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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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 15 Nov 2005

    Forestry Laws Amendment Bill: Final Mandates; Department of Water Affairs and Forestry Annual Report

    Committee Meeting | NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy | National Council of Provinces

    ... whether the Department had plans to address the drought in the Limpopo Province; whether the Work for Water ... the Limpopo Province was experiencing a severe drought. Plans needed to be put in place to ensure that ...

  • 15 Nov 2018

    NCOP: Unrevised Hansard

    Hansard

    ... avoid a crisis, during one in a thousand year drought, boosted the investment case for Cape Town. We ... facilitation and provision of resources for the drought-stricken provinces. It will change agriculture ...

  • 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 ...

  • 11 Nov 2016

    NA: Unrevised hansard

    Hansard

    ... our water supply. Our country is experiencing drought but this department continues to spend large amounts ... one of the criteria of the Bill. In this regard drought relief to farmers amounting to budget to the tune ...

  • 29 Oct 2020

    NA: Unrevised hansard

    Hansard

    ... had water shortages or which were affected by droughts – for example, in parts of the Eastern Cape and ...

  • 08 Mar 2018

    NA: Unrevised hansard

    Hansard

    ... recovered from the 2014     drought. During this truly difficult time of drought, it is good and common practice ... saw in the early parts of the drought is that the reaction to the drought in KwaZulu-Natal, Free State ...

  • 23 May 2011

    Appropriation Bill : Debate on Vote 34 - Science and Technology

    Hansard

    ... already witnessed devastating floods, heat waves and droughts in various parts of the world. We have to use ...

  • 19 Apr 2018

    NCOP: Unrevised hansard

    Hansard

    ... is R7,8 million – during the drought period ...     Remember, the drought started in KwaZulu-Natal and ... interns, they said their most immediate problem was drought, which was true by the way. One could not argue ...