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Mineral Resources and Energy
Optimum Coal Mine; Shiva Uranium Mine; Lily Mine progress report; State Capture Inquiry programme
30 May 2018
The Department of Mineral Resources presented its findings on the latest developments at the Tegeta mines since its last meeting with the Portfolio Committee. The Committee was also updated on the thwarted efforts of its support staff to interview potential witnesses to try to garner more evidence of state capture ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Section 54 notices & Chamber of Mines proposal; State Capture inquiry programme
23 May 2018
Members were briefed by the Department on Mineral Resources (DMR) on progress in resolving Section 54 notice challenges and the DMR response to the Chamber of Mines proposal. The enforcement measures are meant to encourage compliance with the Mine Health and Safety (MHS) Act and achieve the goal of zero ...
Energy
Energy budget: Committee Report
9 May 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Energy reviewed their report on the budget vote of the Department of Energy. One of the main issues of concern was the reduction in the budget by R1.1 billion or 13% less than the previous year. The Members of the Portfolio Committee were aggrieved about the ...
Energy
Minister's update on Energy matters; with Deputy Minister present
8 May 2018
The Minister of Energy met the Portfolio Committee on Energy for the first time, noting that it was precisely eight days before he would present his first budget speech for the Department of Energy.
He stated that in addressing energy challenges, the core national interest was the provision of sufficient ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
State Capture Inquiry into ex-Mineral Resources Minister: Terms of Reference / Witnesses; Committee DMR Budget Report
25 Apr 2018
A Parliamentary Legal Adviser presented the envisaged terms of reference to the Committee. The background to the inquiry was the release in 2016 of a report by the then Public Protector, that contained findings that pointed to governance failures and maladministration in the DMR, and information on conflict of interest ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Terms of Reference on State Capture allegations involving former Minister of Mineral Resources
14 Mar 2018
Documents Handed Out: Preliminary Draft Terms of Reference [available under Tabled Committee report once adopted]
This meeting was called following a resolution by the Committee on 21 February 2018 to institute an inquiry to probe the role of the former Minister of Mineral Resources Mr Mosebenzi Zwane in allegations of ...
Energy
Reasons for decision on Eskom’s Revenue Application: NERSA briefing, with Deputy Minister
13 Mar 2018
The National energy Regulator of South Africa briefed the Committee on the reasons for its decisions in relation to Eskom’s Revenue Application for 2018/19. The meeting was attended by the Deputy Minister of Energy.
The Regulator reported that it normally approved prices for a 5 year period and as the ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Optimum Mine: Minister, DMR, NUM & business rescue progress reports
7 Mar 2018
This was a follow up meeting with the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) to discuss the industrial action, non-payment of workers’ salaries and the placing of Optimum Coal Mine under business rescue. At the previous meeting, the Committee had expressed dissatisfaction with the low-level DMR delegation attending the meeting who ...
Energy
Independent Power Producers (IPP) Office briefing
6 Mar 2018
The Independent Power Producers (IPP) Office’s briefing focussed on five key aspects - policy and planning aspects, its mandate, energy procurement, measures that supported the government’s national agenda and the future plans for the Office.
South Africa’s IPP procurement programme was informed by global, regional and local policy considerations. Global ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Optimum Coal Mine latest developments
28 Feb 2018
This meeting was called upon the request of the National Union of Mine Workers - Optimum Mine branch. There was a strike at Optimum Coal Mine in Mpumalanga following the failure of the mine to pay the workers’ salaries. The management at Optimum Mine declined the invitation to attend the ...