(1) What is the current status of the investigation into the sale, also known as stock rotation, of the strategic fuel stocks of the Strategic Fuel Fund;
(2) whether the report of the investigation will be submitted to the Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy; if not, why not; if so, by what date;
(3) has any (a) disciplinary, (b) criminal and/or (c) civil action been instituted against each person who is implicated; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?
(1) SFF has filed the papers and supplementary papers after the investigation. Report has been handed to the Law Enforcement Agency (Hawks) for further criminal investigation;
(2) At this stage the report cannot be shared with any member of the public as advised by the Law Enforcement Agency (Hawks);
(3) (a) Report is being reviewed internally for any evidence of misconduct and any recommendations ...
Whether the proposal as stated by him at the 26th Investing in African Mining Indaba that the Government seeks to establish an alternative power generation entity outside of Eskom has been (a) discussed and (b) approved by the Cabinet; if not, why not; if so, on what date did this discussion and approval take place;
2) Where did the specified proposal originate from;
3) What is the proposed (a) structure, (b) mandate and (c) time line for the establishment of the new entity;
4) What are the relevant details of the envisaged reporting line of the entity to the national executive? NW482E
2.. The single buyer model cannot be sustained, in respect of which Eskom is the sole aggregator and dispatcher of all the energy generated in the interconnected power system. This is due to Eskom’s poor balance sheet and its inability to carry the risks relating to long term power purchase agreements with other generators, without further encumbrance of the national revenue fund.
In the ...
(1)Whether his department will offer any form of Covid-19 financial or other relief to small businesses; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) whether the Covid-19 financial or other relief will only be allocated to qualifying small businesses according to the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act, Act 53 of 2003, as amended; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) on what statutory grounds and/or provisions does he or his department rely to allocate Covid-19 financial or other relief only to small businesses according to the specified Act and (b) what form of Covid-19 financial or other relief, if any, will be made available to other small businesses?
1. Yes, the department will offer some form of relief/ assistance.
2. (a) The Covid 19 assistance will be allocated to qualifying businesses in line with the Small-Scale Mining Implementation Framework.
(b) All qualifying small scale mining companies will be assisted.
DDG: MPPP
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Advocate T Mokoena
Director General: Department of Mineral Resources and Energy
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(1) What (a) total number of fuel storage tanks are owned by the Strategic Fuel Fund (SFF), (b) number of the specified storage tanks are in an operational condition and (c) is the volume of the tanks that are (i) in an operational condition and (ii) not in an operational condition;
(2) what (a) number of the storage tanks are utilised by the SFF for strategic fuel reserves and (b) is the volume thereof;
(3) what (a) number of the storage tanks are leased to other companies and (b) is the volume thereof?
(1) (a) 45 Tanks;
(b) 6 Tanks operational;
(c) (i) 45 Million barrels operational;
(ii) 7,8 Million barrels not operational;
(2) (a) 2 tanks;
(b) 15 Million barrels;
(3) (a) 4 tanks;
(b) 30 Million barrels;
(1) Whether any payments were made to certain companies (names furnished) in terms of bid number BAC 10/16 for the nuclear new build; if so, (a) what was the amount of each payment made, (b) what value was received from the supplier with regard to each specified payment and (c) from which budget line item and programme was the payment drawn in each year in which a payment was made;
(2) what role did certain persons (names furnished) play in the negotiations, implementation and/or facilitation of the specified deal;
(3) whether either of the specified persons received any remuneration, commission and/or other fees as a result of the deal; if so, what is the quantum thereof;
(4) what are the relevant details of the process that was followed in the awarding of the contract;
(5) whether the Auditor-General has made any findings with regard to the specified process that was followed in awarding the contract; if so, what were the findings? NW936E
Whether there are any national standards for the quality, installation and maintenance of mining equipment and/or assets; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what are the details of the standards, (b) who is responsible for the enforcement thereof, (c) what total number of compliance inspections were undertaken in the (i) 2016-17, (ii) 2017-18 and (iii) 2018-19 financial years and (d) what were the outcomes thereof?
a) There are 36 South African National Standards (SANS) and 2 South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) referenced in the Mine Health and Safety Act No 29 of 1996, as amended. The list is in Annexure 1.
b) The monitoring and enforcement is done by the Department’s Engineering Inspectors.
c) (i) The total number of compliance inspections conducted in 2016/2017 was 9 363 which ...
What measures did his department put in place to monitor working conditions in mines to ensure that workers are protected from COVID-19 before granting Sibanye Mine in Rustenburg and other mining companies permission to resume work?
1. The Department has consulted with organised labour and organised business regarding the possible impact of COVID-19 in the mining sector.
2. The Department has made inputs into the recent amendments of the Regulations of the Disaster Management Act (DMA), issued in terms of Section 27(2) of the same Act and published by the Minister of COGTA on the 17th April 2020. Please take ...
What government incentives are in place to encourage individuals to (a) install solar systems, and (b) use micro power generation for their own private power supply at household level?
Currency government does not have incentives to encourage (a) individuals to install systems and (b) use micro power generation for their own private power supply at household level, However, it should be indicated that there are benefits to either install or use micro power generator through sayings that are made from the decrease on electricity bills be» one is not using the grid connected ...
Whether his department received any applications for mining licences in the City of Ekurhuleni; if so, (a) what number of applications have been (i) received (aa) in each of the past five years and (bb) since 1 April 2019 and (ii) issued in each case and (b) where is the mining taking place?
Reply
- (i)The number of applications received in the last five years from 2015 to 31 March 2019 are 56
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Year
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Total No of Applications
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Applications issued
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2015
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15
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04
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2016
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07
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01
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2017
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17
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03
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2018
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10
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01
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2019
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08
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01
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(bb)
(bb) Applications received from 1 April 2019 are 08
(ii) There are no applications issued in this category
(ii) There are no ...
(1) Whether any mining permits were issued to certain companies (names furnished) since 1 January 2017; if so, what are the site locations of each permit that was issued;
(2) whether it is possible for (a) one permit holder to transfer a permit to another and/or (b) multiple permits to be issued for the same site location? NW180E
(1) Yes, the department has issued a mining permit to Hlelo mining (Pty) Ltd under the reference number 11218MP. It is located on portion of portion 3 of the farm Boschmanspoort 159 IS, within the magisterial district of Hendrina. The department has no record of a mining permit issued to Lunathi Mining.
(2)(a) Section 27(8) of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 ...
