"drought"
in Media Briefings
63 matches
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08 Feb 2024
President Cyril Ramaphosa: 2024 State of the Nation Address (SONA)
Media briefing
... unbearable heatwaves in the Northern Cape, persistent drought in the Eastern Cape, and intense storms in Gauteng ... themselves through persistent floods, fires and droughts, we have decided to establish a Climate Change ...
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16 May 2023
Minister of Water and Sanitation Budget Speech, response by FF+
Media briefing
... though limited to some localities, while drought and drought-related disasters regularly affect communities ... deficit of raw water in Gqeberha due to the ongoing drought in that area. Raw water availability in South Africa ...
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22 Feb 2023
Minister of Finance Budget Speech 2023
Media briefing
... extreme weather events such as floods, heatwaves and drought, are occurring more often. Our Just Energy Transition ...
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16 May 2018
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Budget Speech
Media briefing
... experiencing drought, and this has resulted in government declaring a national state of drought disaster ... when agriculture was not performing because of drought, GDP slowed down, leading to the negative growth ...
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11 Feb 2009
Budget Speech 2009 and Documents
Media briefing
... beans and other vegetables, and except for drastic drought years, we would never go hungry. The subsistence ...
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12 Sep 2011
International Cooperation, Trade and Security Cluster Briefing
Media briefing
... following an extended period of over six months of drought in the region. Half of the Somali population, 3 ... situation of the country which, in addition to the drought, has resulted in food shortages. Heeding to a clarion ...
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23 Jul 2020
Minister of Environment, Forestry & Fisheries Budget Speech, response by IFP, DA & FF+
Media briefing
... addressing drought concludes its work, we will have a solution, or guidance, on how to tackle drought issues ... addressing drought concludes its work, we will have a solution, or guidance, on how to tackle drought issues ...
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25 Apr 2012
International Relations and Cooperation: Ministers Budget Vote Speech
Media briefing
... from that country. Combine these factors with drought, then you will understand what the Sahel countries ...
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03 Dec 2008
Economic & Investment Cluster Progress Report
Media briefing
... in the income of small scale farmers due to its drought tolerant characteristics, not being prone to theft ...
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25 Sep 2016
Social Protection, Community and Human Development Cluster Media Briefing
Media briefing
... events. Drought and water restrictions The country is still affected by the current drought; with the ... initial provinces that were hardest hit by the drought. The latest of these are those on the Vaal River ...
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26 Apr 2016
Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform Budget speech & responses by ANC and DA
Media briefing
... 2015/2016 some of them were also assisted with drought relief. There are currently 651 strategic partnerships ...
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08 Mar 2016
Implementation of Government Programme of Action following 2016 SoNA by Minister Gugile Nkwinti
Media briefing
... stand the drought conditions. I think that as a Department we are thinking beyond the drought. I think ... Minister Zokwana about that R16 billion cost of the drought. How is that calculated, and what is included in ...
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18 May 2017
Minister of Cooperative Governance And Traditional Affairs Budget Speech
Media briefing
... its coordinated drought intervention plans across the country to address the drought’s devastating effects ... Speaker, The country has just experienced severe drought conditions, which is said to be the worst since ...
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09 Feb 2017
President Jacob Zuma: 2017 State of the Nation Address
Media briefing
... through a difficult period last year because of the drought. To date, an estimated amount of 2.5 billion rand ...
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23 Jul 2020
Minister of Water and Sanitation Budget Speech, response by ANC, IFP, GOOD, & EFF
Media briefing
... save water, especially necessary in our often drought stricken provinces. The Water Research Commission ... infrastructure maintenance and investment, recurrent droughts driven by climatic variation, inequities in access ...
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24 May 2017
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Budget Speech
Media briefing
... distributed drought tolerant maize seed among smallholder farmers and provided technical advice on drought feeding ... periodic droughts; which in turn, results in very low production yields. During this drought period, our ...
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26 Apr 2016
Minister of State Security Budget Speech & response by DA
Media briefing
... The current drought is a serious threat in terms of food, security. As a result of the drought in the SADC ... terrorism as well as the impact of the current drought on the SADC region as a whole. If we look at our ...
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11 Feb 2016
President Jacob Zuma: State of the Nation Address 2016
Media briefing
... five provinces have been seriously affected by drought, namely North-West, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, ...
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18 May 2022
Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Budget Speech, responses by ACDP, IFP, DA
Media briefing
... Besides floods and other extreme weather events, drought is a new reality for many communities across our ... implement projects and programmes in response to SADC Drought Resilience Strategy. You will agree with me that ...
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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 ...