Blog: Department of Mineral Resources & Energy

MINISTER OF MINERAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, MR GWEDE MANTASHE, ANNOUNCES ADJUSTMENT OF FUEL PRICES EFFECTIVE FROM THE 2ND OF SEPTEMBER 2020

By on 8/31/2020

The Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Mr Gwede Mantashe, announces the adjustment of fuel prices based on current local and international factors with effect from the 2nd of September 2020.

DMRE to host 2020 Women in Energy Webinar

By on 8/26/2020

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) will host the 2020 Women in Energy Webinar on recent developments and their impacts on the Women in Energy in South Africa as part of National Wom ...

Invites

DMRE ISSUES THE RFP FOR EMERGENCY POWER PROCUREMENT PROGRAMME

By on 8/22/2020

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has issued the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (RMIPPPP).

BUDGET VOTE SPEECH OF THE MINISTER OF MINERAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY HON. SAMSON GWEDE MANTASHE (MP) DELIVERED BY MINISTER KUBAYI-NGUBANE ON THE OCCASION OF THE TABLING OF THE BUDGET VOTE 34 TO THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, 21ST JULY 2020.

By on 7/21/2020

House Chairperson Chairperson and Members of the Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy Honourable Members of Parliament Chairpersons and CEO’s of all the Mineral Resources and ...

Speeches

MINISTER MANTASHE WELCOMES THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS OF WOMEN IN THE ENERGY SECTOR

By on 6/5/2020

The Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Mr Gwede Mantashe (MP) recognises and welcomes the recent appointments of a number of women to senior executive positions in the energy sector. 

Remarks by Mineral Resources and Energy Minister, Mr Gwede Mantashe (MP) update on the sectors interventions to combat the spread of Covid-19

By on 5/29/2020

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that South Africa will move to alert level 3 of the nationwide lockdown. This will open-up the economy and remove several restrictions while government significantl ...

Media statements
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DMRE PUBLISHES MANDATORY CODE OF PRACTICE TO FIGHT COVID-19

By on 5/19/2020

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has published guidelines for a mandatory Code of Practice (COP) for the mitigation and management of COVID-19 in the mining industry. The guidelin ...

DMRE gazettes mandatory code of practice to fight COVID-19 in mining

By on 5/12/2020

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy yesterday issued - for public comment - a guideline for the compilation of a mandatory code of practice for the mitigation and management of COVID-19 for ...

Media statements
COVID-19 Mining regulations

DRAFT REGULATIONS AMENDING ELECTRICITY REGULATIONS ON NEW GENERATION CAPACITY GAZETTED FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS

By on 5/5/2020

The Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Mr Gwede Mantashe (MP) has today gazetted for public input the draft amendments to the Electricity Regulations on New Generation Capacity.

Media statements
NEW GENERATION CAPACITY

DMRE WELCOMES LABOUR COURT ORDER

By on 5/1/2020

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) welcomes the legal certainty provided by the order granted in the Labour Court today, 01 May 2020. Employers in the mining industry have been orde ...

Media statements
DMRE COURT ORDER