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Mineral Resources and Energy
Central Energy Fund Group & SA Nuclear Energy Corporation Group 2021/22 Corporate Plans; with Minister
22 Feb 2022
The Committee received a presentation from the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (NECSA) and the Central Energy Fund Group (CEF). The Minister, G Mantashe, introduced both entities. He asserted that governance had been normalised in Necsa and that although “PetroSA is our problem child, we are working on it”. ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
DMRE Quarter 1, 2 & 3 2020/21 Performance & Implementation of Audit Improvement Plans; with Minister and Deputy Minister
15 Feb 2022
AGSA presentation audit outcomes
In this virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (the Department) on its first, second and third quarter performance reports for the 2021/22 financial year. The Department also briefed the Committee on its Implementation Action Plans, including of its ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Gas Amendment Bill: Debriefing on public participation
8 Feb 2022
The Committee convened in a virtual meeting to discuss the public participation relating to the Gas Amendment Bill and to consider and adopt its revised first term programme for 2022.
A parliamentary legal advisor told the Committee that public participation was a constitutional requirement, but that the Constitution did ...
Public Enterprises
Transnet 2020/21 Annual Report
8 Dec 2021
The Portfolio Committee met on a virtual platform with the Executive Board of Transnet, for a briefing on the entity’s annual report and financial statements for 2020/21. In general, the presentations indicated that Transnet was in trouble, with many of its divisions experiencing problems related to ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Terms of Reference for Risk Mitigation Independent Power Purchase Procurement Programme (RMIPPPP) Inquiry
7 Dec 2021
01 Sep 2021 | Minister on Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme |
03 Aug 2021 |
Legal opinions: Karpowership procurement investigation; CEF & NECSA oversight Preliminary Terms of Reference for the RMIPPPP (Confidential) Letter from The Speaker (Confidential) |
In this virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee deliberated on the proposed terms ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Gas Amendment Bill: public hearings
3 Dec 2021
In the virtual public hearings on the Gas Amendment Bill, Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) said energy policy on electricity generation had to create a framework which would positively contribute to the decarbonisation of the energy mix. Natural gas was important as a bridging or transition fuel which would ...
Public Enterprises
Safcol 2020/21 Annual Report; with Minister
1 Dec 2021
The Committee met virtually to engage the South African Forestry Company Limited (SAFCOL) on its 2020/21 Annual Report.
The Minister stated that it had been a considerably tough year. SAFCOL was a small entity. However, it was very well managed.
SAFCOL highlighted some of the highlights of ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Gas Amendment Bill: public hearings
30 Nov 2021
The Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy held virtual public hearings on the Gas Amendment Bill. The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA), the Climate Justice Charter Movement, Sakeliga, The Green Connection, South Durban Community Environmental Alliance (SDCEA), Centre for Environmental Rights, Marilyn Lilley and Tetra4 made ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
National Strategic Plan on Gender Based Violence: engagement with lead departments
25 Nov 2021
The Multiparty Women’s Caucus met to receive briefings on the Implementation of Pillar 2: Prevention, Rebuilding, and Social Cohesion in terms of the Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) National Strategic Plan. The Caucus heard from the Department of Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD); Department of Social Development ...
Public Enterprises
Public Enterprises BRRR
24 Nov 2021
2021 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
The Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises met virtually for the consideration and adoption of its Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) and the adoption of its oversight report on a visit to Transnet in May 2021 and Eskom in June 2021.
While ...