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Mineral Resources and Energy
Mine Closure and Rehabilitation: Centre for Environmental Rights briefing
25 Oct 2017
The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) on mine closures and rehabilitation and what could be done to address some of the associated problems. The main thrust of the briefing was the failure of mine closure and rehabilitation in SA. The process was poorly managed and resulted in severe problems for ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
State Capture Allegations: responses by Minister of Mineral Resources
18 Oct 2017
The House Chairperson of Committees, Mr Cedric Frolick, had issued a directive to the Committee to summon the Minister of Mineral Resources, Mosebenzi Zwane, to respond to the allegations of State Capture. The Minister was not pleased by this act because he said he has always availed himself to Parliament ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Integrated Urban Development Framework: COGTA deputy minister briefing to Social Services cluster
11 Oct 2017
The Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) briefed the Social Services Cluster of Portfolio Committees on the Integrated Urban Development Framework (IUDF), accompanied by the Deputy Ministers of Economic Development and Transport.
The briefing touched on the following aspects: urbanisation and immigration in South Africa; legacy of ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Mineral Resources Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
11 Oct 2017
The Committee met briefly to consider and adopt the Mineral Resources Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report.
In addition, Members briefly discussed the continued absence of certain Members of the Committee and if this had been followed up with the relevant structures.
Economic Development
Minister of Economic Development on Presidential Infrastructure Coordination Commission
10 Oct 2017
The Minister of Economic Development reported on the work by the Presidential Infrastructure Coordination Commission (PICC). He pointed out that PICC is the executive’s tool for monitoring the implementation and impact of infrastructural development on the economy. It is a planning and coordinating body. It is neither a funding structure; ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
CGS, Mintek, State Diamond Trader & SADPMR 2016/17 Annual Report
4 Oct 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources was briefed by the Council for Geoscience (CGS), Mintek, the State Diamond Trader (SDT) and the South African Diamond and Precious Metals Regulator (SADPMR) on their annual reports for the 2016/2017 financial year.
The SADPMR had received an unqualified audit. Areas ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Department of Mineral Resources; Mine Health and Safety Council 2016/17 Annual Report, with Auditor-General input
3 Oct 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources was briefed By the Auditor-General on the audit outcomes of the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) for the 2016/2017 financial year. In addition the Committee was also briefed by the Researcher and Content Advisor on the analysis and content of the ...
Finance Standing Committee
Illicit Financial Flows & Base Erosion and Profit Shifting – focus on prosecutions
30 Aug 2017
The Standing Committee on Finance, together with the Portfolio Committees on Trade and Industry; Mineral Resources; and Police, met with the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, the National Prosecuting Authority, South African Revenue Service, Financial Intelligence Centre, South African Reserve Bank, National Treasury and Department of Trade and Industry, and the ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Way forward on State Capture allegations in Organs of State involving Minister of Mineral Resources
23 Aug 2017
The meeting became a lengthy discussion on whether the Committee should call the Minister of Mineral Resources to its meeting to account for allegations of state capture involving his Department. The House Chairperson’s directive had been clear on the need to first call the Minister to account, and that the ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Chamber of Mines & House Chairperson correspondence; Updated Operational Plan
16 Aug 2017
A meeting which was delayed by almost an hour until there were enough Committee Members for a quorum, developed into a heated debate over the House Chairperson’s request for the Committee to conduct an investigation into allegations of “state capture” of organs of the State, some of which implicated the ...