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Mineral Resources and Energy
CEF Group, NECSA, SADMPR audit Outcomes & Annual Reports
1 Mar 2022
The Portfolio Committee was briefed in a virtual meeting by the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA), the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (NECSA) and the South African Diamond and Precious Metals Regulator (SADPMR) on the audit outcomes and annual reports of the two entities.
AGSA said ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Central Energy Fund Group & SA Nuclear Energy Corporation Group 2021/22 Corporate Plans; with Minister
22 Feb 2022
The Committee received a presentation from the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (NECSA) and the Central Energy Fund Group (CEF). The Minister, G Mantashe, introduced both entities. He asserted that governance had been normalised in Necsa and that although “PetroSA is our problem child, we are working on it”. ...
Employment and Labour
Compensation Fund & CCMA Quarter 1 2021/22 Performance; with Deputy Minister
17 Feb 2022
The Committee convened on a virtual platform to be briefed by the Department of Employment and Labour on the first quarter performance for the Compensation Fund (CF), and the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation, and Arbitration (CCMA) for the 2021/22 financial year.
The Compensation Fund reported that it has 127 ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
DMRE Quarter 1, 2 & 3 2020/21 Performance & Implementation of Audit Improvement Plans; with Minister and Deputy Minister
15 Feb 2022
AGSA presentation audit outcomes
In this virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (the Department) on its first, second and third quarter performance reports for the 2021/22 financial year. The Department also briefed the Committee on its Implementation Action Plans, including of its ...
Employment and Labour
Unemployment Insurance Fund, Nedlac & Productivity SA 2020/21 Quarter 1 Performance; with Ministry
9 Feb 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Department of Employment and Labour on the first quarter performance of the Unemployment Insurance Fund (the UIF), the National Economic Development and Labour Council (the NEDLAC), and Productivity South Africa for the 2021/22 financial year. The briefings focused on ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Gas Amendment Bill: Debriefing on public participation
8 Feb 2022
The Committee convened in a virtual meeting to discuss the public participation relating to the Gas Amendment Bill and to consider and adopt its revised first term programme for 2022.
A parliamentary legal advisor told the Committee that public participation was a constitutional requirement, but that the Constitution did ...
Employment and Labour
Compensation Fund Audit Action Plan; DEL Quarter 1 2021/22 Performance
2 Feb 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Deputy Minister of Employment and Labour reported that the Department had achieved incremental quarter-on-quarter improvements in its performance since the disastrous Quarter 1 of 2020/21 and the Minister was currently presenting the draft National Labour Migration Policy to Cabinet.
The Department achieved 16 out ...
Employment and Labour
Gender Transformation in Public & Private Sectors: CGE Reports
8 Dec 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Committee received a Commission for Gender Equality briefing on its reports on Gender Transformation in Tertiary Institutions 2018/19 and Transformation in Public and Private Sectors 2019/20.
Committee members asked why the public service has reached less than 1% employment of people with disabilities, contrary ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Terms of Reference for Risk Mitigation Independent Power Purchase Procurement Programme (RMIPPPP) Inquiry
7 Dec 2021
01 Sep 2021 | Minister on Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme |
03 Aug 2021 |
Legal opinions: Karpowership procurement investigation; CEF & NECSA oversight Preliminary Terms of Reference for the RMIPPPP (Confidential) Letter from The Speaker (Confidential) |
In this virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee deliberated on the proposed terms ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Gas Amendment Bill: public hearings
3 Dec 2021
In the virtual public hearings on the Gas Amendment Bill, Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) said energy policy on electricity generation had to create a framework which would positively contribute to the decarbonisation of the energy mix. Natural gas was important as a bridging or transition fuel which would ...