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10 May 2016
Minister of Basic Education Budget speech & responses by DA
Media briefing
... do not have water and it is not because of the drought – it is all proudly brought to communities by the ...
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11 May 2016
Minister of Water and Sanitation Budget speech & responses by ANC, DA and IFP
Media briefing
... of a severe drought, largely due to climate change and the rise in temperatures. The drought has exacerbated ... and technical advice. DROUGHT MITIGATING STRATEGIES 5.1. The recent drought conditions in the country ...
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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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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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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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12 Oct 2016
Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs on its 2015/16 Annual Report, with Minister and Deputy Minister in attendance
Committee Meeting | Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs | National Assembly
... that there should be a declaration of a national drought emergency, given the supporting evidence. However ...
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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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02 Feb 2016
Food Security and Food Safety joint workshop Day 1
Committee Meeting | Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development | National Assembly
... stunting. Also discussed was the ongoing nationwide drought and its probable effect on the harvest of staple ... staple foods, especially white and yellow maize. Drought response plans of the relevant departments were ...
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16 Feb 2016
Department of Cooperative Governance on impact of SoNA on local government (focusing on progress report per province on Back to Basic programme)
Committee Meeting | Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs | National Assembly
... of the cost of maintenance of two capitals - Drought - Water infrastructure - National minimum wage ... flooding into the towns. It is very clear that drought is going to have a negative impact because people ...
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26 Oct 2016
Indigenous Knowledge Systems: Department of Arts and Culture progress report; BRR Report on performance of Department of Science and Technology and entities
Committee Meeting | Science and Technology | National Assembly
... slow growth rate of the economy and the current drought in South Africa. The CSIR was funded through a ...
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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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25 Oct 2016
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) on all outstanding matters and reports
Committee Meeting | Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development | 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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17 Feb 2016
Water resource management: CSiR briefing, with Minister & Deputy Minister
Committee Meeting | Water and Sanitation | National Assembly
... that South Africa is in the midst of a severe drought and as water is a cross-sectoral input, like electricity ... respond to an external shock like the present drought. This forces economies to scale back to absorb ...
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26 Feb 2016
iSimangaliso on 2015/16 2nd & 3rd Quarter performance
Committee Meeting | Environment, Forestry and Fisheries | National Assembly
... engaged in brief discussion on the challenges of the drought and animals affected, the current status of transformation ...
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14 Sep 2016
Department of Water and Sanitation on its Jan-Jun 2016 performance
Committee Meeting | Standing Committee on Appropriations | National Assembly
... Financial Accounting, stated that around December, drought was declared in several provinces across the country ... re-prioritised towards the emergency projects such as the drought, and the projects that the money was intended for ...
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21 Sep 2016
Department of Science and Technology on its 1st Quarter 2016/17 performance
Committee Meeting | Science and Technology | National Assembly
... received fewer permit applications due to the drought, and could not do field trials. In terms of the ...
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12 Oct 2016
National Treasury & SARS on their 2015/16 Annual Reports with Auditor-General input
Committee Meeting | Finance Standing Committee | National Assembly
... mining sector, the implications of the prolonged drought, the enhancement of South African export competitiveness ...
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19 Oct 2016
Department of International Relations & Cooperation & African Renaissance Fund on their 2015/16 Annual Report; allegations at DIRCO, with Deputy Minister
Committee Meeting | International Relations | National Assembly
... the people of Namibia due to the severity of the drought • Food security project in Guinea Conakry has ...
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06 Apr 2016
Ingonyama Trust Board & CRLR on their 2016 Strategic Plans; Analysis of Department’s performance: briefing by DPME & AGSA, with Deputy Speaker & Deputy Minister
Committee Meeting | Rural Development and Land Reform | National Assembly
... policy documents; the R9 million allocated and if drought was factored into this figure; and if the communication ...
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11 Oct 2016
Plant Improvement & Plant Breeders’ Rights Bills: finalisation; Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries 2015/16 Annual Report: DPME briefing
Committee Meeting | Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development | National Assembly
... jobs. Many parts of the country had experienced drought conditions. The industry’s decline of 0.8% in the ... there were areas of concern. The devastating 2015 drought conditions and rising prices of production inputs ...