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Mineral Resources and Energy
Derelict and Ownerless Mine interventions
20 Nov 2019
The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) highlighted the problem of derelict and ownerless mines, stating that these mines posed a hazard to communities nearby. There had been a case of a child who fell into an open shaft which had been uncovered and they were unable to retrieve ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Grand Inga, SFF-South Sudan, CEF-Saudi Aramco, PetroSA-Rosgeo agreements
19 Nov 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy on its international agreements. The intention of the agreements is to improve energy supply and capacity in the country. To secure oil energy supply, the SA government has engaged with several African states.
Officials outlined the treaty signed ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Outstanding Reports & Minutes
5 Nov 2019
The Committee reviewed ten Committee meeting Minutes, which were amended and adopted and moved for. The Chair advised that the next meeting would take place on Tuesday 13 November for completion of the remaining three sets of Minutes that could not be covered on 05 November 2019.
The Oversight Report ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Draft stakeholder report; Draft oversight report to entities
30 Oct 2019
The Committee had planned to review and adopt the Draft stakeholder Report and the Draft oversight Report to entities, but only managed to deliberate upon and adopt the Draft stakeholder report.
The deliberations on the Draft stakeholder report were fraught with conflict. The DA voiced their objection to an observation ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
2019 Integrated Resource Plan: Minister & Department briefing
29 Oct 2019
The Committee received a briefing on the 2019 Integrated Resource Plan. The Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy was in attendance.
In his opening remarks, the Minister explained that the Plan considered a combination of supply-side and demand-side resources over a specified future period. The Plan was developed taking into ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Grid and non-grid electrification: Department briefing
23 Oct 2019
The Committee was told the Integrated National Electrification Programme (INEP) sought to increase the number of electrified households in South Africa. It was a government initiative to provide capital subsidies to municipalities to address the electrification backlog of permanently occupied residential dwellings. 87% of households now had access to electricity. ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Mineral Resources & Energy Budgetary Review Recommendation Reports; Committee Programme
22 Oct 2019
Available here once adopted: BRRR 2019
The Committee met to consider and adopt the Budgetary Review and Recommendation Reports (BRRR) on Vote 29 and Vote 26, for the Department of Mineral Resources and Department of Energy. Both Reports were adopted with minor amendments. The DA reserved its right to ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Mineral Resources & Energy Budgetary Review Recommendations Report; 3rd term Committee Programme
16 Oct 2019
Available here once adopted: BRRR 2019
The Committee considered drafts of the Budgetary Review and Recommendations Reports (BRRR) for the Departments of Mineral Resources (Vote 29) and Energy (Vote 26), and the Committee Third Term Programme.
While considering the BRRR for the Department of Mineral Resources, the Committee proposed ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Necsa Organised Labour briefing
15 Oct 2019
The Committee met to hear submissions from the NECSA Branch of the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (NEHAWU), a trade union at the Nuclear Energy Corporation of South Africa (NECSA). The Committee had invited the Union to communicate its concerns to Parliament, after it had met Union leaders ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Council for Geoscience; Mintek; SDT & SADPMR 2018/19 Annual Reports
10 Oct 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy was briefed by the State Diamond Trader, the South African Diamond and Precious Metals Regulator, the Council for Geoscience and Mintek on their annual reports for the 2018/2019 financial year.
The State Diamond Trader received an unqualified audit outcome ...