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2010/06/24
B Hogan on Eskom wage negotiations
Dispute A dispute was referred on 3 June 2010 to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) by Solidarity, National Union of Mineworkers' (Num) and National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa (NUMSA). The dispute arose between the unions and Eskom whilst bargaining over wages and working conditions. Resolution of dispute The CCMA has directed the parties to ... [highlighted result]
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2010/06/15
B Hogan on appointment of Eskom chairperson M Makwana
The Minister of Public Enterprises is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Mpho Makwana as Chairperson of the Eskom Board. Mr Makwana was appointed as interim Chairperson in November last year and has shown exemplary leadership in what has been quite a challenging time for Eskom.Furthermore, the Eskom Board will also today announce the appointment of a CEO for the state-owned enterprise. His areas of speciality include corporate strategy and strategic change management, ... [highlighted result]
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2010/05/28
B Hogan: Answers to questions in National Assembly on contractual agreements
Question No. 1723
Dr S M van Dyk (Democratic Alliance) to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises:
Whether her (a) department or (b) any of its entities has signed any contractual agreements with certain companies (names furnished) or any of their affiliates (i) in the (aa) 2008/09 and (bb) 2009/10 financial years and (ii) during the period 1 April 2010 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if so, (aaa) what is the nature of ...
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2010/05/21
B Hogan: Answers to questions in National Assembly on South African Express flights cancellations
Question no.:1565
Mr S B Farrow (DA) to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises:
(1)(a) How many SA Express flights departing from (i) Cape Town International Airport, (ii) Oliver Tambo International Airport, (iii) East London Airport, Port Elizabeth Airport, (iv) George Airport and (v) Bloemfontein Airport were cancelled in the past 12 months, (b) what were the reasons for each of these cancellations and (c) how ... [highlighted result]
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2010/05/21
B Hogan: Answers to questions to in National Assembly on forensic audits
Question no.:1624
Dr S M van Dyk (DA) to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises:
(1) Whether any forensic audits have been instituted by her department into its administration or the administration of its entities (a) in the (i) 2007/08, (ii) 2008/09 and (iii) 2009/10 financial years and (b) during the period 1 April 2010 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if not, what is the position in this regard;...
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2010/05/07
B Hogan: Answers to questions in National Assembly on rail exports delays
Below is a breakdown of the main commodities Transnet transports by rail to harbours for export including details of the high-level operational constraints in each case:
Export Coal from the mines to Richards Bay
Transnet transports this commodity for stockpiling at the Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT), a privately owned terminal.
Magnetite to Richards Bay
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2010/04/23
B Hogan: Answers to questions in National Assembly on railway capacity
The table below indicates Transnet's commitment to increasing rail capacity for the general freight business (GFB), the export coal and export iron ore volumes over the next five years: Sector (mt) * 2010/11
General freight business: 80.7
Export coal: 67.0
Export iron ore: 50.3 * 2011/12
General freight business: 89.7
Export coal: 70.0
Export iron ore: 53.6 * 2012/13
General freight business: 97.0
Export coal: 73.0
Export iron ore:...
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2010/04/19
B Hogan: Answers to questions in National Assembly on Eskom mega-flex rate
Question No. 650 Mr L W Greyling (Independent Democrats) to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises: (1)(a) How many companies benefit from the reduced mega-flex rate of Eskom, (b) what percentage (i) of the domestic total energy use do these companies utilise and (ii) increase will these companies incur as a result of the latest price increase announced by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA); (2)(a) how many companies receive an even lower and fixed ... [highlighted result]
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2010/04/19
B Hogan: Answers to questions in National Assembly on Transnet project in Northern Cape
The gross domestic product impact on the national economy, once the full potential of this Transnet investment is realised in 2018, would be R113 billion, and 576 000 employment opportunities would be created. The Transnet macro-economic impact study found that the planned investment will contribute 54 percent to the Northern Cape GDP (calculated as the value of cumulative additional GDP added between 2008 and 2018 as a percentage of the 2008 Provincial GDP) and will create 57 463 employment ... [highlighted result]
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2010/04/15
B Hogan: Public Enterprises Dept Budget Vote 2010/11
Might I also add that, just for the record, that neither Eskom, nor Transnet have received cash transfers from the State during this period.The recent financial assistance given to Eskom in the form of the ZAR 176 billion guarantee and the ZAR 60 billion loan agreement represent a conscious strategic investment by government in the energy infrastructure of this country that will have multiple counter-cyclical economic spin-offs such as job creation and economic growth as well as ... [highlighted result]
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2010/04/06
B Hogan on death of Dr Molefi Sefularo
I would like to express my sincere and heartfelt sadness at the death of Dr Molefi Sefularo.I have known him for a very long time and until May 2009, we worked together at the Department of Health. He really understood and appreciated the challenges facing our country s health system and he worked tirelessly and selflessly to ensure that change was effected for the betterment of our people.We deeply mourn his loss. I would like to extend my condolences to his wife, Kgomotso ... [highlighted result]
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2010/03/19
B Hogan on State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) remuneration panel
Given the serious concerns expressed by many stakeholders about the remuneration of senior management and non-executive directors at State Owned Enterprise (SOEs), I have established a remuneration panel (the panel) that will make recommendations and suggest a framework to determine a rational and consistent remuneration model that protects the interests of the SOE, employees of the SOE, the state and the state s national assets.I am very pleased to announce today that the panel is ... [highlighted result]
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2010/03/15
B Hogan: Answers to questions in National Assembly on national power outages
Question No. 771
Mr PF Smith (Inkatha Freedom Party) to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises:
(1) Whether, in view of Eskom's preparedness for an economic upturn, national power outages are envisaged; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) when, (b) why and (c) what steps have been taken to ...
