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Energy
Solar Water Heater Programme with Minister & Deputy Minister
11 Aug 2015
The Minister of Energy was scheduled to brief the Committee on the progress made in the War Room on the Electricity Crisis. However the Democratic Alliance objected to the Committee receiving the briefing because the document handed to Members was classified and MPs were not authorised to deal with secret ...
Energy
Department of Energy on its 4th Quarter 2014/15 & 1st Quarter 2015/16 Performance, with Deputy Minister
4 Aug 2015
The Department of Energy (DoE) reported on its 4th Quarter 2014/15, saying that from a total of 39 fourth quarter targets, it achieved 17 (44%), partially achieved 13 (33%), and did not achieve 9 (23%). In total, the DoE received an adjusted budget of R7.44 billion in 2014/15; and as ...
Ad Hoc Committee on Police Minister's Report on Nkandla
Minister of Police and Minister of Public Works on Nkandla security upgrades
29 Jul 2015
The Ad Hoc Committee dealing with the security upgrades at the President’s Nkandla residence were briefed by the Minister of Police and the Minister of Public Works on the issues which had led to the inflation of costs, shoddy workmanship, flouting of regulations, allegations of corruption, and demands that the ...
Ad Hoc Committee on Police Minister's Report on Nkandla
Nkandla private residence security upgrades: Minister of Police briefing
20 Jul 2015
The Ad Hoc Committee on the Police Minister’s report met in Pietermaritzburg to deliberate on the security upgrades at the private residence of the President, and took a briefing from the Minister of Police, Mr Nkosinathi Nhleko. In answer to a question raised by a Member of the DA, the ...
Energy
Portfolio Committee on Energy Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan
23 Jun 2015
The Portfolio Committee met to deliberate on the Energy Strategic Plan 2015/16-2019/20 and Annual Performance Plan (APP), focusing on a number of challenges that had been experienced by the Department of Energy (DoE). These included generation capacity, distribution infrastructure, poor access to energy, and volatility of petroleum prices. Other challenges ...
Ad Hoc Committee on Police Minister's Report on Nkandla
Police Minister's Nkandla Report: Election of Chairperson; Parties to be called by the Committee
11 Jun 2015
The Ad Hoc Committee, having been appointed by the National Assembly, elected Mr Cedric Frolick as its chairperson. He suggested the Committee collate its programme but the meeting quickly turned into a debate on who the Committee could call to appear before it.
Some Members of the ruling party pointed ...
Energy
South African Nuclear Programme: briefing by Department of Energy, South African Nuclear Energy Corporation and National Nuclear Regulator
2 Jun 2015
During the 2014 State of the Nation Address (SONA) President Zuma announced that nuclear energy would form more than 9 Giga Watts of electricity in the energy mix. In the same year the DoE signed inter-governmental Agreements (IGAs) with Russia, France and the Republic of China. To date South Africa ...
Energy
Meeting with National Energy Regulator of SA (NERSA) on their reasons for their decision on the new Burgan Cape Town terminal
26 May 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Energy invited the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) to brief it on the licence issued to Burgan Cape Terminals in 2014.. The presentation was a summary for the Committee of the 51-page document which was still available on Nersa’s website, and did not replace ...
Small Business Development
Department of Small Business Development on Black Supplier Development Unit plans, in presence of Minister
13 May 2015
The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) briefed the Committee on the Black Business Suppliers Development Unit, which had recently migrated to this Department from the Department of Trade and Industry. This Unit had created several new sub-programmes, including the Shared Economic Infrastructure Facility and the Youth, Women and People ...
Energy
Committee Report on Department of Energy Budget
5 May 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Energy considered Budget Vote No.26 of the Department of Energy. Various amendments were made to the report, with a focus on an analysis of the performance of the Department of Energy (DoE) during the 2014/15 financial year. For example “In terms of delivery of policies and ...