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Eskom Inquiry: Tshediso Matona & Erica Johnson
7 Nov 2017
Documents handed out: Mr Tshediso Matona statement [awaited]
The Committee heard evidence from former Eskom executives, Mr Tshediso Matona, former Eskom CEO, and Ms Erica Johnson, former Group Executive for Enterprise Development.
Mr Matona joined Eskom after serving as Director General at Trade and Industry and Department Public Enterprises as a ...
Public Enterprises
Corporate governance in Eskom – How Optimum coal mine was purchased
1 Nov 2017
Mr Piers Marsden appeared as witness. Mr Marsden and Mr Petrus van den Steen were appointed as business rescue practitioners on the 4 August 2015 for Optimum Coal Holdings (OCH), as well as Optimum Coal Mine (OCM).
Before and during the business rescue process, unsolicited approaches to purchase OCM were ...
Public Enterprises
Corporate governance in Eskom - Trillian
31 Oct 2017
The Committee continued its inquiry into the mismanagement of funds in State Owned Enterprises (SOEs). Ms Mosilo Mothepu appeared as a witness. She worked at Regiments Capital from 2007 to 2010 in the Advisory Division, and then was reappointed as a Principal at Regiments Capital on 15 June 2015. She ...
Energy
NERSA Annual Report, with Minister & Deputy
31 Oct 2017
This was the first time this year that NERSA was appearing before the Portfolio Committee, and it was also the first time for the new Minister of Energy, Mr David Mahlobo.
The Minister said that the new Integrated Resource Plan which had been due first in August ...
Public Enterprises
Election of Chairperson; Public Enterprises Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
25 Oct 2017
Documents handed out: Public Enterprises Budgetary Review Recommendations Report [available once published Tabled Committee Reports]
The Committee elected Ms L Mnganga-Gcabashe (ANC) as Chairperson of the Committee. At the same time, the Committee also agreed that the Ms D Rantho (ANC) who had been Acting Chairperson of the Committee would ...
Energy
Department of Energy Annual Report, with Minister & Deputy
10 Oct 2017
Annual Reports 2016/17
The meeting to consider the annual report of the Department of Energy (DoE) got off to a controversial start when Members of opposition parties questioned if the meeting was legal or not, as they wanted an assurance from the Minister of Energy that the appointment of ...
Public Enterprises
Department of Public Enterprises 2016/17 Annual Report, with AGSA input
4 Oct 2017
Annual Reports 2016/17
Auditor General South Africa (AGSA) noted the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) achieved a clean audit, Eskom was qualified and SAFCOL, Transnet, Alexkor and Denel were unqualified with findings. SA Express was still being audited due to its late submission of financial statements. DPE had improved but ...
Energy
Department of Energy on Quarter 4 performance, with Minister & Deputy Minister
22 Aug 2017
The Minister of Energy in her opening remarks clarified the following:
• The high vacancy rate and the recent interviews conducted for three DDGs, as well as her efforts to ensure that DoE agencies advertise all their vacancies;
• The high vacancy rate was due to the new department structure ...
Energy
IPP Purchase Agreements: Department of Energy & ESKOM update, with DPE Minister & DoE Deputy Minister
20 Jun 2017
The Department of Energy (DoE) and Eskom were expected to present the final process and the date for signing the power purchase agreements with independent power producers (IPPs), but their presentation was simply an update on processes that the they were following. That was not the agenda item, and was ...
Energy
Sale of strategic fuel stock by Strategic Fuel Fund: Minister of Energy, Central Energy Fund & SSF input
30 May 2017
Presentation document not made available
Lies, theft and dishonesty surround the mysterious sale of the country’s fuel stock reserves. This emerged during the Portfolio Committee on Energy’s discussion when the Minister of Energy was presenting the findings of a preliminary report into the controversial sale of the fuel stock.
It ...