(1) Whether, with reference to the flooding in Mpumalanga in January 2012, the management of dams in the province during the floods by the officials of the Department of Water was in line with the policies and prescriptions of her department; if not, what will be done to rectify the situation; if so, how was this conclusion reached; (2) (a) which dams upstream of the Thaba Chweu municipality were subjected to flood management procedures during the flood and (b) what were the relevant details of the steps taken in each case; (3) whether warnings were provided to communities likely to be affected downstream of actions to be taken to manage dams upstream of the Thaba Chweu municipality during the flood; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (4) whether any lessons were learnt during the recent flood that can be used to lessen flood damage in future; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?