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Zawya
30-04-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Select Committee on Mineral Resources Meets with Indonesian Parliament
The Select Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources hosted a delegation from the Indonesian Parliament to discuss, among other things, cooperation on mining and mineral resources. Committee chairperson Mr Mpho Modise warmly welcomed the delegation. He expressed his appreciation for the Indonesian representatives for visiting South Africa and engage with the committee. He said the committee looked forward to the exchange of ideas and exploration of potential areas of cooperation between South Africa and Indonesia on mining and minerals sectors. South Africa and Indonesia have significant and diverse mineral resources, including gold, diamonds, platinum, coal, and rare earth minerals. Both countries are major global producers of key minerals. The discussions focused on potential areas of collaboration such as technology sharing, joint exploration, and downstream beneficiation of minerals. The committee explained its mandate which includes overseeing the country's mineral resources development, environmental regulations, and community consultation processes for mining projects. The Indonesian delegation shared their country's approach to mineral rights, local economic development requirements for mining, and efforts to increase domestic mineral processing and manufacturing. Both sides agreed to explore further parliamentary engagements and potential study visits to foster closer collaboration and knowledge-sharing between the mining industries and policymakers of South Africa and Indonesia. The delegations concluded with a commitment to strengthening ties between the two countries' legislatures and mining sectors for mutual economic benefit. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Republic of South Africa: The Parliament.
Zawya
25-04-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Committee Chairperson Apologises for Incorrect Figures in R1.7 Billion Agricultural Support to Farmers Statement
The Chairperson of the Select Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources, Mr Mpho Modise, acknowledges that the Department of Agriculture has set aside R1.7 billion to support 6000 farmers nationally to create 3000 jobs. Mr Modise apologises for the incorrect figures that are in the media statement that was issued on behalf of the committee on Tuesday, 22 April 2025. 'Upon further examination of the funding allocation, we discovered that the statement conveyed erroneous information regarding the allocation of funds related to the R1.7 billion initiative intended to support farmers,' said Mr Modise. He added: 'We understand the importance of transparency and accuracy especially in communicating such critical information. We acknowledge the error in the statement and retract the statement, and we profusely apologise for the damage caused by the erroneous information,' said Mr Modise. The committee remains committed to ensuring accountability in the use of public resources and will continue to scrutinise all agricultural initiatives to guarantee their effectiveness and integrity. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Republic of South Africa: The Parliament.
