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Assault on democracy as Parliamentary bouncers remove journalists from meeting

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Dear MyPE The DA has written to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Baleka Mbete, objecting to the draconian measures deployed by Parliament yesterday to close a meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation. Journalists gathering to hear a briefing into the Special Investigative Unit (SIU) investigation into the multi-billion rand corruption in the Department were escorted out of the venue by as many as ten Parliamentary bouncers, or “chamber support officers”. The … [Read more...] about Assault on democracy as Parliamentary bouncers remove journalists from meeting

Eastern Cape on the verge of worst drought crisis in the country

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Dear MyPE Following an oversight visit to the Kouga Municipality region today, the DA met concerned farmers in the area whose farms are increasingly being threatened by the ongoing crippling drought in the Eastern Cape. The farmers raised concerns regarding the survival of their livestock, the production of crops and the job security of farm workers. The Kouga Municipality has worked tirelessly to establish a task team to find ways of alleviating the impact of the drought. In late 2017, … [Read more...] about Eastern Cape on the verge of worst drought crisis in the country

Urgent multi-disciplinary Parliamentary meeting called to deal with national water crisis

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Dear MyPE The DA welcomes the response from the Chairperson of Water and Sanitation Committee, Lulu Johnson, to our request to summon Minister of Water and Sanitation, Nomvula Mokonyane to parliament. Minister Mokonyane must brief members of parliament as well as South Africans on her department’s interventions to resolve the drought crisis facing the country. A joint meeting has been called for next week Tuesday, 6 February 2018, between Ministers of Agriculture, Forestry and … [Read more...] about Urgent multi-disciplinary Parliamentary meeting called to deal with national water crisis

Nooitgedacht Low Level Water Scheme’s Purification Capacity Problem

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Water is available via the Gariep Dam but payment delays and budget cuts on the implementation of Phase 3 of the Nooitgedacht Low Level Water Scheme Purification plant could scupper the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro receiving an additional 70 Million litres of water per day. The current water consumption in the metro is around 280 Million litres per day. This was revealed at an oversight visit today to Nooitgedacht hosted by Shadow Minister of Water and Sanitation, Leon Basson MP with Councillor … [Read more...] about Nooitgedacht Low Level Water Scheme’s Purification Capacity Problem

Water and Sanitation Minister Missing in Action

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Dear MyPE The DA finds it most worrying that the Water and Sanitation Minister, Nomvula Mokonyane will today represent President Jacob Zuma at the inauguration of the new Liberian President, George Weah. Instead of attending to the on-going water crisis here at home, the Minister is off on a junket while South Africans are facing a potentially crippling drought. If Minister Mokonyane took her job seriously, she would ensure that her department applies its resources to assisting … [Read more...] about Water and Sanitation Minister Missing in Action