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Public Enterprises
DPE progress in addressing AGSA findings & implementation of BRRR recommendations; Update on Shareholder Management Bill; with Deputy Minister present
1 Feb 2023
Mineral Resources and Energy
Just Transition Energy Investment Plan: Presidency briefing; with Minister
6 Dec 2022
The Portfolio Committee was briefed in a virtual meeting by the Ministry in the Presidency on the Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (JET IP), a five-year initial plan to support South Africa’s goal of establishing a low-carbon and climate-resilient society.
The goal of the plan was to decarbonise SA’s ...
Public Enterprises
Alexkor update on implementation of the turnaround strategy; with Deputy Minister
30 Nov 2022
The interim board and executive of Alexkor presented a progress update on implementing its turnaround strategy to the Portfolio Committee in a virtual meeting. The entity had previously faced extreme financial challenges, but work had been done to ensure that irregularities had been corrected and that both Alexkor and ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
First Term 2023 Committee Programme; Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Bill provincial public hearings programme
29 Nov 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy was meant to be joined by the Minister in the Presidency on the Just Transition Energy Fund. The briefing by the Ministry in the Presidency was rescheduled to the following week.
The Committee considered and adopted the first term programme for ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Joint Illegal Mining Report
25 Nov 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy held a joint virtual meeting with the Portfolio Committees on Police and Home Affairs, to consider and adopt the Joint Illegal Mining report. The Committee discussed the report and agreed to adopt it, with a need for amendments ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Update on GBVF-related matters: DWYPD (with Minister), SAPS & DoJ&CD input
24 Nov 2022
The Multiparty Women’s Caucus convened on the eve of the 16 Days of Activism Campaign to engage on gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) related matters. The idea of the campaign is to integrate the outcomes into the overall national strategy, to combat crimes against women and to eliminate the ...
Public Enterprises
Mid-term performance report of DPE & SOEs
23 Nov 2022
The Committee met with the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) in a virtual meeting to be briefed on the mid-term performance reports of the DPE and state-owned companies (SOCs).
The DPE reported that its mid-term performance in meeting set targets was at 70 percent, with 23 of 33 targets ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Bill: Public Hearings
18 Nov 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources met jointly on a virtual platform with the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFFE) and five public stakeholders to receive inputs on the 2021 Upstream Petroleum Resources Development (UPRD) Bill.
The Offshore Petroleum Association of SA (OPASA) recommended that black economic empowerment ...
Public Enterprises
Denel Briefing: Update on Implementation of its Turnaround Strategy; with Deputy Minister
16 Nov 2022
In this meeting, Denel updated the Committee on implementation of its turnaround strategy. Over the past few years, Denel has been heavily reliant on government to remain in business, with a debt facility of R5.9 billion guarantee being extended and funding of R2.9 billion for debt covering. This was ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
DMRE 2022/23 Q1 & Q2 Performance and solar water heater programme, with Minister
15 Nov 2022
The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy briefed the Committee on the performance and financial reports for the first two quarters of 2022/23 and provided an update on the progress and challenges of the National Solar Water Heating Programme.
The Department achieved 59% of its set targets in the ...