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Mineral Resources and Energy
DMRE 2020/21 Quarter 4 performance, with the Deputy Minister
18 Aug 2021
The Committee met on a virtual platform to receive the performance report of the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy for the fourth quarter of the 2020/21 financial year. The newly appointed Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy also attended. The presentation and discussion of the Department’s report was ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Update on public participation processes relating to Gas Amendment Bill; Update on licensing regime (both Minerals and Energy): DMRE & NERSA briefing with Deputy Minister
17 Aug 2021
Video
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was provided with an update on the Gas Amendment Bill, an update by the Department on the licensing regime and an update by NERSA on the licensing process.
While discussing the revised Committee programmes, Members focused on the inquiry process. A Member questioned ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Impact of KZN & Gauteng unrest on Minerals and Energy sector; with Ministry
10 Aug 2021
Watch: Video
The new Deputy Minister, Dr Nobuhle Nkabane, was introduced. The Minister spoke briefly and the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) briefed the Committee on the impact of the recent unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng on the Minerals and Energy sector. The estimated overall cost of the ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Legal opinions: Karpowership procurement investigation; CEF & NECSA oversight
3 Aug 2021
Video of meeting
The Committee received opinions from Parliament's Constitutional and Legal Services Office (CLSO) on two separate matters. The first opinion was whether the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) was correct in its assertion that the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) did not require that a Schedule ...
Committee on Section 194 Enquiry
Legal aspects of Section 194 Enquiry into removal of Public Protector; Committee Programme
28 Jul 2021
Report of the Independent Panel on the Public Protector
In its second meeting, Parliament’s Constitutional and Legal Services Office briefed the Committee on the legal parameters of the section 194 enquiry into the removal from office of the Public Protector. The Committee discussed the briefing ...
Committee on Section 194 Enquiry
Election of Chairperson
20 Jul 2021
Video: Committee for Section 194 Enquiry, 20 July 2021
Report of the Independent Panel on the Public Protector
The Ad hoc Committee for Section 194 Enquiry met on a virtual platform for the first meeting of the Committee. The meeting was intended to be a short ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Gas Amendment Bill: DMRE briefings
26 May 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy, 26 May 2021
The Committee met virtually to be briefed by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) on the 2020 Gas Amendment Bill. The Department explained the Bill amended the 2001 Gas Act to:
-Promote the orderly development of the ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
DMRE Budget: Committee Report
14 May 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy
The Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy convened virtually to consider and adopt its report on the Annual Performance Plan and Budget Vote No.34 for 2021/22 Financial year of the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy and its ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Karpowership deal: way forward
12 May 2021
The Committee met virtually to adopt meeting minutes for April and May 2021 which it did. The minutes of the 28 April meeting sparked a long discussion on the Karpowership award in the Risk Mitigation IPP Procurement Programme (RMIPPPP) by the Department. At the 28 April meeting, the Committee had ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Black Industrialists Programme: DTIC, NEF, IDC, DMRE briefings; with Deputy Minister
11 May 2021
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition briefed the Committee on the Black Industrialists Programme (BIP), so that the Committee better understands the purposes of the programme in conducting its oversight work. The National Empowerment Fund and the Industrial Development Corporation explained their involvement, and particularly their support for black ...