Mr Mpumelelo Frederick Gona

Mr M Gona (ANC) asked what the definition of an employer was in terms of the LRA and felt that the suggestion of more controls would overstretch the DoL.

The Chairperson tabled the Legacy Report of the previous Portfolio Committee that had dealt with mining matters, and noted that the first page dealt with the mandate of the Committee, ...

The Chairperson said that illegal mining activity was first discovered in 1999 and the Committee had been unable to establish if illegal mining had taken place prior to that date. ...