"drought"
in Committee Meetings
105 matches
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12 Oct 2017
SA Farmers Development Association challenges with sugar industry & Department response
Committee Meeting | Trade and Industry | National Assembly
... farmers and this was at its peak in 2015 due to drought. The emerging growers are facing both cost and ...
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29 Nov 2017
Outstanding water debt by municipalities, with DWS Minister + Deputy & COGTA Deputy Minister
Committee Meeting | Water and Sanitation | National Assembly
... involved in an emergency programmes during the drought period, despite struggling financially, yet CoGTA ... the debt collector should also be addressed. The drought intervention was CoGTA’s responsibility, and they ...
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14 Feb 2017
Liquor Products Amendment Bill, National Forests Amendments Bill & National Veld and Forest Fire Amendment Bill: Parliamentary officials' briefing; Armyworm outbreak: Department briefing, in presence of Minister
Committee Meeting | Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development | National Assembly
... was in the country. She wanted to know whether drought-resistant maize was being grown, and suggested ...
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14 Jun 2017
Mpumalanga, Western Cape & Gauteng 2016/17 expenditure: Provincial Treasury reports
Committee Meeting | NCOP Finance | National Council of Provinces
... growth, policy uncertainty, infrastructure gaps, drought, rising fiscal pressure, and high joblessness for ...
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30 May 2017
Economic Development Department on its Annual Performance Plan, with Minister & Deputy
Committee Meeting | NCOP Economic and Business Development | National Council of Provinces
... for 2017. SA had also experienced its biggest drought in generations which impacted on its agricultural ...
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23 Aug 2017
Department of Water and Sanitation on Quarter 1 performance; with Minister
Committee Meeting | Water and Sanitation | National Assembly
... with the restrictions due to drought conditions. Restrictions on drought conditions were still applicable ...
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01 Mar 2017
Drought relief interventions: COGTA, DWA & Treasury updates
Committee Meeting | Water and Sanitation | National Assembly
... (DAFF) presented their briefings on drought interventions and drought relief funding. The purpose of the ... Reform was to highlight areas of drought intervention, strategies of drought interventions delivery and the ...
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02 May 2017
DEA, SANParks & iSimangaliso Annual Performance Plans; AGSA input, with Minister
Committee Meeting | Environment, Forestry and Fisheries | National Assembly
... climate variability, with associated extreme events (drought and floods) which impacted food production, health ... helped in conserving water and mitigating against drought like scenarios. He said that EP looked at ways ...
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15 Feb 2017
Water economy and SONA implications and drought update: Department Water Affairs and Water Research Commission briefings, in presence of Deputy Minister
Committee Meeting | Water and Sanitation | National Assembly
... parts of the country are still experiencing mild drought in the provinces and parts enumerated. Some recovery ...
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10 May 2017
Department of Trade and Industry on its Annual Performance Plan, with Deputy Minister
Committee Meeting | NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour | National Council of Provinces
... affected by the drop in commodity prices as well as drought that had affected certain areas. However it was ... industry had not too long ago been hard hit by drought. Members asked that if the United States could ...
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05 Sep 2017
DAFF on Quarter 1 performance, with Minister; Liquor Products Amendment Bill: adoption
Committee Meeting | Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development | National Assembly
... avian flu. Lastly, she wanted to find out if the drought disaster is being monitored. The Chairperson ... and Fisheries, Senzeni Zokwana, reported on the drought and said something is being done. They have met ...
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31 Jan 2017
Department of Labour on its 2015/16 Annual Report
Committee Meeting | NCOP Economic and Business Development | National Council of Provinces
... resulted in job losses. In addition, the recent drought in SA, more so, affected vulnerable groups. He ... Agriculture was engaged to minimise the effect of drought. He stated that in the presentation the DoL had ...
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08 Nov 2017
Water Master Plan; Water and Sanitation Bill; Economic Regulator for Water: DWS progress report; with Minister
Committee Meeting | Water and Sanitation | National Assembly
... lose their ability to release water in times of drought; similarly, the ability to reduce flow in times ... had the Department put into place to deal with drought, and how was it educating the public on how to ...
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02 May 2017
Poultry Industry: public hearings; BBBEE Commission Annual Performance Plan
Committee Meeting | Trade and Industry | National Assembly
... losses were incited by drought and dumping and comparative data to depict how drought versus dumping affects ...
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09 May 2017
Poultry Industry: public hearings; National Empowerment Fund on its Annual Performance Plan
Committee Meeting | Trade and Industry | National Assembly
... result of market reviews to remain competitive. Drought was causing pressure on prices. In reply to the ... those jobs. Sorghum was used because it was a drought-resistance product which also provided fuel security ...
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17 May 2017
Department of Defence on its Annual Performance Plan
Committee Meeting | Defence and Military Veterans | National Assembly
... may result in increased regional flooding and/or drought. Government may in the foreseeable future require ... North West Provinces. The SANDF would continue drought relief support by the provision of water bunkers ...
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31 Oct 2017
Department of Water and Sanitation 2016/17 Annual Report, with Deputy Minister
Committee Meeting | NCOP Health and Social Services | National Council of Provinces
... funded, as well as other interventions during the drought period. It was agreed that there was an urgent ...
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21 Nov 2017
Minister of Energy on government’s plans in energy sector Day 1
Committee Meeting | Energy | National Assembly
... demand than envisaged due to the economic downturn, drought in parts of the Southern African Development Community ... the economic downturn into account, as well as drought and lower commodity prices. The presentation had ...
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29 Nov 2017
South African Tourism on its 2016/17 Annual Report
Committee Meeting | NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour | National Council of Provinces
... What was SA Tourism doing to assist with the drought in the Western Cape? It was already expected that ... Western Cape over the festive season because of the drought. Given that domestic tourism was suffering because ...
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03 May 2017
Division of Revenue Bill [B4-2017]: negotiating mandates
Committee Meeting | NCOP Appropriations | National Council of Provinces
... of additional grants to ease the effects of the drought; and third, additional funding for infrastructure ... rate in wealthier municipalities. Concerning the drought, Treasury explained that it has been communicating ...