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Mineral Resources and Energy
Minister introduces Department of Mineral Resources 2016 Annual Performance Plan
5 Apr 2016
The Minister and the Department on Mineral Resources (DMR) presented the DMR’s Annual Performance Plan and Budget for 2016/17. In the presentation the DMR discussed its strategic overview, including the mandate, vision and mission; a situational analysis of the sector; and an overview of the 2016/17 APP, budget and MTEF ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Limpopo oversight report
9 Mar 2016
Documents handed out:
Draft minutes of the Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources dated 02 March 2016.
Draft oversight visit report to Limpopo of the Portfolio Committees on Women in presidency, Land Reform and Rural Development and Mineral Resources dated 14th-18th September 2015.
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Mineral Resources and Energy
Department of Mineral Resources on job losses agreement, in presence of Minister
2 Mar 2016
The Department of Mineral Resources, with the Minister also present, noted that there had been a declining trend in mining employment dating back to 1986. The employment trends in the mining industry between 1994 and 2014, surveyed for the three commodities of gold, coal and platinum, showed that coal had ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
South African Post Office (SAPO) 2014/15 annual report, with Minister and Auditor-General
23 Feb 2016
The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) stated that the SAPO financial statements, as well as its compliance with key legislation, showed regression. AGSA's concern for the past two years was whether SAPO was a going concern. AGSA was not comfortable with the going concern assumption because no evidence had been ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Spectrum policy: Minister, Department and ICASA on processes moving forward
16 Feb 2016
The Minister, Dr Siyabonga Cwele, said that he expected the radio frequency spectrum policy to be finalised by the end of the month. The policy was part of the national interest ICT policy. Stakeholders have had input and what emerged from consultation was that policy should be premised on the ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Committee Report on Mpumalanga oversight visit
4 Nov 2015
Document handed out: Oversight visit to Mpumalanga [Committee Reports available under Tabled Committee Reports once published on the ATC]
The Committee met briefly to consider the report on the oversight visit to Mpumalanga; and adopt minutes of Committee meeting held on 21 October 2015. Members reviewed the oversight report and pointed ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Alignment with Industrial Policy Action Plan 6 (IPAP6): DMR briefing, New Development Plan with regards to beneficiation: DTI briefing
21 Oct 2015
The Department of Mineral Resources (DMR), briefed the Committee on the alignment of the beneficiation activities located in the DMR with other programmes of government. In 2011, the beneficiation strategy had been adopted by government as policy, and it had provided a broader framework aimed at turning the country’s comparative ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Mineral Resources Budget Review and Recommendations Report
20 Oct 2015
BRRR Archive: BRRR 2015-2010: Budgetary Review & Recommendations Reports
The report presented for adoption was a summary of the various observations of the Portfolio Committee and the corresponding recommendations to all the issues noticed by the Committee in the course of carrying out its oversight function.
The Committee was not ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Council for Geoscience , Mintek, State Diamond Trader; South African Diamond & Precious Metals Regulator on their 2014/15 Annual reports
15 Oct 2015
The Council for Geoscience (CGS), MINTEK, State Diamond Trader (SDT) and South African Diamond and Precious Metals Regulator (SADPMR) briefed the Committee on their 2014/15 Annual Reports. CGS reported that they used the balance score card system to evaluate their performance. In terms of the balance score card system, CGS ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Department of Mineral Resources & Mine & Health Safety Council and Inspectorate on their 2014/2015 Annual Reports, with Minister present; Audit outcomes by Auditor-General
14 Oct 2015
The Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) reported to the Portfolio Committee on the audit outcomes of the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) for the 2014/2015 financial year. The Committee’s Researcher briefed it on his analysis of the DMR’s annual report, after which the Department and the Mine Health and ...