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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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15 Sep 2009
South African Climate Change response strategy & negotiations: Department of Water & Environmental Affairs briefing
Committee Meeting | Water and Sanitation | National Assembly
... could include the polar ice caps melting, floods, droughts, storms and a rising sea level. The two most ...
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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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04 Aug 2009
Strategic Planning Workshop: Departmental briefing on new mandate, National House of Traditional Leaders and Local Government Association presentations
Committee Meeting | Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs | National Assembly
... urbanisation was driven by climate change, as for example droughts led to farmers and farm workers leaving their ...
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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 ...
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17 Nov 2009
Climate Change: Public Hearings Day 2
Committee Meeting | Water and Sanitation | National Assembly
... said that changing weather patterns could induce drought, and this in turn could lead to concerns over food ... could lead to extreme weather conditions such as droughts and floods, leading to overgrazing in the agricultural ...
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23 Jun 2009
Appropriation Bill : Debate on Budget Vote No 34 – Water Affairs and Forestry
Hansard
... our country is mostly semi-arid. It is prone to droughts - a situation which is likely to worsen with climate ...
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27 Nov 2009
Question & Replies No 2326 to 2350
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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25 Aug 2009
ATC090825: Report Rural Development Programme: Muyexe, Giyani District Municipality
Tabled Committee Report | NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy | National Council of Provinces
... quality. Currently the area is experiencing a drought and this has further contributed to the poverty ...
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09 Oct 2009
Question & Replies No 1401 to 1425
Question & Reply
... forced them to submit an action plan. Following the Drought Disaster Declaration and further deterioration ...
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08 Sep 2009
Regional Departments of Water Affairs in Eastern Cape, Western Cape & Limpopo on their Support to Local Municipalities
Committee Meeting | Water and Sanitation | National Assembly
... 966 000 households still needed to be serviced. Drought interventions were being put in place and R36.4 ... she had indicated the processes for dealing with drought that was affecting the whole province. All the ...
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12 Mar 2009
ATC090312: Report Division of Revenue Bill
Tabled Committee Report | NCOP Finance | National Council of Provinces
... objective, to relieve farmers from the effects of drought / veldfires, cold spells, hailstorms and flood ...
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04 Nov 2009
Debate on global warming and climate change: The planet's emerging crisis and the need for global agreement / Statement by the Minister of Basic Education on Curriculum Review Process / Members' Statements
Hansard
... as a consequence of droughts, floods and shorter growing seasons. Increased drought frequency and flooding ... have been dry spell, seasonal drought, intense rainfall and floods. Droughts and floods have increased frequency ...
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12 Feb 2009
Second Reading Debate: Division of Revenue Bill / Ministers' Responses / Members' Statements / Parliamentary Language, and Offensive Remark
Hansard
... the Minister and everybody who deals with funds. Droughts and floods plague agriculture. Our farmers are ...
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16 Jun 2009
Appropriation Bill : Debate on Vote No 23 - Agriculture
Hansard
... and you also referred to this, Minister - and droughts on production and food security should be recognised ... South Africa is periodically affected by severe droughts. We will have to focus on strategies to mitigate ...
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12 Oct 2009
Minister's Responses / Member's Statements
Hansard
... predictions on the reduction in rainfall and increase in droughts on the western side of the country. The government ...
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26 Oct 2009
Medium Term Budget Policy Statement Speech by Minister of Finance
Media briefing
... cholera outbreaks, and to assist farmers affected by drought in the Eastern Cape, flooding in the Western Cape ...
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14 Sep 2009
Minister's input on Land Bank and black farmers rescue programme; Nomination process for Land Bank Board
Committee Meeting | Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development | National Assembly
... would have been rescued under that system. When drought and other disasters struck, they would have received ...