Parliament, Tuesday, 6 March 2018  The Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources will tomorrow, 7 March 2018, hold a follow-up meeting with the Department of Mineral Resources on the latest developments at the Optimum coal mine in Mpumalanga.

Last week, the committee met with the department, the National Union of Mine Workers (NUM) and the Member of the Executive Committee for the Mpumalanga Department of Economic Development and Tourism, Mr Eric Kholwane, to discuss the same matter. In that meeting, the committee asked the department’s delegation to return with answers to a number of unanswered questions.

Tomorrow, the committee expects answers from the senior delegation of the department, including the Minister and Acting Director-General.

Date: Wednesday, 7 March 2018
Time: 9:00
Venue: Committee Room V227, Old Assembly Building 

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