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11 May 2016
NA: Unrevised hansard- Vote 36
Hansard
... this issue of drought that you are always preaching about saying there is drought, drought, although there ... our country has been in the clutches of a severe drought, largely due to climate change and the rise in ...
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26 Oct 2016
ATC161026: Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report of the Portfolio Committee on Science and Technology on the performance of the Department of Science and Technology for the 2015/16 financial year, dated 26 October 2016
Tabled Committee Report | Science and Technology | National Assembly
... slow growth rate of the economy and the current drought in South Africa. The CSIR is funded through a ...
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28 Oct 2016
ATC161028: Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report of the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, dated 28 October 2016
Tabled Committee Report | Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development | National Assembly
... disasters such as droughts, veld fires and floods, and has not yet recovered from the recent drought. Therefore ... sector and its challenges, notwithstanding the drought that has hit the country from 2015; the rising ...
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25 Oct 2016
ATC161025: Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report of the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation, dated 25 October 2016
Tabled Committee Report | Water and Sanitation | National Assembly
... delays; reallocation of funds from certain funds to drought interventions and labour unrests within certain ... contributory factors of below normal rainfall and severe drought conditions affected the attainment of targets. ...
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06 Dec 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 ...
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03 May 2016
Minister of Environmental Affairs Budget Speech & responses by DA and IFP
Media briefing
... models were consistent in their projections of the drought that has gripped our country. In November last ...
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10 May 2016
Minister of Transport Budget Vote speech
Media briefing
... the Ports Regulator South Africa. In support of drought relief and its impact on food prices, maize cargo ...
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20 Apr 2016
Minister of Trade and Industry Budget speech & responses by ANC, DA and IFP
Media briefing
... challenges related to electricity and the ongoing drought. We are also aware that South Africa is not alone ...
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29 Nov 2016
Response by DAFF on the issues raised by Small Scale Fishing Representatives: meeting postponed
Committee Meeting | Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development | National Assembly
... Development will be having a meeting to address the drought issue and members were invited to attend that meeting ...
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16 Mar 2016
NA + NCOP - Unrevised Hansard
Hansard
... Niño which is associated in Southern Africa with drought. What is more, the World Bank says this particular ... redress past landownership. We will declare the drought a national disaster so that we can urgently protect ...
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20 Sep 2016
ATC160920: Report of the Select Committee on Land and Mineral Resources (DMR) on the oversight visit to the Isimangaliso Wetland Park, dated 20 September 2016
Tabled Committee Report | NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy | National Council of Provinces
... water and species recovery is slow. During the drought of 2002-2012, Lake St Lucia receded to only 10% ... scarce country and finds itself in one of the worst droughts in living memory. Innovation is key to conserving ...
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02 Nov 2016
Water use allocation impact on farmers: Departments of Water; Rural Development and Land Reform; Agriculture
Committee Meeting | Water and Sanitation | National Assembly
... legislation should make provision for disasters like drought. If the dams went down, what did SA have in place ...
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15 Sep 2016
National Treasury Jan-Jun 2016 performance: hearing
Committee Meeting | Standing Committee on Appropriations | National Assembly
... on weather but SA was experiencing an extended drought so what weather was being referred to? Ms Louw ... the inclement weather, yes there were areas in drought and others areas where there was rain but last ...
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07 Apr 2016
Department of Rural Development and Land Reform on 2016/17 Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan
Committee Meeting | Rural Development and Land Reform | National Assembly
... Department's plan on how it was going to deal with drought in rural communities. Ms Archery replied that the ... together with the Department of Agriculture since the drought had been announced, and reported weekly to the ...
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08 Apr 2016
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Strategic & Annual Performance Plans: briefing by Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluations
Committee Meeting | Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development | National Assembly
... lying fallow and DAFF’s excuse for this was drought. The drought that the country was experiencing had become ... the case of sudden natural disasters like the drought that has been decimating the sector since 2015 ...
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27 Jan 2016
Farm worker conditions in South Africa: ILO research; Extension of Security of Tenure Amendment Bill hearings programme
Committee Meeting | Rural Development and Land Reform | National Assembly
... exercise in futility." The Committee asked why the drought was not included in the study as it is crucial ...
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01 Nov 2016
Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Bill: public hearings programme
Committee Meeting | Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs | National Assembly
... National Disaster Management next week regarding the drought issue. The Chairperson noted the request. The meeting ...
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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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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 ...