2020-w2100 - 02 October 2020

Cheryl Phillips to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

What total number of regional offices of his department are still closed under Level 2 of the lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus?

Reply from the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy on 2 Oct 2020

(a) No Regional Offices of DMRE are still closed under Level 2.

All sixteen (16) Regional Offices of the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy are operating during lock down level 2. However, these offices are operating at the capacity of 30% to curb the spread of Covid-19.

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2020-w1501 - 02 October 2020

Cheryl Phillips to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

(1) What is the exact location and/or GPS co-ordinates of the national monument and memorial commissioned by the Mine Health and Safety Council in 2017; (2) Whether he will furnish Mrs C Phillips with the (a) confirmation of the total allocated budget of R4 800 000,00 including value-added tax and (b) total amount paid to a certain service provider (name furnished); if not, why not, in each case; if so, what are the further relevant details in each case?NW1872E

Reply from the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy on 2 Oct 2020

1. Answer:The GPS co-ordinates, MHSC has experienced various delays in the finalisation of the projects especially on the approval of site location after the City of Joburg change in position on their original approval of site location for the projects. The details will be provided at the later stage the location of new MHSC offices is confirmed.

2. Answer: (a) Initial total project ...

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2020-w1709 - 27 August 2020

Michael Waters to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

(1) What are the licence conditions between the National Energy Regulator of South Africa Authority (Nersa) and the City of Ekurhuleni (CoE)? (2) whether he will furnish Mr M Waters with a copy of the licence agreement and conditions between NERSA and CoE; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, on what date? NW2099E

Reply from the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy on 27 Aug 2020

 

1. See Conditions of Licence: Section 5 (5.1 – 5.4) as reproduced below.

2. Distribution Licence attached as Annexure “A”.

CONDITIONS OF LICENCE

The licensee shall be bound by the following conditions to this licence:

5.1. LEGAL CONDITIONS

5.1.1 The licensee shall supply electricity within the area of supply mentioned in schedule I below to every applicant who is in a position to ...

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2020-w1820 - 27 August 2020

Dumisani Fannie Mthenjane to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

(1) Whether the generation capacity under Eskom will be sold and electricity generation will be opened to the private sector; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (2) whether a new company will be created and/or it will happen under Eskom; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what will be the role of Eskom? NW2215E

Reply from the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy on 27 Aug 2020

 

1. Government does not have intentions or policy to sell Eskom, however, several interventions to date have been undertaken to restore Eskom Balance Sheet, recovery losses and deal with inefficiencies. Establishing a new company will require a review of the current existing legislation, the government and Eskom have focused on seeing through the turnaround strategy of Eskom to see its full implementation. Also, ...

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2020-w1823 - 27 August 2020

Khanya Ceza to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

What amount (a) do the residents of the City of Tshwane pay for a kilowatt unit of prepaid electricity and (b)is the metering company paid for each unit sold?NW2218E

Reply from the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy on 27 Aug 2020

a)  After consultation with Nersa the following information, relating to the prepaid charge on prepaid electricity was provided:

1.1 Domestic Tariffs

    1. Domestic Standard Supply Single & Three Phase: Conventional & Prepaid

Tariff blocks

c/kWh

Block 1 (0-100 kWh)

170.28

Block 2 (101 – 400 kWh)

199.28

Block 3 (401 – 650 kWh)

217.11

Block 4 (>650kWh)

234.06

 

1.2 Domestic Indigent: Conventional & Prepaid ...

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2020-w1747 - 27 August 2020

Narend Singh to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

(1) Whether his department currently provides free basic electricity under programmes other than the Free Basic Electricity programme; if not, why not; if so, (a) to whom and (b) what are the relevant details; (2) whether the installation and maintenance of electricity prepaid meters would be (a) subsidised or (b) free under certain parameters; if not, why not; if so, (i) under what parameters and (ii) what are the relevant details; (3) whether his department prescribes electricity tariffs and rates to municipalities in order to ensure that the most vulnerable and indigent communities receive free basic electricity; if not, why not; if so, (a) in what manner and (b) what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy on 27 Aug 2020

 

1. The Department have developed a Free Basic Electricity (FBE) Policy which aims to protect the indigents by provision of lifeline tariff to indigent households as part of government initiative of poverty alleviation. The amount of free basic electricity provided is deemed sufficient to provide basic lighting, basic media access, cooking and basic water heating. The following measures are also available to protect the ...

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2020-w928 - 02 July 2020

Wynand Johannes Boshoff to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

Whether his department awarded any tenders connected to the Covid-19 pandemic; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, fat (a) are the names of the businesses to whom these tenders were awarded, (b) are the amounts of each tender awarded and (c) was the service and/or product to be supplied by each business;

Reply from the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy on 2 Jul 2020

  1. The department did not award tenders for Covid-19

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  1. The is no procurement facilitated through deviations for Covid-19

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  1. There were no tenders awarded
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2020-w999 - 02 July 2020

Mthokozisi Nkululeko Nxumalo to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

(1)Given the reports of positive cases of Covid-19 at some mines, what steps does his department intend to take to better manage the situation at mines; (2) what is his current position on the Covid-19 testing of miners, in light of guidelines that his department published last week that did not involve physical testing, but only the screening of patients which involves only questioning the patients about their movement and coming into contact with the virus and ignoring asymptomatic patients?

Reply from the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy on 2 Jul 2020

1.  The Department has promulgated a Guideline for the Compilation of a Mandatory Code of Practice for the Mitigation and Management of Covid-19 Outbreak. For instance, the Guideline requires the employers to ensure that employees returning from areas which are regarded as hotspots of COVID-19 are quarantined for 14 days before they return to work. Also, there must be vigorous screening and testing at ...

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2020-w1188 - 02 July 2020

Veronica Van Dyk to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

(a) How will the Government assist to create opportunities for illegal miners in Namaqualand to mine legally and (b) what proposals are being put in place in this regard?

Reply from the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy on 2 Jul 2020

(a) The Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act 28 of 2002) as amended, allows any person (legal/natural) to apply for either mining rights, prospecting rights or mining permits. The department has a Small Scale Mining Section which is responsible to assisting those who are struggling financially to apply for permits or rights. Applications can be accepted and processed only where there is ...

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2020-w1115 - 02 July 2020

Veronica Van Dyk to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

(a) Who are the directors of Ghunu Diamonds at the Brazil mine in Namaqualand, (b) which licence rights (i) have they applied for and (ii) have been afforded to them, (c) for how long will the licence be valid and (d) what total amount has the company put aside for rehabilitation?

Reply from the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy on 2 Jul 2020

a) The members in Ghunu Diamonds CC are Martins Bernardo Paolo Sergio who is a 50% member’s interest holder and Cloete Ghusain who is also a 50% member’s interest holder. All members are South African residence.

b) The corporation holds a prospecting rights with bulk sampling to prospect for diamonds.

c) The right was issued on the 10th September 2015 under reference number NC 30/5/1/1/2/10090 ...

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