ salary paid to the entity’s former Chief Executive Officer, and to receive a briefing from the Regulating Committee for ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
“One Environmental System” & Wildlife crimes legislation review
30 May 2017
The Committee on Environmental Affairs met to be updated on the implementation of the “One Environmental System” by the Inter-Departmental Project Implementation Committee (IPIC) from the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA). In addition, the Committee also received a briefing from the DEA, the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Rhino Integrated Management Systems; Rhino Horn Trade Constitutional Court Judgment
23 May 2017
The outcome of the lengthy meeting between the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) and the Portfolio Committee of the Constitutional Court judgment on the lifting of the moratorium on the trade in rhino horn, and the appeal that the DEA had lost -- at a cost to taxpayers of R1.5 ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Minister's decision to authorise coal mining in Mabola Protected Environment; North West game donation; with the Deputy Minister
9 May 2017
The Department of Environmental Affairs had been requested to report to the Committee on the regulations and legislation pertaining to the granting of mining rights in environmentally sensitive areas, with particular emphasis on Mabola in Mpumalanga.
The Mabola Protected Environment was located in the magisterial district of Pixley ka Seme ...
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
1st Term Committee Programme; Committee Reports
28 Feb 2017
The Committee considered and adopted the First Term Committee Programme, 2 Committee Reports and 10 sets of outstanding Committee minutes.
The Committee adopted without amendments 10 sets of minutes dated 11 October 2016 to 14 February 2017.
The Committee briefly discussed matters arising from the minutes.
Members raised concern as ...
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 ...