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Last Updated : August 13, 2009
by Lindsey SmithThe National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Bill, 2008 ("the Bill") was published on 20 May 2008 in General Notice 648 of 2008. The Minister of Environmental Affairs and…
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Last Updated : August 13, 2009
Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs and TourismSix "hotspots" in South Africa were named by the department of environmental affairs and tourism (DEAT) where air pollution was likely to affect residents.…
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Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs and TourismJoanne Jawitch, deputy director-general: environmental quality and protection of the department of environmental affairs and tourism (DEAT), has now briefed the appropriate parliamentary portfolio…
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Portfolio Committee on Water and Environmental AffairsDirector general Nosipho Ngcaba of the old department of environmental affairs and tourism (DEAT) told the parliamentary water and environmental affairs portfolio committee that…
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Last Updated : June 23, 2009
Portfolio Committee on Water Affairs & ForestryThe department of water affairs and forestry is to form a limited company in terms of the Companies Act called the South African National…
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Last Updated : June 23, 2009
Portfolio Committee on Water Affairs and ForestrySouth Africa possessed internationally recognised legislation on water resource management but more attention had to be given to the implementation process to achieve stated…
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Last Updated : June 23, 2009
Portfolio Committee on Water Affairs and ForestryKey stakeholders in the water resource sector have urged current legislation to be more specific on what constituted illegal water use in order to…
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Last Updated : June 23, 2009
Department of Water Affairs and ForestryCabinet had decided to approve the implementation of phase two of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project in order to secure future water supply to South…
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Last Updated : June 23, 2009
Department of Water Affairs and ForestryGovernment intends to introduce water rationing and higher tariffs in the short term to curb water use and address a growing water supply crisis. The…
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Last Updated : June 23, 2009
Department of Water Affairs and ForestryWater affairs and forestry has inaugurated the Berg Water Project to contribute to better water security in the greater Cape Town area for both domestic…
