PROGRAMME: PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON WATER AFFAIRS AND FORESTRY, 2008

Term One: JAN-MARCH 2008

Date	Time	Agenda	Venue
13 February 2008	10h00 –12h00	Adoption of committee programme – 1^st and 2^nd terms, outstanding minutes and an overview of the South African National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency Limited Bill	Parliament
19 February 2008	15h15 – 17h30	Report of Finance Sub-Committee –quarterly report on financial and human resources of the department. (progress on issues emanating from the auditor general report and skills retention strategy including skills programme towards a turnaround strategy on DWAF Financial obligations.	Parliament
20 February 2008	10h00-13h00	Briefing by DWAF’s on Water quality /Water pollution
27 February 2008	10h00-12h30	Deliberation and adoption of oversight report to southern eastern cape
4 March 2008	15h15 – 17h30	Preparation on DWAF strategic plan and budget 2008/9	Outside parliament
5 March 2008	10h00 – 12h30	Preparation on water boards annual reports	Outside Parliament
11 March 2008	15h00 – 16h30	DWAF’s Strategic Plan and Budget	Parliament
12 March 2008		DWAF;s Strategic Plan and Budget with special focus on Forestry and industrial policy, forestry action plan and forestry charter (hearings)	Parliament
13 March 2008	14h00	Preparations in Infrastructure Agency Bill
17 March 2008	10h00-16h30	Public hearings Infrastructure Agency Bill
18 March 2008	10h00 – 16h30	Public hearings infrastructure agency bill	Parliament
19 March 2008	10h00 – 13h00	Public hearings infrastructure agency bill	Parliament
25 March 2008 26 March 2008	10h00 10h00 – 12h30	Deliberations and adoption of infrastructure agency bill/motion of desirability Water board tariff increases	Parliament
CONSTITUENCY

Term Two

7 – 9 April	10h00 – 13h00	Review of National Water and Water Services Acts.	Parliament
15 April	15h00 –17h30	Water boards annual reports	Parliament
16 April	10h00 – 16h00	Waterboards annual reports	Parliament
22 April	15h00 – 16h30	Water for growth	Parliament
23 April	10h00 – 12h30	Tackling poverty and underdevelopment – access of water to households , schools and clinics and 2010	Parliament
29 April	15h00-16h30	Deliberation and adoption of waterboards annual report and tariff	Parliament
30 April	10h00 – 12h30	Working for Water, Wetlands and Fire – discussion on skills development and exit strategy.	Parliament
6 May	15h00- 16h30	Water for health – impact for those living with HIV and AIDS.	Parliament
7 May	10h00 – 12h30	Water quality in relation to boreholes, groundwater	Parliament
13 May	15h00 – 16h30	Allocation of water use licences to ensure economic growth – impact on youth and women.	Parliament
14 May	10h00 – 12h30	Water and forestry licences towards economic empowerment.	Parliament
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21 May	10h00 – 12h30	Forestry and land reform.	Parliament
27 May	10h00- 12h30	Preparation on oversight on finances	Parliament
28 May	10h00 – 12h30	DWAF finances and human resources report	Parliament
3 June	15h00-16h30	Roll out of free basic water and progress made on target of universal access to water, 2008.	Parliament
4 June	10h00 – 12h30	Pricing strategy – water.	Parliament
10 June	15h00 – 16h30	Briefings on the extent of groundwater contamination in South Africa.	Parliament
11 June	10h00 – 12h30	providing water and sanitation to vulnerable communities.(farms and private properties etc)	Parliament
17 June	15h00 – 16h30	Water conservation and climate change.	Parliament
18 June	10h00 – 12h30	alignment of water rights and land reform	Parliament
24 June	15h00 – 16h30	Illegal water use and connections, illegal diversion of water.	Parliament
25 June	10h00 – 12h30	Water Allocation Reform	Parliament
Constituency:

Ms CC September, MP Signature:_______________________

Chairperson Date:

For Approval:

Mr. GQM Doidge: MP Signature: _______________________

House Chairperson: Committees and ICT Date:

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