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ICASA Chairperson conviction: legal opinion; MDDA Board impact study findings
27 Feb 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Communications met to hear the legal opinion relating to the conviction of the chairperson of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA). Members also received a presentation from the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) on a recently completed impact study, where the brief had ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Non-attendance by Minister of Mineral Resources; Decision on Inquiry into state capture
21 Feb 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Minerals Resources met in order to question the Minister of Mineral Resources about his possible involvement in State Capture. However, two days previously the Chairperson had received a letter stating that the Minister would be unavailable to appear before the Committee. In response to the Chairperson’s ...
Energy
Minister of Energy Mahlobo on Department Performance
20 Feb 2018
The Minister of Energy, David Mahlobo, spoke about the performance of the Department for Quarter 2 and 3 (June to December 2017). There have been delays with the finalisation of the renewable energy independent producers contracts for Bid Windows 3.5 and 4. The Minister had signed a Section 34 declaration ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
State Capture: way forward; Mine lung diseases & silicosis class action cases: political intervention
29 Nov 2017
The Department of Mineral Resources, led by the Deputy Minister, briefed the Committee on the political interventions on the mine lung diseases and silicosis class action cases.
The Deputy Minister said South Africa was a strong mining country, but mining had also been damaging to the environment and had left ...
Energy
Electricity distribution industry sector and rehabilitation of infrastructure: Inter-Ministerial Task Team update; with Deputy Minister
28 Nov 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Energy and the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs met to receive a presentation from an Inter-Ministerial Task Team (IMTT). The presentation dealt with constitutional challenges relating to electricity reticulation. Concerns were raised early on about the absence of many key members of the ...
Energy
Minister of Energy on government’s plans in energy sector Day 2; with Deputy Minister present
22 Nov 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Energy continued its consideration of the government’s plans for the energy sector, with the Minister of Energy having to face tough questioning on the sale of the country’s strategic oil stocks and his involvement in PetroSA’s large oil and gas deal with the Russian exploration company, ...
Energy
Minister of Energy on government’s plans in energy sector Day 1
21 Nov 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Energy was briefed by the Minister of Energy on the government’s plans relating to key and strategic matters in the energy sector until 2030.
The Minister said that the government’s energy policy was based on the country’s natural endowments and that while adjustments were made, the ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
DMR mine evaluation and licensing challenges; Council for Geosciences mineral resource mapping challenges
15 Nov 2017
The Committee received briefings from the Council on Geological Sciences (CGS) on the effect of reduced funding in limiting its capacity to produce high resolution geophysical and geochemical data in its geological mapping on the country, and from the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) on progress made in meeting the ...
Energy
SA National Energy Development Institute + National Nuclear Regulator on 2016/17 Annual Report
14 Nov 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Energy was briefed on the annual reports for 2016-17 of the South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) and the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR).
The Chairperson of SANEDI said that the period from December 2016 had been a time of vigorous change ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Committee report on Gauteng oversight
8 Nov 2017
The main agenda items for the meeting contained two issues - the Committee report on its oversight visit to Gauteng and the response from the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) regarding the Minister’s availability to respond to the Committee on the Allegations of State Capture.
The Gauteng oversight visit was ...