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Mineral Resources and Energy
Joint Illegal Mining Report
25 Nov 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy held a joint virtual meeting with the Portfolio Committees on Police and Home Affairs, to consider and adopt the Joint Illegal Mining report. The Committee discussed the report and agreed to adopt it, with a need for amendments ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Bill: Public Hearings
18 Nov 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources met jointly on a virtual platform with the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFFE) and five public stakeholders to receive inputs on the 2021 Upstream Petroleum Resources Development (UPRD) Bill.
The Offshore Petroleum Association of SA (OPASA) recommended that black economic empowerment ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
DMRE 2022/23 Q1 & Q2 Performance and solar water heater programme, with Minister
15 Nov 2022
The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy briefed the Committee on the performance and financial reports for the first two quarters of 2022/23 and provided an update on the progress and challenges of the National Solar Water Heating Programme.
The Department achieved 59% of its set targets in the ...
Committee on Section 194 Enquiry
PP Inquiry day 40: Cornelius van der Merwe
10 Nov 2022
Video (Part 1)
Video (Part 2)
Motion initiating the Enquiry together with supporting evidence
Public Protector’s response to the Motion
Report from the Independent Panel furnished to the NA
Rules of the NA governing removal
Terms of Reference adopted by Committee on 22 February 2022 which may be amended from ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Bill: provincial public hearings programme
4 Nov 2022
The Portfolio Committee discussed the public hearings programme on the Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Bill in a virtual meeting, during which it was recommended the Committee focus on areas most likely to be affected by the legislation, such as port areas in the coastal provinces. It also considered whether ...
Public Enterprises
Engagement with Eskom on the energy crisis and Koeberg
2 Nov 2022
Eskom’s board and executives met with the Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises and the Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy, for a joint engagement on the energy crisis and Koeberg-related issues, as raised by the National Union of Mineworkers.
The formal presentation, led by the new chairperson of the ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Glencore’s activities and mining rights in SA: Minister & DMRE input
1 Nov 2022
The Committee was briefed on the plea agreement reached by Glencore with the United States Department of Justice on corrupt practices in their overseas operations. A detailed briefing was provided to the Committee on the operations of Glencore in South Africa, more specifically, the mining rights in Limpopo, North ...
Committee on Section 194 Enquiry
PP Inquiry day 36: Public Protector legal team withdrawal: way forward
28 Oct 2022
Committee on Section 194 Enquiry
PP Inquiry day 35: Public Protector Adjournment Application
27 Oct 2022
Committee on Section 194 Enquiry
PP Inquiry day 34: Evidence Leader Recusal Application
20 Oct 2022