"drought"
in Committee Meetings
1069 matches
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03 Mar 2011
Climate Change Green Paper 2010: public hearings
Committee Meeting | Water and Sanitation | National Assembly
... it depended whether SA was hit by floods or by drought as to where there would be water, and if the temperature ...
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17 Oct 2011
Deputy Minister of Finance briefing: Land Bank and Development Bank of Southern Africa Financial and Fiscal Commission Annual Report Annual Reports 2010/11
Committee Meeting | Finance Standing Committee | National Assembly
... African agriculture faced huge challenges such as drought, floods and veld fires in some areas. On the other ...
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21 Aug 2012
Veterinary and Para-Veterinary Professions Amendment Bill [B25-2012]: Deliberations
Committee Meeting | Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development | National Assembly
... people affected. He also noted that, owing to the drought in the USA, South Africans had had to find alternative ...
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16 Feb 2016
Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries 2nd Quarter performance: Committee Researcher and AGSA briefings
Committee Meeting | Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development | National Assembly
... Members also asked how the shifting of funding for drought was being done. Members commented that it was a ...
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18 May 2016
Department of Science and Technology on its 2016 Annual Performance Plan
Committee Meeting | NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication | National Council of Provinces
... asked what the Department was doing about the drought that facing South Africa; the coffee and tea programme ... significant constraint to crop production and increasing drought tolerance of crops was one of the steps to gaining ...
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06 Feb 2018
Provincial Education Departments Performance Indicators: roundtable discussion
Committee Meeting | Basic Education | National Assembly
... it is important to bring up the impact that the drought will have on WCED targets The Chairperson welcomed ...
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22 Mar 2017
Operation Phakisa: DPME and DAFF; National Food & Nutrition Security Implementation plan: progress report by DPME; Poultry industry: response from DAFF
Committee Meeting | Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development | National Assembly
... trade issues, the re-use of closed abattoirs, the drought, dumping of chicken breast meat by SA to the EU ...
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09 May 2017
Economic Development Department & Industrial Development Corporation on their Annual Performance Plans, with Minister & Deputy
Committee Meeting | Economic Development | National Assembly
... agricultural sector was severely affected by the worst drought on record, while weak global demand and lower commodity ...
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25 Oct 2017
Department of Basic Education 2016/17 Annual Report
Committee Meeting | NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture | National Council of Provinces
... intake of learners was not disadvantaged due to the drought; why the audit stated that oversight and monitoring ...
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31 Jan 2017
MIG projects in Saldanha Bay Local Municipality: Western Cape Department of Local Government briefing
Committee Meeting | NCOP Appropriations | National Council of Provinces
... registered the drought, and water security on the provisional risk register. The drought was elevated to ... deficiency. Municipalities were informed to prioritise drought-related projects such as retention of water sources ...
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17 Feb 2016
Department of Health on its 2nd and 3rd Quarter 2015/6 performance
Committee Meeting | Health | National Assembly
... legislation dealing with compensation claims of workers; drought plans; the school health programme; breast-feeding ...
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23 Feb 2016
Minister of Energy on impact of 2016 State of Nation Address on the Energy mandate
Committee Meeting | Energy | National Assembly
... when she realised that South Africa was facing a drought challenge since despite this problem the government ...
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24 Feb 2016
Matric 2015 results in Limpopo and strategies to improve 2016 results
Committee Meeting | NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture | National Council of Provinces
... replied that water is a national issue now. With the drought, boreholes are drying up and the schools are affected ...
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05 Aug 2003
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety: briefing; Zimbabwe Report: adoption
Committee Meeting | Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development | National Assembly
... be the same this year?Dr Moephuli said that the drought in Zimbabwe would have no specific impact on South ...
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12 Oct 2005
2004/2005 Annual Reports: Department and Water Boards: briefings
Committee Meeting | Water and Sanitation | National Assembly
... from the farmers. They found that following the drought, the Department had to develop fair operating rules ... not been part of their planning, and seasonal droughts in Mtubatuba. For the way forward, they felt that ...
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14 Oct 2005
SA Local Government Association & Various Water User Associations on Department Annual Report: hearings
Committee Meeting | Water and Sanitation | National Assembly
... water available was sufficient, even in periods of drought. Ms Maine asked whether the association had delivered ... cycle, which included security of supply during droughts. The board would provide assistance and support ...
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13 Jun 2006
Water Research Commission: briefing
Committee Meeting | Science and Technology | National Assembly
... the feasibility of desalination during the heavy drought and water crisis it experienced recently. Dr ...
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13 Jun 2006
Address by Deputy Minister; Isiqongo BEE/Agri Project: briefing; Chinese delegation visit
Committee Meeting | Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development | National Assembly
... of around one-third of total produce. Although drought was a problem, the sector was well diversified ...
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28 Mar 2007
Department Budget and Strategic Plan 2007/08: briefing
Committee Meeting | Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development | National Assembly
... Department would evaluate and monitor the impact of the drought that the country was experiencing, and review its ... taken on VAT adjustments, and the steps taken in drought relief. Further questions, which could not be answered ...
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01 Mar 2000
International Conventions on Environment: briefing
Committee Meeting | Tourism | National Assembly
... and mitigate the effects of drought in countries experiencing serious drought and/or desertification, particularly ... prioritizing the combating of desertification and drought, as well as the underlying socio-economic causes ...