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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
REDISA liquidation; Waste Tyre Plan; Waste Bureau: briefing with Minister
12 Oct 2017
The Minister of Environmental Affairs indicated that the Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of South Africa (REDISA) liquidation was currently in court.
DEA had applied for liquidation of REDISA based on the dissatisfaction with REDISA in terms of transparency, inadequate reporting on the plans, as well as suspicion around failure ...
Mineral and Petroleum Resources
Mineral Resources Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
11 Oct 2017
The Committee met briefly to consider and adopt the Mineral Resources Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report.
In addition, Members briefly discussed the continued absence of certain Members of the Committee and if this had been followed up with the relevant structures.
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Thabametsi Judgement: DEA progress report; Environmental Affairs BRRR
10 Oct 2017
The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) updated the Committee on progress made in the Thabametsi Judgement including legal costs incurred by DEA if there were any. Total litigation costs paid until 30 September 2017 (18 months) amounted to R11 269 995.19 (this amount included monetary claims). For all intents and purposes, ...
Mineral and Petroleum Resources
CGS, Mintek, State Diamond Trader & SADPMR 2016/17 Annual Report
4 Oct 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources was briefed by the Council for Geoscience (CGS), Mintek, the State Diamond Trader (SDT) and the South African Diamond and Precious Metals Regulator (SADPMR) on their annual reports for the 2016/2017 financial year.
The SADPMR had received an unqualified audit. Areas ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Committee Report on Donation of Wild Life Game animals by North West DRDLR
6 Sep 2017
Documents handed out: Committee Report on Donation of Wild Life Game animals by North West DRDLR [All Committee reports available under Tabled Committee Reports once published]
The Committee of Environmental Affairs and the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries were not able to adopt the report, mainly because the Chairperson of Agriculture, ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
SAWS Board held to account for CEO contract termination and fruitless and wasteful expenditure
5 Sep 2017
The meeting could not go on as planned due to the absence of the Minister who had a family emergency to attend to, and also because of the absence of the entire component of the South African Weather Services (SAWS) board as was requested by the Committee.
In response to ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Marine Spatial Planning Bill [B9-2017]: public hearings
1 Sep 2017
The meeting focused on the last set of submissions at the public hearings on the Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) Bill. Inputs on the Bill were received from a range of stakeholders, starting with the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), which gave background information on the rationale behind the Bill.
The ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Marine Spatial Planning Bill: Isimangaliso response; Rhino Lab; Wildlife Economy transformation; SARGBH wildlife donation
29 Aug 2017
The Committee received a response from the Isimangaliso Wetland Park Authority on the park-public conflict issues raised during public hearings, and the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) gave briefings on the donation of wild life to the South African Rare Game Breeders Association (SARGBA), progress on the Rhino Lab, and ...
Police
Illegal Mining: Hawks & Department of Mineral Resources briefing
25 Aug 2017
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) reported that illegal mining incidents occur on both the East and West Rand of Gauteng, with most incidents occurring at the Grootvlei, Anglo-Gold Ashanti, Sibanye and Kusasalethu gold mines, as well as in the Roodepoort, Benoni and Florida areas. In Kwazulu-Natal, illegal gold ...
Mineral and Petroleum Resources
Way forward on State Capture allegations in Organs of State involving Minister of Mineral Resources
23 Aug 2017
The meeting became a lengthy discussion on whether the Committee should call the Minister of Mineral Resources to its meeting to account for allegations of state capture involving his Department. The House Chairperson’s directive had been clear on the need to first call the Minister to account, and that the ...