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Mineral Resources and Energy
State Diamond Trader & South African Diamond and Precious Metals Regulator on their 2013/14 Annual Reports
22 Oct 2014
The South African Diamond and Precious Metals Regulator (SADPMR) and the State Diamond Trader (SDT) briefed the Committee on their 2013/14 Annual Reports. The SADPMR reported that it had received an unqualified audit, but with matters of emphasis that related to restatement of figures from previous financial years. It outlined ...
Energy
Central Energy Fund and subsidiaries on their 2013/14 Annual Reports, with Deputy Minister present
21 Oct 2014
The Central Energy Fund (CEF) Group of Companies briefed the Committee on its Annual Report for the 2013/14 financial year. The presentation gave a holistic view of CEF and its Group of Companies. The Group also plays a pivotal role in reducing the country’s over-reliance on petroleum multinationals and other ...
Energy
Nuclear Energy Corporation of SA & National Nuclear Regulator on their 2013/14 Annual Reports
17 Oct 2014
The National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) presented its Annual Report for 2013/14 and cited some of its main achievements. In this year, there had been an increase, comparatively, in the number of targets fully achieved, to 82.6%, and NNR aimed to raise this to 85% in the coming year. NNR had ...
Energy
South African National Energy Development Institute on its 2013/14 Annual Report
16 Oct 2014
The Committee met briefly to discuss SANEDI's annual report for 2013/2014. The presentation highlighted ways to reduce carbon footprint as a way to show the public how serious SANEDI was about the environment as well as ways to reduce company overheads - where saving could be used elsewhere in the ...
Energy
National Energy Regulator of South Africa on its 2013/14 Annual Report
15 Oct 2014
The Portfolio Committee on Energy received a briefing by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) on its 2013/14 Annual Report. The presentation was led by the Chairman of Nersa, Mr Jacob Modise.
Nersa was a Schedule 3A Public Finance Management Act of 1999. The Public Entity was established ...
Energy
Department of Energy on its 2013/14 Annual Report, with Deputy Minister; Audit outcomes: AGSA briefing
14 Oct 2014
The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) briefed the Committee on the audit outcomes of the Department of Energy (DoE) and its entities. During the second part of the meeting the Committee received a briefing from the DoE on its Annual Report for the 2013/14 financial year.
The AGSA explained that ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Auditor-General on use of Audit Reports as an Oversight Tool; Financial & Fiscal Commission on Department of Mineral Resource's past performance & future projections
17 Sep 2014
The Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources received a briefing from the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) on the use of Audit Reports as an oversight tool. The purpose of the presentation was to provide Members with the necessary information and guidance with regard to the role of AGSA, and ...
Energy
Eskom on its New Build Programme, with Minister of Public Enterprises
16 Sep 2014
The Portfolio Committee on Energy held a joint meeting with the Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises to hear a briefing by Eskom on its New Build Programme. Ms Lynne Brown, the Minister of the Department of Public Enterprises headed up the team from Eskom.
Eskom announced that in 99 days, ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Development of Ikhwezi Quarry Mine in Libode and Civil and General CC in Queenstown: Department of Mineral Resources briefing
10 Sep 2014
The Department of Mineral Resources briefed the Committee on the development of the Ikhwezi Quarry Mine in Libode and Civil and General CC in Queenstown. The DMR was tasked with providing the Committee with a progress report which emanated from the previous Committee’s site visit and interactions with the two ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
PC Mineral Resources: Consideration of draft strategic planning workshop report – deferred
2 Sep 2014
The Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources met for the consideration and adoption of the Committee’s minutes of 20 and 27 August 2014. The Members made a few corrections before adopting them. The consideration of the draft strategic plan was deferred to the next meeting of the Committee.