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2010/03/12
B Hogan on Eskom?s World Bank loan
We are also concerned at the level of misunderstanding regarding our commitment to a transition to a low-carbon economy and our unambiguous commitment to the introduction of cleaner energy technology in the country.Eskom, with the support of government, has applied for a US$3.75 billion project loan from the World Bank. In addition to using supercritical design, these power stations will be the largest dry-cooled power stations in the world, which is a further testimony to the ... [highlighted result]
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2010/03/11
B Hogan and D Peters to brief media on Eskom?s loan application, 12 Mar
Minister of Public Enterprise, Barbara Hogan and Minster of Energy, Dipuo Peters will brief members of the media on Eskom s loan application from the World Bank.The briefing will take place as follows:Date: Friday, 12 March 2010
Time: 10h30
Venue: Room 153, Union Buildings, PretoriaNote: There will be a linkup to Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, Cape TownEnquiries:
Bongiwe Gambu
Cell: 082 714 9463Tuso Zibula
Tel: 021 ...
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2010/03/05
B Hogan: Answers to questions in National Assembly on SOE selling process
Question no: 81
Mr D B Feldman (COPE-Gauteng) to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises:
Whether the government intends selling a part of all the State Owned Enterprises to private companies to assist with its financial short falls; if not, why not; if so, (a) how will the government implement the selling process and (b) when?
Reply:
An Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) co-chaired by the Ministers of Public Enterprises and Finance has been established to review ... [highlighted result]
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2010/03/05
B Hogan: Answers to questions in National Assembly on Eskom electricity exports
Question No. 522
Mr P van Dalen (Democratic Alliance) to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises:
(1)(a) How much electricity is exported by Eskom, (b) where is the electricity exported to, (c) at what tariff and (d) what percentage of the total available electricity is exported;
(2) Whether there are any contracts in place for each of the exports; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the details of these contracts and (b) what is the (i) commencement and (...
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2010/03/05
B Hogan: Answers to questions in National Assembly on domestic aviation industry
Question no.614
Mr M A Nhanha (Cope) to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises:
Whether the government will take any measures to facilitate the strategic alliance between South African Express and South African Airlink with South African Airways (SAA) to include other airlines to (a) help achieve equity, (b) promote competitiveness and (c) grow the industry; if not, why not; if so, what measures will her department take to ... [highlighted result]
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2010/03/05
B Hogan: Answers to questions in National Assembly on Eskom electricity plants construction
Reply: 1. The integrated resource plan for electricity developed by the Department of Energy directs the country's future electricity generation capacity needs and the mix of energy sources to be utilised to provide the necessary security of supply. In addition to the new power stations that Eskom is building, the integrated resource plan by the Department of Energy sets out country's electricity generating capacity requirements in the long term as well as the responsible... [highlighted result]
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2010/03/05
B Hogan: Answers to questions in National Assembly on rail and ports system
Question No. 607Ms CMP Kotsi (Congress of the People) to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises:Whether there have been any inter-ministerial resolutions in support of the new growth plan to address the problem of an unreliable and expensive rail and ports system; if not, why not; if so, what (a) agreements are in place to achieve a more desirable outcome, (b) timeframes have been agreed to and (c) hurdles remain?Reply:There have been no explicit ... [highlighted result]
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