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21 Apr 2016
Minister of Economic Development speech & responses by DA & IFP
Media briefing
... support measures to companies in distress due to the drought and these new market conditions. It will restructure ...
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12 Oct 2016
Department of Social Development & NDA on their 2015/16 Annual Reports with AGSA / FFC input & Minister present
Committee Meeting | Social Development | National Assembly
... place for that. This is mainly because of the drought that the country had this year. The other funds ...
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16 Feb 2016
Committee Programme 4th term proposals, Department Environmental Affairs and SANParks on their Second and Third Term Quarterly Reports 2015/16, Minister in attendance
Committee Meeting | Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment | National Assembly
... other species who are taking full advantage of the drought. Ms Ngcaba said SANParks and the Department will ...
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23 Feb 2016
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on 2015/16 2nd & 3rd Quarter performance & impact of SONA on Department, with Minister present
Committee Meeting | Agriculture | National Assembly
... Free State and Gauteng. Seven provinces declared drought under NDMC and PDMC. Provinces used R113 million ... production would not be achieved this year due to drought; asked how the problem of land security is going ...
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23 Feb 2016
Minister on State of Nation Address & DTI mandate; WTO 10th Ministerial Conference outcome; Unilever engagement
Committee Meeting | Trade, Industry and Competition | National Assembly
... remain low. Commodity exporters were struggling. Drought was a key risk. Weak global demand in traditional ...
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23 Feb 2016
SA Weather Service (SAWS); SA National Biodiversity Institute: 2nd and 3rd quarter 2015 performance briefings, with Minister present
Committee Meeting | Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment | National Assembly
... ready SAWS was to roll out government plans for drought and what SAWS was doing to educate communities ...
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14 Sep 2016
COP21 Paris Climate Conference Agreement implementation: INDC climate response measures, adaptation and mitigation scenarios
Committee Meeting | Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment | National Assembly
... the Paris Agreement for the current effects of drought, capacitation of municipalities to meet nationally ...
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08 Nov 2016
Drought situation in Free State: Water Affairs briefing; State of South African Cities 2016: South African Cities Network briefing
Committee Meeting | Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs | National Assembly
... and Sanitation (DWS) presented on the issue of drought in the Free State, describing the issues that faced ... the DWS was taking to combat the impact of the drought. The delegation noted that there were a number ...
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26 Feb 2016
iSimangaliso on 2015/16 2nd & 3rd Quarter performance
Committee Meeting | Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment | National Assembly
... engaged in brief discussion on the challenges of the drought and animals affected, the current status of transformation ...
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01 Mar 2016
Impact and Response to Current Drought: Red Meat Producers’ Organisation; National Emergent Red Meat Producers’ Organisation; SA Pork Producers’ Organisation & SA Poultry Association briefing
Committee Meeting | Agriculture | National Assembly
... of meat was going to go up as a result of the drought. This was the warning that came from meat producers ... Forestry and Fisheries recently about the effects of drought on the meat production sector. Price hikes were ...
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25 Oct 2016
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) on all outstanding matters and reports
Committee Meeting | Agriculture | National Assembly
... reports of the Department. These ranged from the drought resistant maize seed, challenges on animal and ... revitalisation of irrigation schemes. Regarding the drought tolerant maize seed, the Agricultural Research ...
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19 Oct 2016
Department of Rural Development and Land Reform on its 2015/16 Annual Report with FFC input; Committee BRRR
Committee Meeting | Land Reform and Rural Development | National Assembly
... rural households spent 23.9%. The effects of the drought were summarised; the first to third quarters of ... the need for all departments to work together on drought. However, another Member noted that part of the ...
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07 Apr 2016
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, MLRF, OBP & PPECB on their 2016 Annual Performance Plan, in presence of Minister
Committee Meeting | Agriculture | National Assembly
... 2015, compared to 2014. Noticeable impact of the drought was seen in the contraction of around 5% through ... pressure on food prices, coupled with the recent drought, exchange rate depreciation and other policy updates ...
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12 Apr 2016
Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries on its 2016 Annual Performance Plan; Performing Animals Protection Amendment Bill [B9B-15]:briefing, with Deputy Minister present
Committee Meeting | NCOP Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources | National Council of Provinces
... lead Department in that respect. In view of the drought currently it was even more important that DAFF ...
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12 Apr 2016
Division of Revenue Bill [B2-2016]: public hearings
Committee Meeting | NCOP Appropriations | National Council of Provinces
... facing mining and agriculture, the prevailing drought and oncoming local government elections. The number ...
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24 Aug 2016
Department Rural Development and Land Reform on its 4 Quarter 2015/16 performance, with Minister
Committee Meeting | Land Reform and Rural Development | National Assembly
... of accruals and payables, interventions made on drought, when the finance model would be finalised; progress ... the financial implications of over achievement, drought interventions, a redrafted 4th quarter report, ...
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12 Oct 2016
Economic Development Department 2016/17 Annual Report: briefing by Auditor-General & Financial Fiscal Commission
Committee Meeting | Economic Development | National Assembly
... headwinds such as the Brexit decision and the local drought which was the worst on 30 years. On the departmental ...
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18 Aug 2016
Human resources & community health workers: Western Cape, KwaZulu Natal & Limpopo; Infrastructure projects; Financial management; Ideal Clinic Initiative
Committee Meeting | Health | National Assembly
... facilities have sufficient back-up power. Impact of the drought: participating in the War room and working with ...
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11 May 2016
NCOP: Unrevised Hansard
Hansard
... [Applause.] So, making a chorus of “drought, drought, drought” does not solve the problem. You will ... to recover from this devastating drought. However, while the drought threatens farmers with bankruptcy ...
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21 Dec 2016
Mr R K Purdon (DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation:
Question & Reply
... (1)With reference to the critical drought that is severely affecting major parts of the Republic, (a) ... develops annual operating rules which include drought restrictions rules. These are communicated to stakeholders ...