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24 Oct 2012
 
 
Chamber of Mines blasted at hearings on water
WATER STRATEGY
The Chamber of Mines was accused of arrogance on Wednesday, and one of its senior executives was warned not to treat MPs as fools. Water Affairs portfolio committee chairperson Johnny de Lange said...
 
 
27 Jan 2012
 
Statement by the FW De Klerk Foundaion, on the South African Weather Servcies Amendment Bill (27/01/2012)
Statements

I was recently invited by the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Water and Environmental Affairs to make an oral submission on the South African Weather Service Amendment Bill.

The...

 
 
20 Oct 2011
 
 
 
Daily podcast – October 20, 2011
PODCAST
Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) in Gauteng poses a threat to residents and government needs to act swiftly in addressing the problem, the provincial Housing Department said yesterday, WTO chief Pascal...
 
 
19 Oct 2011
 
Switch to green economy 'will be painful'
GREEN ECONOMY
South Africa's economy will need serious restructuring if the country is to successfully manage its carbon emissions, MPs heard on Wednesday. The switch to a greener economy was going to be...
 
 
28 Jun 2011
 
Mines can't absolve responsibility for AMD – De Lange
AMD
National Assembly water and environmental affairs committee chairman Johnny de Lange on Tuesday warned mining companies they could not simply absolve themselves of responsibility for acid mine...
 
 
21 Jun 2011
 
R225m for acid mine drainage not enough, Parliament hears
ACID MINE WATER
The R225-million set aside to deal with acid mine drainage (AMD) would not be enough, and closer to R750-million would be needed to address the problem successfully, Johann Claassens from the...
 
 
20 Apr 2011
 
SA: Molewa: Address by the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, on the budget vote, in the National Assembly (20/04/2011)
Topics

Date: 20/04/2011
Source: the Department of Water and Environmental Affairs
Title: SA: Molewa: Address by the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, on the budget vote, in...

 
 
24 Feb 2011
 
DA: Statement by Gareth Morgan, Democratic Alliance shadow minister of water and environmental affairs, on acid mine drainage (24/02/2011)
Statements

The Democratic Alliance welcomes the public release today of the report to the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Acid Mine Drainage. While it has taken a long time to produce, the authors of the...

 
 
14 Jan 2011
 
 
 
Daily podcast – January 14, 2011
PODCAST
Identifying practical steps to create jobs is the main focus of a meeting of the African National Congress's (ANC’s) top brass under way in Midrand on Thursday, forces loyal to Laurent Gbagbo...
 
 
SA lawmakers seek public input on climate change policy
POLICY DEVELOPMENT
South Africa’s Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Water and Environmental Affairs has called for public input on the country’s draft climate change policy, currently still a Green Paper,...
 
 
19 Nov 2010
 
ANC reshuffles Parliamentary leadership
PARLIAMENT
The African National Congress (ANC) announced a reshuffle of its leadership in Parliament on Thursday.
 
 
18 Nov 2010
 
ANC: Statement by Thandi Modise, African National Congress deputy secretary-general, on new chairpersons for Parliamentary portfolio committees (18/11/2010)
Statements

When we began this current term of parliament, we committed ourselves to an activist ANC Caucus and activist Parliament that is well-positioned to fully undertake its constitutional role, which...

 
 
21 Oct 2010
 
Polity – News this week
NEWS
A roundup of news this week.
 
 
SABC board slammed by Parliament
PERFORMANCE REVIEW
A long-awaited Parliamentary meeting on the latest crisis at the SABC came to nought on Wednesday when chairperson Ben Ngubane told Members of Parliament (MPs) that the embattled board had failed...
 
 
20 Jun 2010
 
DA: Online newsletter by Helen Zille, Democratic Alliance leader, on the World Cup (20/06/2010)
Statements

Our defeat to Uruguay on Wednesday was a blow. We will need a miracle - in the form of a big win against France on Tuesday - to stand a chance of progressing to the knock-out stages. Bafana...

 
 
 
                       
 
 
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