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Mineral and Petroleum Resources
Department of Mineral Resources 1st Quarter 2015/16 performance
2 Sep 2015
The Committee Researcher briefed the Committee, prior to the presentation by the Department of Mineral Resources (the Department) on the 1st quarterly performance and expenditure report 2015, for the Department. The Department had generally done well on expenditure, but was showing 6% ‘lag’ in spending. The reason was largely due to ...
Economic Development
Economic Development Department 1st Quarter 2015/16 performance; Quarterly Labour Force Survey: Statistics South Africa briefing, with Minister present
1 Sep 2015
The presentation revolved around two topics -- a briefing by the Economic Development Department (EDD) on its first quarter performance, and by Statistics SA on the Quarterly Labour Force Survey.
The Minister of Economic Development spoke about the economy. From October 2010 to June 2015, employment had risen from 13.6 ...
Mineral and Petroleum Resources
State liability for environmental damage from acid mine drainage and derelict and ownerless mines: briefing by actuaries
18 Aug 2015
The Department of Mineral Resources(DMR) gave a presentation that outlined its efforts, budgets and plans in respect of Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) and derelict mine rehabilitation. The Department explained that despite the fact that mining had been ongoing since the 1600s, it was only when the Mineral and Petroleum Resources ...
Economic Development
International Trade Instruments: workshop with International Trade Administration Commission & Department of Trade and Industry
17 Aug 2015
The Department of Trade and Industry provided the Committee with information on the status of many trade negotiations currently taking place. Most of these programmes aimed to increase African participation in international trade, as well as intra-regional trade within Africa. Global trade was rapidly evolving to include both intermediate goods ...
Economic Development
Economic Development Department on its 3rd & 4th Quarter 2014/15 Performance, with Minister present
4 Aug 2015
The Minister of Economic Development told the Committee said that in the third quarter, the Department had achieved 38 of its 54 targets, and in the fourth quarter 90 of its 111 targets. The Department’s 22 key performance indicators were also discussed, with the stimulation of development in township economies, ...
Mineral and Petroleum Resources
Uncompensated Miners with Silicosis: Prof Ehrlich, Deputy Minister, Chief Inspector of Mines briefings
24 Jun 2015
The Committee heard briefings from Prof Ehrlich of the University of Cape Town's School of Public Health and the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR). The presentations focused on the health of ex-mineworkers, particularly those suffering from silicosis, a respiratory disease developed by inhaling silica dust over an extended period of ...
Economic Development
Portfolio Committee on Economic Development outstanding work
23 Jun 2015
The Committee’s Content Advisor took Members through the five year strategic plan. He highlighted the priorities of the Committee; which included increasing oversight functions, active monitoring of departmental priorities, issues of national state interventions in the economy as it relates to infrastructure implementation, basic efficiency and development of departments in ...
Economic Development
Consideration of outstanding work: postponement of meeting
17 Jun 2015
A meeting was scheduled for 9:30am in an attempt to review the Committee’s outstanding work. Very few members arrived as scheduled (3 ANC members) and three other members arrived within 20 minutes of the stipulated time. The present committee members made frantic efforts to reach their colleagues with an aim ...
Mineral and Petroleum Resources
CSIR on its involvement in mining technology
10 Jun 2015
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) gave a presentation on its involvement in mining technology. The Committee was informed that South Africa had significant mineral reserves and was a mature industry, with easily mined deposits with high grade deposits already extracted. However, in mining operations, and in gold ...
Economic Development
Automotive sector: briefing by Economic Development Department & Department of Trade and Industry
9 Jun 2015
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) gave the Committee a full breakdown of the participants in the South African motor vehicle industry. There were seven original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) -- Ford, Nissan and BMW (in Gauteng), Toyota (in Durban), Mercedes (in East London), General Motors (in Port Elizabeth) and ...