(1) With reference to the Auditor-General’s Consolidated Generals Report on National and Provincial Audit Outcomes 2022-23, which indicates a material irregularity of a likely loss of R296 million in relation to fees for prospecting, licences, permits and rights that were not collected between April 2020 and March 2023, what total amount of the R296 million is owed to the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy in the North West,
(2) what is the total amount owed in fees by companies who applied for (a) prospecting rights, (b) licences and (c) permits in the Bojanala area;
(3) whether the licences and permits will be withdrawn as a result of the non payment of fees; if not, why not; if so, on what date will they be withdrawn;
(4) whether the interested and/or affected parties will be notified that their licences and permits have been withdrawn; if not, why not; if so, (a) how and (b) on what date?