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Mineral Resources and Energy
Minister on Deputy Director General appointment; ‘Polluter pay’ principle; Financial Provisioning regulations implementation
23 Nov 2016
The Minister responded to media reports about his appointment of the Deputy Director General for Mineral Regulation, responsible for granting and rescinding mining licences, in the department.
The Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) then presented on the implementation of the ‘polluter pays’ principle, and said that it is in consultation ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Mining Charter review
16 Nov 2016
The Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) gave a briefing on the Mining Charter which is currently under review. The finalisation of the Mining Charter has been extended to December 2016 due to the substantive changes that have been introduced since the publication of the reviewed draft Mining Charter.
The Mining ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Combatting Illegal mining: Department of Mineral Resources briefing, in presence of Minister
9 Nov 2016
At the start of the meeting, Mr J Lorimer (DA) presented the Chairperson with a letter that he had drafted, expressing concerns about the possible irregular appointment, by the Minister of Mineral Resources, of an official to the Department of Mineral Resources. The content and motivation behind this was discussed ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Mining legislation court cases and lessons learnt: briefing by Department of Mineral Resources with Minister
26 Oct 2016
The Chairperson expressing his displeasure at the incorrect reporting on committee proceedings by a section of the media.
The Minister of Mineral Resources in his opening remarks to the Committee talked about the transformation of the industry which the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA) seeks to achieve and ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Mineral Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Bill: Committee Report on President’s reservations; Mineral Resources Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
19 Oct 2016
The Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources adopted the report that outlines amendments to the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Bill [B15B-2013] in accordance with reservations raised by the President.
The Committee disagreed with the President that the power given to the Minister to amend Codes, Standards and Charter did ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Department of Mineral Resources on its 2015/16 Annual Report with Auditor General input & analysis
11 Oct 2016
Auditor General South Africa (AGSA) reported that all Department of Mineral Resources entities fell into the categories of clean audit, or financially unqualified opinion with findings, meaning that generally the audit was good. However, there were still weakness with regards to either compliance with laws and regulations, or with performance ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC Board on Public Protector Report; SCA ruling; appointment of former COO; implications of court & ICASA rulings; Broadcasting Act compliance
5 Oct 2016
The Committee called a meeting to discuss urgent issues about the Public Protector Report: When Governance and Ethics Fail which dealt with the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Board. The SABC Board gave a briefing to the Committee on five matters the Committee had requested it to elaborate on. According ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Cost to Communicate: public hearings day 2
21 Sep 2016
The Portfolio Committee met with relevant role players for a second day to discuss the cost to communicate. Network providers in their submissions and explained how their business operations and costs were affecting their tariffs and pricing structures. NGOs such as the Right to Know Campaign provided ideas as alternatives ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Black Industrialists Policy: Department of Trade and Industry briefing
24 Feb 2016
The Department of Trade and Industry provided a background to the Black Industrialists Policy (BIP) and described how it was expected to bolster economic development in South Africa. The DTI explained that the South African economy had experienced stunted growth as a result of the legacy of Apartheid, which excluded ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
National Department of Tourism on its 2015 Annual Report, in presence of Deputy Minister
4 Nov 2015
The National Department of Tourism (NDT) briefed the Committee on its Annual Report 2014/15, with the Deputy Minister of Tourism giving an opening report and participating in answering questions. She noted that the NDT had received an unqualified audit report from the Auditor General. It had also met 85% of ...