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Mineral Resources and Energy
DMRE on financial sustainability of SDT, SADPMR & NNR; Petro SA Refinery Oversight Report
25 Nov 2020
The South African Diamond and Precious Metals Regulator (SADPMR) briefed the Portfolio Committee on Minerals and Energy on the financial sustainability of the entity. The meeting took place on a virtual platform.
The SADPMR showed how revenue from the sale of services was reduced on average by ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
State Diamond Trader on challenges in the diamond sector
24 Nov 2020
In a virtual meeting, the State Diamond Trader briefed the Committee on challenges in the diamond sector in SA. The presentation spoke to legal/regulatory barriers to entry and ethical concerns. Challenges were in respect to dual licence for dealers and beneficiators, no grant funding/funding policies for the diamond industry, capital ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Update by DMRE on developments relating to the Ketlaphela State Owned Pharmaceutical Company
18 Nov 2020
The Committee convened on a virtual platform to receive an update briefing from the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy on the developments relating to the Ketlaphela state-owned pharmaceutical Company.
Necsa informed the Committee of Ketlaphela’s business model and structure, the value proposition of the company and progress overview. So ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Derelict and Ownerless Mines (including the rehabilitation of asbestos mines): DMRE briefing
17 Nov 2020
Audio: Derelict and Ownerless Mines (including the rehabilitation of asbestos mines): DMRE briefing
The Portfolio Committee met to be briefed by the Department Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) on its progress in dealing with the country’s derelict and ownerless mine sites, and the rehabilitation of asbestos mines. In a virtual ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Department of Mineral Resources & Energy 2019/20 Annual Report
4 Nov 2020
2019/20 Annual Reports
The Committee convened on a virtual platform to be briefed by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy on its 2019/20 Annual Report. The departments presented separately.
For the Department of Mineral Resources, the overall audited performance attained by the Department for the year under review was ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
2019/20 Audit outcomes of DMRE & entities: AGSA briefing
3 Nov 2020
In a virtual meeting, the Auditor-General of South Africa briefed the Committee on the audit outcomes of the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy for the 2019/20 financial year, and those of its entities whose Annual Reports had been finalised.
The Annual Reports of five entities, all under the former ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Impact and interventions relating to illegal mining: Harmony Gold briefing
28 Oct 2020
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by Harmony Gold on the impact of illegal mining on its business, as well as the interventions it had introduced to curb illegal mining activities.
The Committee was told that the illegal mining industry was dominated by foreign nationals. A demographic breakdown ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Mpumalanga, Limpopo and Gauteng Oversight Visit Report
21 Oct 2020
In a virtual meeting, the Committee convened to consider its oversight report and to address the logistical concerns Members had with the visit to Mpumalanga, Limpopo, and Gauteng. Committee Members welcomed the report.
There was discussion around the Mining Charter; stakeholder engagement between mining companies and the ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Molteno-Indwe coalfield: Council for Geoscience research
20 Oct 2020
The Council for Geoscience updated the Committee on its research project to evaluate the potential of the Molteno-Indwe coal field in the Eastern Cape. Although questions were raised by the Committee Members on the viability of the project, there was consensus that the project was relevant especially in the present ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Solar Water Heater programme: DMRE briefing
14 Oct 2020
The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy updated the Portfolio Committee on progress made on its solar water heater programme. Technical feasibility assessments had been completed in 15 out of the 18 participating municipalities and 61 096 out of 87 000 of the geyser units had been delivered to them. ...