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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Department of Environmental Affairs 1st Quarter 2015/16 performance & South African Weather Services 2014/15 & 1st Quarter 2015/16 performance
1 Sep 2015
The Committee met with the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) and two of its entities, SANParks and the SA National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) to discuss performance for the first quarter of the current 2015/16 financial year. Minister Molewa attended the meeting.
The Department specifically briefed the Committee on challenges in ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
State liability for environmental damage from acid mine drainage and derelict and ownerless mines: briefing by actuaries
18 Aug 2015
The Department of Mineral Resources(DMR) gave a presentation that outlined its efforts, budgets and plans in respect of Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) and derelict mine rehabilitation. The Department explained that despite the fact that mining had been ongoing since the 1600s, it was only when the Mineral and Petroleum Resources ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Air Quality 2015 Oversight Report; South African National Botanical Institute, iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority 2014/15 performance; Kirstenbosch Committee Oversight Report
17 Aug 2015
The Committee, in the presence of the Minister of Environmental Affairs, met with two entities, namely, the South African National Botanical Institute (SANBI) and the iSimangaliso Wetland Park to be briefed on their performance for all four quarters in the previous financial year. The meeting would prepare the Committee to ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Mining Technology, Research and Innovation: CSIR and Department of Mineral Resources and CSIR briefing
12 Aug 2015
Innovation was a key enabler for achieving sustainable growth and meaningful transformation in the SA mining industry. The Department of Mineral Resources echoed this when it was briefing the Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources about research and development in South Africa. The Department had instructed Mintek to drive the process ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
SA National Parks (SANParks) & iSimangaliso Wetland Park on their performance and plans, with Minister present
11 Aug 2015
The Committee, with the presence of the Minister of the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) met with two entities, SA National Parks (SANParks) and the iSimangaliso Wetland Park for Members to develop a broad overview of the entities in terms of achievements and future intentions. SANParks presented the background and ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Uncompensated Miners with Silicosis: Prof Ehrlich, Deputy Minister, Chief Inspector of Mines briefings
24 Jun 2015
The Committee heard briefings from Prof Ehrlich of the University of Cape Town's School of Public Health and the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR). The presentations focused on the health of ex-mineworkers, particularly those suffering from silicosis, a respiratory disease developed by inhaling silica dust over an extended period of ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Post 2015 SADC Protocol on Gender Equality: Workshop with Provincial Multi-Party Women’s Caucuses
12 Jun 2015
The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) presented its report on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Gender and Development, which had committed signatories to achieving 28 substantive targets aimed at promoting gender equality. The aim of the Protocol was to empower women socially, economically and politically, to eliminate ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
CSIR on its involvement in mining technology
10 Jun 2015
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) gave a presentation on its involvement in mining technology. The Committee was informed that South Africa had significant mineral reserves and was a mature industry, with easily mined deposits with high grade deposits already extracted. However, in mining operations, and in gold ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Recent job cuts in mining sector: input on negotiations by Department of Mineral Resources
3 Jun 2015
The Committee staff gave a pre-briefing on trends in employment in the mining sector. There had been a decline in the predominance of gold, due to economic changes and the age of gold mining and depth of mining that was now required to reach gold deposits. Employment in the sector ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Regulatory Framework Policy Changes and future of Shale Gas Industry: Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) & Petroleum Agency SA (PASA) briefing
27 May 2015
The Portfolio Committee received a joint briefing from the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) and the Petroleum Agency of South Africa (Pasa) on the shale gas regulatory framework. The DMR was led by Deputy Minister, who said that in the past 100 years, the country had learned about the environmental ...