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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
DMRE and entities 2020/21 Annual Reports; with Deputy Minister
9 Nov 2021
The Portfolio Committee convened in a virtual meeting to receive briefings on the 2020/21 Annual Reports of the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) and its entities.
Overall, there were no qualified or adverse audit opinions for the Department and its entities, with the exception ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
DMRE Audit Outcomes; with Deputy Minister
9 Nov 2021
The Portfolio Committee convened in a virtual meeting to receive a briefing by the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) on the audit outcomes of the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) and its entities for 2020/21 financial year.
Overall, there were no qualified or adverse ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Minister on Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme
1 Sep 2021
The Portfolio Committee was briefed by the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy in a virtual meeting on the Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (RMIPPPP). The Committee wanted to hear about the allegations of undue influence and possible attempts to manipulate the process of appointing successful bidders to ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Minerals Council South Africa: Involvement of Mining Industry in Vaccine Rollout; with Deputy Minister
25 Aug 2021
The Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy convened virtually, and Members were briefed by the Minerals Council of South Africa (MINCOSA) about the involvement of the mining industry in the vaccine rollout.
MINCOSA reported that employs 452 000 staff, of which over 120 000 has been vaccinated. About ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
DMRE on Risks, Threats and Challenges in Mining and Energy Sectors; with Minister and Deputy Minister
24 Aug 2021
The Department presented on risks, threats and challenges in the mining and energy sector. It was presented that the mining sector is experiencing a lack of investment and has been facing a number of sector-specific issues related to regulation, geopolitical risk and legal limits on natural resource use. Illegal ...
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 ...