"drought"
31 matches
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17 Jun 2009
Appropriation Bill: Debate on Vote No 25 - Environmental Affairs &Tourism
Hansard
... make our country continue to be the best. Come drought, death or mirth, we shall always rise despite all ...
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11 Feb 2009
Budget Speech 2009 and Documents
Media briefing
... beans and other vegetables, and except for drastic drought years, we would never go hungry. The subsistence ...
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18 Aug 2009
Science & Technology Portfolio Committee Review of Orientation Workshop and Five-Year Strategic Plan
Committee Meeting | Science and Technology | National Assembly
... Pietermaritzburg that was undertaking research on drought-resistant plants. The Department of Science and ...
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01 Nov 2009
Medium Term Budget Policy Statement: Departments of Rural Development & Land Reform, Public Works & Water Affairs
Committee Meeting | Standing Committee on Appropriations | National Assembly
... only been allocated R53.7 million for certain drought stricken areas. Due to the changes that had ...
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11 Aug 2009
Department of Water & Environmental Affairs Strategic Plan 2009-2014 briefing
Committee Meeting | Water and Sanitation | National Assembly
... there were two small isolated areas experiencing drought, while surrounding areas were still receiving good ...
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25 Nov 2009
Question & Replies No 2056 to 2070
Question & Reply
... on agricultural production and (iii) expanding drought areas on food production; if not, why not; if so ... impoverishment. (iii) In addition to the development of Drought Management Plan by DAFF, the department is conducting ...
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01 Dec 2009
Question & Replies No 2301 to 2325
Question & Reply
... upstream point is dry since July due to the current drought. Table 1 below reflects the latest results from ...
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11 Feb 2009
Budget 2009/10 speech by Minister of Finance
Hansard
... beans and other vegetables, and except for drastic drought years, we would never go hungry. The subsistence ...
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24 Aug 2009
Minister's Responses / Member's Statements
Hansard
... crisis that has been made worse by a crippling drought in the area. At times, the water crisis is so severe ...
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05 Oct 2009
Minister on the Green Paper on National Strategic Planning
Committee Meeting | Ad Hoc Committee on Green Paper on National Strategic Planning | National Assembly
... of the country and how they should respond to drought-stricken areas as opposed to more water-abundant ...
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18 Aug 2009
Water for Growth & Development Framework & National Framework for Sustainable Development for South Africa
Committee Meeting | Water and Sanitation | National Assembly
... South Africa, as it had been plagued by periods of drought, it did present an opportunity for proactive preparation ... uncertainty around climate change and fears of drought, how the Department planned to intervene on behalf ...
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16 Sep 2009
Question & Replies No 951 to 975
Question & Reply
... forced ORT to submit an action plan. Following the Drought Disaster Declaration and further deterioration ...
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05 Nov 2009
NCOP: Unrevised hansard
Hansard
... area has a high rate of unemployment and is also drought-stricken. People who reside there survive by farming ...
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26 Oct 2009
Deputy Minister on Department of Co-operative Governance & Traditional Affairs 2008/09 Annual Report
Committee Meeting | Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs | National Assembly
... R177m was mobilised for bulk water/sanitation and drought/flood relief. Skills audits were conducted in fifteen ...
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26 Oct 2009
Medium Term Budget Policy Statement: Adjustments Appropriation Bill / Minister's Responses/ Member's Statements
Hansard
... cholera outbreaks, and to assist farmers affected by drought in the Eastern Cape, flooding in the Western Cape ...
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27 Oct 2009
Minister's Oral Replies to Questions of Members of Parliament
Hansard
... absolutely available now and in the future. Concerning drought and similar disasters that affect our area of responsibility ...
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29 Jun 2009
Department of Water & Environmental Affairs & Water Boards: Water Pricing &Tariffs 2009/10
Committee Meeting | Water and Sanitation | National Assembly
... poorly treated piped water. There was a severe drought in the Xorha Mouth district, forcing people to ...
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25 Aug 2009
Support provided to local government by Department of Water & Environmental Affairs
Committee Meeting | Water and Sanitation | National Assembly
... infrastructure and emergency work to address hotspots and drought stricken towns, as well as lack of proper planning ... of ground water through inappropriate services. Drought relief funds were directed only to tinkering, which ...
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10 Nov 2009
First Reading: Adjustments Appropriation Bill / Debate on Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement / Consideration of Report of Standing Committee on Finance on Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement
Hansard
... 2009, a declaration of the provincial state of drought disaster in the Eastern Cape province, six district ... 184 billion. This is only one of a number of drought disaster areas with a possible total damage, much ...
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24 Aug 2009
Ministerial briefing on progress, Comprehensive Rural Development Programme briefing by Department of Rural Development & Land Reform
Committee Meeting | NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy | National Council of Provinces
... because of their specific conditions. For instance, drought in Giyana and the water shortages there could require ... experienced there. Another problem was that of recurrent drought, which affected the dams in the area. The Department ...