Sibusiso Macdonald Kula

Appearances

• DMRE Budget: Committee Report 14 Jul 2020

  Mr S Kula (ANC) said the recommendations addressed the point that Mr Mileham was making and the Committee should just continue with matter - the issue should be addressed in the recommendations.

• Minister & Department on adjusted budget & impact on delivery programmes 7 Jul 2020

  Mr S Kula (ANC) agreed with other members that budget reductions, while expected, should not substantially affect major projects. The committee was unanimous that the INEP reductions should be reconsidered. The cuts made to goods and services were commendable but weren’t there further cuts that could be made that ...

• Independent Electricity Management Operator Bill: Department of Public Enterprises and Eskom response 24 Jun 2020

  Mr S Kula (ANC) agreed with Chairperson Luzipo regarding the Portfolio Committee of Public Enterprises finalising the issue with DPE and Eskom. It can then approach the Committee of Mineral Resources and Energy with a date for receiving responses.

• Lilly Mine Update; Optimum Mine Update: DMRE & BRP briefings 23 Jun 2020

  Mr S Kula (ANC) said he was confused as to who Mr Arendse represented. As the issue was before the courts, he asked what intervention Mr Arendse wanted from the Committee.

• Trade unions on COVID-19 related work in the mining industry 19 Jun 2020

  Mr S Kula (ANC) noted that there was an issue raised by AMCU that there is not enough information given on the number of disinfections that happens around transport and accommodation of mine workers. He wanted to understand from the Minerals Council what is the difficulty in sharing this information ...

• Agreement between RSA & European Atomic Energy Community for Co-operation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy 10 Jun 2020

  Mr S Kula (ANC) foresaw no issues with going forward and tabling the agreement. He observed that the Department’s consultations had been extensive. The

• DMRE on its response to Covid-19, including regulations thereof 26 May 2020

  Mr S Kula (ANC) said that the gradual reopening of the economy would increase the demand for PPE, and asked how the DMRE was positioning its entities to benefit from the high demand. How would it ensure the improvement of testing at mines by mining companies? How many of the ...

• Council for GeoScience, Mintek & CEF 2020/21 Annual Performance Plans 12 May 2020

  Mr S Kula (ANC) welcomed the thorough presentation by CGS and applauded its women empowerment. He cited the economic potential of the Molteno-Indwe exploration and asked when the project would start.

• Department of Mineral Resources and Energy 2020/21 Annual Performance Plan 7 May 2020

  Mr S Kula (ANC) asked if the Department had taken into consideration the COVID -19 pandemic and its current financial position in developing the budget. Was the Department being trimmed down to six branches a cost cutting measure, and if so, how much was it likely to save? What were ...

• Independent Electricity Management Operator Bill: consideration 10 Mar 2020

  Mr S Kula (ANC) commented that the notion that private ownership was better than public ownership had to be dispelled. The Committee could not entertain a Bill that was not in the interest of the country, especially since it was an attempt at the private ownership of ESKOM. It was ...