(1)Who (a) arranged the meeting held in Xolobeni in the Eastern Cape on 23 September 2018, (b) was invited to the meeting and (c) sent the invitations for the specified meeting;
(2) whether, besides invitations, there was any other form of communication to inform people of the meeting; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW3259E
- (a) The meeting was arranged by the Department of Mineral Resources, National and Regional Offices, District Municipality, Local Municipality as well as the relevant security agencies.
(b) The following stakeholders were invited to the meeting – Kindly see the attached register
(c) Invitations to the political principals were sent by the Minister’s Office; Media was invited by the Department’s Chief Directorate: Communication and Knowledge ...
(1) Was there an agenda for the meeting held at Xolobeni in the Eastern Cape on 23 September 2018; if so, (a) how was the agenda determined and (b) what were the agenda points;
(2) were there specific stakeholders present at the meeting; if so, who were (a) the stakeholders and (b) their representatives;
(3) was there a register at the meeting; if so, (a) who is listed on the register, (b) where are they from and (c) on what date were the respective stakeholders invited?
(1) Yes, there was an agenda for the meeting.
(a) The agenda was determined by the need for the Department to engage with interested and affected stakeholders on recent community conflicts associated with a prospecting right application
(b) Part 1 (stakeholder representatives meeting): The first part of the programme did not take place as stakeholders agreed to rather have the meeting with the community. ...
(1) What is the total land and sea area in the Namaqualand in the Northern Cape that was allocated for mining projects (a) in general and (b) for diamond mining purposes since 1 April 1994;
Sea Concession and coastal, refer to Appendix 1. The hacters are not included.
(2) (a) which companies own the mining rights for the diamond areas, (b) what other minerals have been mined, (c) which companies mined other minerals except diamonds, (d) what is the approximate cost of rehabilitating each hectare, (d) what amount has been spent on rehabilitation in Namaqualand by each mining company and (e) what is the total area in hectares that has been rehabilitated by each mining company in Namaqualand to date?
(a) Companies with valid Diamond Mining Rights for diamonds only
- Alexkor Bpk (Pty) Ltd
- De Beers Consolidated Mines (Pty) Ltd
- Trans Hex Operations (Pty) Ltd
- Richterveld Mining Company (Pty) Ltd
- West Coast Resources (Pty) Ltd
- Kori Diamonds (Pty) Ltd
- Mafisa Mining (Pty) Ltd
- African Star Minerals (Pty) Ltd
- Galputs Minerale (Pty) Ltd
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(1) (a) What number of advisors does he currently have, (b) what is the name of each specified advisor and (c) on what date was each advisor appointed;
2) whether each advisor has declared his or her interests; if not, why not; if so, is the information on the specified interests available to the public?
(1) (a) The Minister of Mineral Resources currently has two (2) advisors,
(b) Their names are Mr Sello Helepi and Advocate Sandile Nogxina,
(c) Advocate Sandile Nogxina was appointed on 27 February 2018 and Mr Sello Helepi on 12 March 2018.
(2) None of the advisors have declared their interests as they are not appointed in terms of the Public Service Act, 1994 and ...
(a) What regulations allowed for the establishment of the Holcim Macassar Sandmine in Cape Town at its current location, (b) how far is the mine from the nearest settlement, (c) does the distance between the mine and nearest settlement comply with regulations and (d) what are the social and labour plans of the mine?
(a) The mine was established under the Minerals Act, 1951 and the miming right was converted into a new order new mining right in terms of the Mineral Petroleum Development Act 28 of 2002.
(b) Approximately 200M from the actual mining footprint to Barden Pawel road in Khayelitsha
(c) Yes, the distance complies with Regulation 17.7(a) of Mine Health and Safety Act No. 29 ...
(1) Whether, with reference to the reply of the President, Mr C M Ramaphosa, to the debate on the State of the Nation Address on 22 February 2018 to implement lifestyle audits, (a) he, (b) senior management service members in his department and/or (c) any of the heads of entities reporting to him have undergone a lifestyle audit in the past three financial years; if not, have any plans been put in place to perform such audits; if so, in each case, what are the details of the (i) date of the lifestyle audit, (ii) name of the person undergoing the audit, (iii) name of the auditing firm conducting the audit and (iv) outcome of the audit;
(2) whether he will furnish Adv H C Schmidt with copies of the lifestyle audit reports?
Reply
(1) (a) I, (b) nor any senior management service members in my department have not undergone a lifestyle audit in the past three financial years; and so far, no plans have been put in place to perform such audits.
(c)
(i) N/A
(ii) N/A
(iii) N/A
(iv) N/A
(2) N/A
Approved/Not Approved
Mr SG Mantashe, MP
Minister of Mineral Resources
Date Submitted:- ...
Does his department and/or any of the entities reporting to him employ a certain person (name furnished) or contract his services; if so, (a) in what role and (b) what is the specified person’s total remuneration?
Yes, Adv Sandile Nogxina is appointed within the Ministry of Mineral Resources
(a) As a Special Advisor to the Minister.
(b) Is remunerated on the first notch of salary level sixteen (16) R 1,880.736.
Approved/Not Approved
Mr SG Mantashe
Minister of Mineral Resources
Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2018
(1)What (a) is the total number of incidents of sexual harassment that were reported to the human resources offices of entities reporting to him in (i) 2016 and (ii) 2017 and (b) are the details of each incident that took place;
(2) was each incident investigated; if not, why not in each case; if so, what were the outcomes of the investigation in each case?
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(1)(a) What total amount of land owned by his department and the entities reporting to him in each province is (i) vacant and (ii) unused or has no purpose and (b) what is the (i) location and (ii) size of each specified plot of land;
(2) (a) how much of the land owned by his department and the entities reporting to him has been leased out for private use and (b) what is the (i) Rand value of each lease and (ii)(aa) location and (bb) size of each piece of land?
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Council for Geoscience
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State Diamond Trader
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South African Diamond and Precious Metal Regulator
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(a) What number of cases relating to the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, Act 12 of 2004, as amended, have been referred to the (i) SA Police Service (SAPS) and (ii) Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) by (aa) his department and (bb) each entity reporting to him for further investigation since the Act was assented to and (b) what number of the specified cases have (i) been investigated by SAPS and DPCI, (ii) been followed up by the respective accounting officers and (iii) resulted in a conviction in each specified financial year since 2004?
Department of Mineral Resources
Four (4) cases.
a) Number of cases relating to Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, Act 12 of 2004, as amended that have been referred:
(i) (aa) One case was referred to the South African Police Service (SAPS) by the department.
(ii) (aa) No case was referred to the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) by the department.
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