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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
NEMLA Bill [B14-2017]: Department of Environmental Affairs briefing
30 Jan 2018
The briefing by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) on the National Environmental Management Laws Amendment (NEMLA) Bill [B14-2017] consisted of eight separate presentations.
The National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Bill [B14 – 2017] presentation provided the Committee with an overview of the NEMLA Bill. The Bill provides clarity on ...
Public Enterprises
Eskom inquiry: Matshela Koko
24 Jan 2018
Mr Matshela Koko, Eskom Group Executive: Generation at Eskom and former Acting CEO, has worked for Eskom for 23 years although he has been on suspension a number of times and came close to being fired in 2011. He was put on special leave in May 2017 and later suspended ...
Public Enterprises
Eskom Inquiry: Anoj Singh
23 Jan 2018
Documents handed out: Mr Matshela Koko letter to DMR Director General about a cash injection for Tegeta; Eskom Assurance and Forensic memo on McKinsey & Company’s Top Engineering programme 6/11/2015; Dale Siekart email to Laher, Mokatle, Govender and Tsholanku; Internal Audit report 611/2015; Eskom Legal and Compliance memo 22/08/17 [Documents were not provided]
Mr Anoj Singh, ...
Public Enterprises
Eskom Inquiry: Zethembe Khoza (continued)
6 Dec 2017
Before the Acting Eskom board chairperson, Mr Zethembe Khoza, gave evidence, the Committee said that Deputy Minister Ben Martins should be issued a subpoena after he wrote declining to appear before the Eskom Inquiry despite initially requesting to appear before the Committee. He provided a written statement instead.
Members noted ...
Public Enterprises
Eskom Inquiry: Anton Minaar & postponement of Anoj Singh
5 Dec 2017
The Chairperson announced that the Eskom Board and Mr Anoj Singh would appear before the Committee. However, before the Committee engaged with the Board, they would hear from Mr Minnaar, Executive Support Manager at Eskom, who had to be questioned before the Committee listened to the Board, on the narrow ...
Public Enterprises
Eskom Inquiry: Zethembe Khoza on behalf of Eskom Board
5 Dec 2017
In the late afternoon session, the Acting Eskom Board chairperson, Mr Zethembe Khoza, read the Eskom board submission.
The evidence leader asked Mr Khoza about Mr Molefe’s pension payout; the prepayment of coal to Tegeta; the R1.6 billion guarantee by Mr Anoj Singh; allegations of state capture given in Mr ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
SADC Protocol on Environmental Management for Sustainable Development; Marine Spatial Planning Bill: adoption
29 Nov 2017
The Committee met to be briefed by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Environmental Management for Sustainable Development, and to adopt the ‘B’ version of the Marine Spatial Planning Bill.
The purpose of the DEA brief was to request that Parliament, ...
Public Enterprises
Eskom Inquiry: Lynne Brown
22 Nov 2017
Ms Lynne Brown, Minister of Public Enterprises, attended the parliamentary inquiry and delivered a statement under oath about the capture of state-owned enterprises (SOEs). She said that her appearance before the parliamentary inquiry went against the advice of her legal advisers who had advised her to decline the invitation to ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Marine Spatial Planning Bill: adoption; Department, SAWS, SANBI Quarter 1& 2 performance
22 Nov 2017
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) and two of its entities – the South African Weather Service (SAWS) and the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) – on their performance during the first two quarters of the current financial year.
The South African Weather Service ...
Public Enterprises
Eskom Inquiry: Zola Tsotsi
22 Nov 2017
Mr Zola Andile Tsotsi, former Eskom Board Chairperson, appeared as a witness. He read a sworn statement to the Committee. He noted that he had had problems in accessing certain information which would have better prepared him for the inquiry
Mr Tsotsi was questioned about:
• A meeting he attended ...