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Employment and Labour
Essential Services Committee proposals for improving essential services legislation
15 Jun 2022
The Essential Services Committee (ESC), which is located at the CCMA, requested the meeting to present to the Committee as there are compliance challenges in maintaining essential services during a strike, especially in the public sector. It identified the root causes leading to this and proposed amendments to Section ...
Employment and Labour
DEL & UIF Q2 2021/22 Performance; with Deputy Minister
8 Jun 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee received a briefing on the quarterly performance of the Department of Employment & Labour (DEL) and Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) in meeting strategic objectives for second-quarter performance reports of 2021/22.
The Deputy Minister told the Committee how the Unemployment Insurance Fund has been ...
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: Motion of Desirability; Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Bill: discussion on way forward
24 May 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy considered the Motion Of Desirability on the Gas Amendment Bill [B9-2021]. The Committee also discussed the way forward on the Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Bill [B13-2021].
On the Gas Amendment Bill, the Democratic Alliance was ...
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 ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Bill: briefing with Deputy Minister
17 May 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) briefed the Committee on the Upstream Petroleum Resources Development (UPRD) Bill. The Committee Reports on the DMRE budget and Gas Bill Public Hearings were also adopted.
DMRE reported that the draft UPRD Bill strengthens ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Gas Amendment Bill: public hearings report; DMRE Budget: Committee Report
13 May 2022
The Committee virtually to consider and adopt its report on the 2022/23 Annual Performance Plan and Budget of the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (Vote 34). Members made additions to the report on matters such as finalisation of the electrification master plan, minimising consultants' costs, VAT ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
NECSA, NNR, NRWDI, NERSA, CEF & SDT 2022/23 Annual Performance Plans
6 May 2022
Employment and Labour
Employment and Labour 2022/23 Budget: Committee Report
4 May 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee considered the first draft of the Committee Report on the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) and its entities 2022/23 Annual Performance Plans and Budget.
The Committee made additions to its observations and recommendations to the Department and the Minister. These ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
CGS, Mintek, SANEDI Annual Performance Plans 2022/23
3 May 2022
Council for Geoscience
SA National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI)
The Council for Geoscience (CGS) Annual Performance Plan highlighted its key thematic areas and projects which primarily lean towards minerals and energy. With the support of the Portfolio Committee and Minister, CGS received R200m additional funding in 2023/24 and ...