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Mineral Resources and Energy
Mineral Resources Portfolio Committee Legacy Report
13 Mar 2019
The Committee met to consider and adopt its Legacy Report and the report of the High Level Panel, and Members gave their farewell speeches as the Fifth Parliament closed.
The Chairperson appreciated the immense contributions of Dr Martin Nicol, the Committee Researcher, who presented the Legacy Report based on the ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Cost to Communicate: ICASA briefing
26 Feb 2019
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) appeared before the Portfolio Committee on Telecommunications and Postal Services. The Committee was briefed on the cost to communicate. There are a variety of factors that drive or influence the cost and prices of data services. The inquiry by the Competition Commission, ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
SAHRC Report on Mining-affected Communities & DMR response
20 Feb 2019
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) gave a briefing on its Report on the National Hearing on the Underlying Socio-economic Challenges of Mining-affected Communities in South Africa which it released in late 2018.
The SAHRC recommendations covered land (such as land use management and rehabilitation); housing; environment (such as ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
High Level Panel recommendations; Bakgatla-Ba-Kgafela community missing billions from mining investments: DMR response
13 Feb 2019
The Department of Mineral Resources presented its responses to the recommendations made by the High Level Panel on Assessment of Key Legislation and Acceleration of Fundamental Change. The recommendations that were a key focus of the discussion were that Section 10 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA) ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Electronic Communications Amendment Bill: withdrawal, with Minister; Committee Legacy and Annual Reports
12 Feb 2019
Available here once published: Legacy Reports
The Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services withdrew the Electronic Communications Amendment Bill.
The Minister indicated that while the Department would address concerns made by stakeholders in their submissions, it also had a responsibility to develop legislation and regulations for the sector and it also ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Mineral Resources Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report: Department response, with Minister
21 Nov 2018
PMG did not attend this meeting. Below is a record of the proceedings as submitted to PMG.
Mineral Resources and Energy
Maledu Constitutional Court judgment & other litigation: lessons learned; with Deputy Minister
14 Nov 2018
The Deputy Minister gave a political overview of the Maledu case. Section 54 of the MRPDA states that a mining right holder should negotiate with the owner or lawful land occupier about compensation where loss will be suffered through mining. Section 55 deals with expropriation when no resolution is reached ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Mineral Resources Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
17 Oct 2018
2018 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
The Committee discussed and approved its report (with amendments) on the Mineral Resources Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report.
The Committee focused on the Observations ad Recommendations sections in the report.
Members highlighted that women are an integral part of the mining industry and ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
State Diamond Trader, CGS, Mintek, SADPMR 2017/18 Annual Reports
10 Oct 2018
Annual Reports 2017/18
The Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources was briefed by the Council for Geoscience (CGS), Mintek, the State Diamond Trader (SDT) and the South African Diamond and Precious Metals Regulator (SADPMR) on their annual reports for the 2017/18 financial year.
The CGS has managed to maintain an ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Department of Mineral Resources; Mine Health & Safety Council 2017/18 Annual Report, with AGSA input
9 Oct 2018
Annual Reports 2017/18
Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) noted that DMR and its entities had all received unqualified audits. Mintek and MHSC were the only two entities that had received clean audits while all the others had unqualified audits with findings. Mintek had consistently received clean audits over the last four ...