1(a) (i) As at 31 August 2016 the number of outstanding appeals are 957.
1(a) (ii) At 1 April 2016, the number of outstanding appeals were 947.
1(b) The following number of appeals were finalised in the months as indicated
April 2016 - 4 Appeals
May 2016 – 6 Appeals
June 2016 – 31 Appeals
July 2016 – 20 Appeals
August 2016 – 10 Appeals
2(a) Considering the timeframes provided for in Regulation 74, it takes approximately 120 days to process and finalise internal appeals in the prescirbed manner. The attainment of this period is dependent on number of appeals received during a given period as well as the complexity of such appeals and capacity constrains. The 2010 Constitutional Court judgement in Bengwenyama held that internal remedies must exhuasted before judicial review proceedings may be instituted. This led to the lodgement of significantly more appeals than before as more applcants were required to exercise internal remedies.
2(b) Action Plans:
Approved/not approved
Mr MJ Zwane, MP
Minister of Mineral Resources
Date Submitted:-………………/………………/2016