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01 Feb 2017
Poultry Sector crisis: Department of Trade and Industry briefing
Committee Meeting | NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour | National Council of Provinces
... also worsened the crisis since prices increased. Droughts had also resulted in shortages of feed and there ...
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07 Sep 2017
NA: Unrevised Hansard
Hansard
... green drought. Limited rainfall has cost new but insubstantial plant growth in the parish drought-stricken ... agricultural sector in the wake of the devastating drought in 2015 and 2016, is nothing short of a miracle ...
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02 May 2017
NCOP: Unrevised Hansard
Hansard
... by a third already. Early indications point to drought as a leading cause. The ANC government was asked ... various stakeholders, including the DA, to declare drought a national disaster but they refused. Look at ...
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26 Oct 2017
NA: Unrevised Hansard
Hansard
... water and employment to 720 000 households in the drought stricken areas of Lady Grey, Rossouw and Sterkspruit ... debates interventions to resolve the effects of drought in regard to food industry. Ms D ROBINSON: House ...
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02 Mar 2017
NA: Unrevised Hansard
Hansard
... mitigate the impact that the severe and recurring drought has had on the agricultural sector across the ...
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22 Aug 2017
Mr N S Matiase (EFF) to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries:
Question & Reply
... Research Council (ARC). 2. Monsanto donated the drought trait (DT – MON87460) and Bt (MON89034) to smallholder ... Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania) Monsanto donated the drought trait and Bt (MON810). Under the WEMA projects ...
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06 Sep 2017
Mr MPG Lekota (COPE) to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries:
Question & Reply
... National Joint Drought Coordinating Committee, Inter-Ministerial Task Team on Drought and also chairs ... National Drought Task Team. b) The Department is working with provinces to promote awareness on drought coping ...
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11 Dec 2017
Mr M L W Filtane (UDM) to ask the Minister of Health:
Question & Reply
... the Hospital reservoir is being expanded. The drought situation has drastically improved with the good ...
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04 Dec 2017
Mr M G P Lekota (Cope) to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs:
Question & Reply
... coordinates the drought and water scarcity situation in the country. The National Joint Drought Coordination ... operational and responsible for the coordination of drought and water scarcity conditions, response and intervention ...
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28 Feb 2017
Economic Development Department on its Third Quarter Performance, with Minister & Deputy in attendance
Committee Meeting | Economic Development | National Assembly
... sector to circumvent these challenges. The current drought had a serious impact on food prices, on the contribution ...
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08 Mar 2017
Umgeni Water & Mhlatuze Water 2015/16 Annual Report; suspended CEO
Committee Meeting | Water and Sanitation | National Assembly
... entities as a result of efforts geared towards drought intervention. Comments were raised about monitoring ...
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24 May 2017
Services SETA, Energy and Water SETA, Local Government SETA on their Annual Performance Plan, with Deputy Minister present
Committee Meeting | Higher Education, Science and Technology | National Assembly
... were doing to combat contemporary challenges like drought in the Western Cape, and commended for being the ...
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31 Jan 2017
Taxation of Sugar Sweetened Beverages: public hearings
Committee Meeting | Finance Standing Committee | National Assembly
... especially the small scale farmers, had been ravaged by drought. The industry as a whole had a 25% reduced crop ...
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28 Feb 2017
Budget 2017: Parliamentary Budget Office & Financial and Fiscal Commission briefing
Committee Meeting | Finance Standing Committee | National Assembly
... will be a lag in recovery to 2012 levels. The drought has also impacted water and electricity sectors ...
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28 Mar 2017
Department, Commission on Restitution of Land Rights and Ingonyama Trust Board on their Quarter 3 performance, with Minister & Deputy present
Committee Meeting | Rural Development and Land Reform | National Assembly
... affected by the drought, as there was no indication in the report of any effects the drought may have had ... members, as mentioned by the Judge. She said the drought had affected only one project of the ITB, because ...
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04 May 2017
DAFF & Marine Living Resources Fund on their Annual Performance Plan; DPME input, with Minister
Committee Meeting | Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development | National Assembly
... like she was regarding the drought issue because there was funding for drought relief programmes but the ... made by DAFF could not be attained due to the drought and other factors which permitted the Department ...
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07 Feb 2017
Insurance Bill [B1-2016]: public hearings
Committee Meeting | Finance Standing Committee | National Assembly
... was done in certain areas and it showed that the drought and other occurrences impacted certain farmers ...
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13 Sep 2017
Department of Water and Sanitation on Quarter 1 performance, with Minister and Deputy Minister
Committee Meeting | Water and Sanitation | National Assembly
... unnecessary expenses during the past three years of drought. Treasury could not compensate for this because ...
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17 Oct 2017
NCOP: Unrevised Hansard
Hansard
... condition, they can be able to survive any kind of drought. Mr C F B SMIT: Chairperson, I would like to ... When there is a challenge, like devastation or drought, the habitat dries out. Even when it starts to ...
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19 Oct 2017
ATC171019: Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report of the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries dated 19 October 2017
Tabled Committee Report | Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development | National Assembly
... mostly in respect of CASP Indirect Grant for drought relief. This is attributed to delays in fodder ... the Northern Cape Province. Considering that the drought started in the 2014/15 financial year, the stated ...