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Mineral Resources and Energy
Department of Mineral Resources Quarter 3 performance, with Minister present; Response to SONA
15 Feb 2017
The meeting began with an attempt by Mr J Lorimer (DA) to make the Committee change the rules with respect to how members of the Committee engaged with the delegation of the Department. This was however met with some resistance. The Minister of Mineral Resources in his opening remarks to ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Mining Indaba 2017; Mineral Investment Promotion; Lily Mine disaster update: Deputy Minister and Chamber of Mines briefings
7 Dec 2016
The Committee heard from the Department of Mineral Resources led by Deputy Minister, Godfrey Oliphant, and from the Chamber of Mines. The Chamber of Mines presented its programmes for promoting the mining industry in South Africa. It noted that notwithstanding general losses, the mining industry made a substantial economic contribution ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Social and Labour Plans: Centre for Applied Legal Studies briefing
30 Nov 2016
The Portfolio Committee was briefed by the Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS), based at the University of the Witwatersrand, which introduced itself as a civil society organisation and a registered law clinic. Its vision was for a socially, economically and politically just society. It practiced human rights and social ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Minister on Deputy Director General appointment; ‘Polluter pay’ principle; Financial Provisioning regulations implementation
23 Nov 2016
The Minister responded to media reports about his appointment of the Deputy Director General for Mineral Regulation, responsible for granting and rescinding mining licences, in the department.
The Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) then presented on the implementation of the ‘polluter pays’ principle, and said that it is in consultation ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Combatting Illegal mining: Department of Mineral Resources briefing, in presence of Minister
9 Nov 2016
At the start of the meeting, Mr J Lorimer (DA) presented the Chairperson with a letter that he had drafted, expressing concerns about the possible irregular appointment, by the Minister of Mineral Resources, of an official to the Department of Mineral Resources. The content and motivation behind this was discussed ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Department of Mineral Resources on its 2 Quarter 2016/17 performance, with Minister
2 Nov 2016
Though encouraged by its 88% achievement of its targets between July and September 2016, most important for DMR was to ensure there was positive impact in the work that it did.
DMR strived through its communication strategy to engage its stakeholders through workshops and career awareness programmes at Gauteng universities. ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Mining legislation court cases and lessons learnt: briefing by Department of Mineral Resources with Minister
26 Oct 2016
The Chairperson expressing his displeasure at the incorrect reporting on committee proceedings by a section of the media.
The Minister of Mineral Resources in his opening remarks to the Committee talked about the transformation of the industry which the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA) seeks to achieve and ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Council for Geoscience, Mintek, State Diamond Trader & South African Diamond and Precious Metals Regulator on their 2015/16 Annual Reports
12 Oct 2016
Council for Geoscience Annual Report
State Diamond Trader Annual Report
SA Diamond and Precious Metals Regulator Annual Report
Four entities of the Department of Mineral Resources - Council for Geoscience, Mintek, State Diamond Trader and South African Diamond and Precious Metals Regulator presented their 2015/16 Annual Reports to the Committee. ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Department of Mineral Resources on its 2015/16 Annual Report with Auditor General input & analysis
11 Oct 2016
Auditor General South Africa (AGSA) reported that all Department of Mineral Resources entities fell into the categories of clean audit, or financially unqualified opinion with findings, meaning that generally the audit was good. However, there were still weakness with regards to either compliance with laws and regulations, or with performance ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Broadband rollout: update with Minister, Deputy Minister, USAASA, SITA & NEMISA
13 Sep 2016
DTPS presented key points on the implementation of the broadband rollout, as well as the SA Connect initiative. Most important is the cumulative budget shortfall of R367 million from the current financial year to 2018/19, which means fewer sites can be reached. DTPS is engaging with National Treasury to increase ...