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Mineral Resources and Energy
Ex-mineworkers: oversight priorities; Committee Report on ex-mineworkers meeting in East London
28 Oct 2015
The Portfolio Committees on Mineral Resources and Labour met jointly to discuss oversight priorities for issues affecting ex-mineworkers. The Co-Chairperson set out the history of debates and discussions on ex-mineworkers, indicating that during the Taking Parliament to the People event in 2007, the Speaker had been approached by mineworkers, who ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
27 Oct 2015
BRRR 2015-2010: Budgetary Review & Recommendations Reports
The Portfolio Committee’s Content Advisor provided a summary of the key financial and performance recommendations contained in the 2013/14 Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report, and described those that had been brought to the attention of the Minister of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Department of Mineral Resources & Mine & Health Safety Council and Inspectorate on their 2014/2015 Annual Reports, with Minister present; Audit outcomes by Auditor-General
14 Oct 2015
The Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) reported to the Portfolio Committee on the audit outcomes of the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) for the 2014/2015 financial year. The Committee’s Researcher briefed it on his analysis of the DMR’s annual report, after which the Department and the Mine Health and ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 2014/5 performance: Auditor-General; DPME and FFC briefing
13 Oct 2015
Hunger and extended periods of malnutrition not only devastate families and communities in the short term, but also leave a legacy with future generations that impairs livelihoods, undermines human development, and economic growth.
This became apparent when the Auditor-General of South Africa, Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Financial ...
Finance Standing Committee
Base Erosion and Profit Shifting: joint workshop
11 Sep 2015
Participants at the workshop were told there were three portfolio committees coordinating the Base Erosion and Profit Sharing (BEPS) project -- Finance, Mineral Resources and Trade and Industry. This meeting was to take forward processes that had begun with the Trade and Industry Committee last year, and had gone as ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Department of Mineral Resources 1st Quarter 2015/16 performance
2 Sep 2015
The Committee Researcher briefed the Committee, prior to the presentation by the Department of Mineral Resources (the Department) on the 1st quarterly performance and expenditure report 2015, for the Department. The Department had generally done well on expenditure, but was showing 6% ‘lag’ in spending. The reason was largely due to ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
State liability for environmental damage from acid mine drainage and derelict and ownerless mines: briefing by actuaries
18 Aug 2015
The Department of Mineral Resources(DMR) gave a presentation that outlined its efforts, budgets and plans in respect of Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) and derelict mine rehabilitation. The Department explained that despite the fact that mining had been ongoing since the 1600s, it was only when the Mineral and Petroleum Resources ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 4th Quarter 2014/15 & 1st Quarter 2015/16 Performance
17 Aug 2015
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) highlighted that it had recorded the highest growth rate of 72% in the export of wood.
Some key highlights were that the Department has finalised the Integrated Development Finance Framework with the Land Bank and the Department of Rural Development and Land ...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Mining Technology, Research and Innovation: CSIR and Department of Mineral Resources and CSIR briefing
12 Aug 2015
Innovation was a key enabler for achieving sustainable growth and meaningful transformation in the SA mining industry. The Department of Mineral Resources echoed this when it was briefing the Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources about research and development in South Africa. The Department had instructed Mintek to drive the process ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Performing Animals Protection Amendment Bill [B9-2015]: deliberations; Plant Improvement [B8-2015] & Plant Breeders’ Rights Bills[11-2015]: Department response to public inputs
11 Aug 2015
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) briefed the Committee on the Performing Animals Protection Amendment Bill and the Department’s responses regarding public hearing comments on the Plant Breeders’ Rights Bill.
The Legal Administration Office of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) took the Committee through the ...