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Transport
Economic Regulation of Transport Bill and National Road Traffic Amendment Bill A/B: finalisation
16 Sep 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Transport met to consider the A-list of changes to the Economic Regulation of Transport Bill and the National Road Traffic Amendment Bill. Both Bills were adopted with the Committee’s amendments. In particular, the proposal in the National Road ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
AGSA performance audit on rehabilitation of derelict and ownerless mines; SAHRC recommendations concerning unregulated artisanal underground and surface mining activities
13 Sep 2022
The Portfolio Committee convened in a virtual meeting to receive a briefing on the performance audit report on derelict and ownerless mines from the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA), as well as a briefing from the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on its recommendations on issues and challenges relating ...
Transport
Marine Pollution (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) A/B; DoT Q1 2022/23 Performance; Railway Safety Bill: deliberations & other matters
6 Sep 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee received a briefing from the Department of Transport (DOT) on the Marine Pollution (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment Bill [B5-2022] and the DOT's first quarter expenditure for 2022/23.
The Department stated that South Africa was part of the International Convention for ...
Public Enterprises
Financial and governance challenges facing Denel; Developments at Eskom; with Deputy Minister
31 Aug 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises convened on a virtual platform for a joint meeting with the Select Committee on Public Enterprises and Communication, and the Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy to receive an update on the financial and governance challenges faced by Denel, and an update ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
MACUA-WAMUA on Mining Communities Social Audit; Mining Charter; Artisanal Mining legalisation
30 Aug 2022
Video (Part 1)
Video (Part 2)
In a virtual meeting, members of MACUA (Mining-affected Communities United in Action) and WAMUA (Women Affected by Mining United in Action) presented a social audit of ten affected mining communities, comments on the Mining Charter judgment and about the legalisation of artisanal mining.
Committee ...
Transport
Railway Safety Bill: public hearings day 2
24 Aug 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee received submissions on the Railway Safety Bill from the Lowveld Escarpment Fire Protection Agency and Bombela Operating Company. A scheduled presentation by the Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works was not received.
Lowveld Escarpment Fire Protection Agency asked for important ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Bill: legal opinion; Glencore matter
3 Jun 2022
Parliament's Constitutional and Legal Services Office (CLSO) briefed the Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy on two concerns it had about the Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Bill [B13 – 2021]. Legal services addressed two matters:
• The MPRD Amendment Bill lapsed at the end of the Fifth Parliament ...
Transport
National Road Traffic A/B; Economic Regulation of Transport Bill & National Land Transport A/B: deliberations; Report on International Civil Aviation Convention; Okhahlamba Residents Petition
31 May 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee considered updated lists of amendments to the National Road Traffic Amendment Bill and the Economic Regulation of Transport Bill. They received feedback from the Parliamentary Legal Advisor on changes to the National Land Transport Amendment Bill proposed in response to ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Revised AFRA agreement on Nuclear Science; Former DMRE official & Glencore matters
31 May 2022
The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) briefed the Committee on the Revised African Regional Co-operative Agreement for Research, Development and Training for the Nuclear Science and Technology (AFRA) explaining the ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Gas Amendment Bill: DMRE response to public submissions
20 May 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) briefed the Committee on its responses to the written submissions on the Gas Amendment Bill.
The DMRE said that the Department had received 19 submissions from stakeholders. The submissions comprised of comments on specific provisions of the ...