Media releases 

• Media alert: Imbizo Focus Week, KwaZulu-Natal, 12 April 2008
• The DME congratulates Mr Zokwana in his election as the President of the International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Union, 29 November 2007
• Invitation to the Media to witness the 9th farewell function of recipients of Petronas Scholarship, 02 July 2007
• PGM industry presents the study on downstream beneficiation for pgm's in South Africa to the Minister of Minerals and Energy, 27 June 2007
• Minister Sonjica to Host Press Conference to Discuss Mines Safety on Friday 22 June 2007
• Invitation to media briefing by the Department of Minerals and Energy and Anglo American, 26 April 2007
• Media invite: DME and Sasol to sign MBA sponsorship agreement, 27 February 2007
• Economic Cluster Media Briefing, Minister Alec Erwin, Cape Town, 12 February 2007
• The Department of Minerals and Energy to host a conference for Technology for Women in Business (TWIB), 11 September 2006 [PDF, 105 KB]
• Invitation to the 6th Annual DME TWIB Conference and Awards Ceremony, 03 August 2006. Download nomination form 
• Media invitation to Nkungumathe Youth Development Forum gala dinner, 7 June 2006 [PDF, 59KB]
• Relocation of Dundee office to Durban, 3 April 2006 [PDF, 45KB]

• Adjustment to the fuel price: Wednesday 2 April 2008, [PDF 30.2KB]
• Adjustment to the fuel price: Wednesday 5 March 2008, [PDF 28.4KB]
• Adjustment to the fuel price: Wednesday 6 February 2008, [PDF 28.4KB]
• Adjustment to the fuel price: Wednesday 2 January 2008, [PDF 66.7KB]
• Adjustment to the fuel price: Wednesday 5 December 2007, [PDF 28.2KB]
• Adjustment to the fuel price: Wednesday 7 November 2007, [PDF 28.2KB]
• Adjustment to the fuel price: Wednesday 3 October 2007, [PDF 28.5KB]
• Adjustment to the fuel price: Wednesday 5 September 2007, [PDF 28.8KB]
• Adjustment to the fuel price: Wednesday 1 August 2007, [PDF, 28.0KB]
• Adjustment to the fuel price: Wednesday 4 July 2007, [PDF, 27.9KB]
• Adjustment to the fuel price: Wednesday 06 June 2007, {PDF, 27.9KB}
• Adjustment to the fuel price: Wednesday 02 May 2007, [PDF, 65.7KB]
• Adjustment to the fuel price: Wednesday 04 April 2007, [PDF, 66.7KB] 
• Adjustment to the fuel price: Wednesday 07 March 2007 [PDF, 65.8KB]
• Adjustment to the fuel price: Wednesday 07 February 2007 [PDF, 65.2KB]
• Adjustment to the fuel price: Wednesday 03 January 2007 [PDF, 64.9KB]
• Adjustment to the fuel price: Wednesday 06 December 2006 [PDF, 64.8KB]
• Adjustment to the fuel price: Wednesday 1 November 2006 [PDF, 66KB]
• Adjustment to the fuel price: Wednesday 4 October 2006 [PDF, 65KB]
• Adjustment to the fuel price: Wednesday 6 September 2006 [PDF, 64 KB]
• Adjustment to the fuel price: Wednesday 2 August 2006 [PDF, 65KB]
• Adjustment to the fuel price: Wednesday 5 July 2006 [PDF, 66KB]
• Adjustment to the fuel price: Wednesday 7 June 2006 [PDF, 66KB]
• Adjustment to the fuel price: Wednesday 3 May 2006 [PDF, 65KB]
• Adjustment to the fuel price: Wednesday 1 March 2006 [PDF, 65KB]
• Adjustment to the fuel price: Wednesday, 1 February 2006 [PDF, 65KB]

• Independent Power Producer tender cancelled because tender did not meet agreed terms, 03 April 2008
• Joint media release on increasing electricity supply to mines, 6 March 2008
• Joint announcement by Government, Eskom and mining industry on energy emergency plan, 26 January 2008
• A National Electricity Emergency Programme, 25 January 2008
• Facing the parrafin challenges together as a nation, 04 December 2007
• South Africa to preside over the 4th review meeting of the IAEA convention on Nuclear safety, 08 November 2007
• Minister of Minerals and Energy hosting Energy Summit: September 2007
• Media release on introducing IPP peaking power genereation in South Africa, 27 August 2007
• Media Invite: Media Conference on the South African Nuclear Energy Policy and Strategy, 13 August 2007
• Statement on liquid fuels strike. 6 August 2007, 06 August 2007
• Minister Sonjica and Western Cape Government agree on urgent need to accelerate electricity distribution industry restructuring. 03 August 2007.
• Oil Supplier Development Agency joins Central Energy Fund, 15 June 2007.
• Minister Sonjica on the Fuels Strategic Supply Task Team report, 19 January 2007.
• Joint statement by DME and Sapia, 14 December 2006 [PDF, 61,2 KB]
• Draft Biofuels Industry Strategy, 14 December 2006 [PDF, 230 KB]
• City of Cape Town decision to dissolve RED 1 is a matter of grave concern to Minister of Minerals and Energy, Ms Buyelwa Sonjica, 07 December 2006 [PDF, 63.8KB]
• Joint Statement by DME and Sapia, 07 September 2006 [PDF, 64.8 KB]
• Minister Sonjica and her Botswana counterpart sign an Inter-Governmental Memorandum of Understanding, 18 August 2006 [PDF, 58.2 KB]
• Regulations regarding fuel specifications and standards, 28 June 2006 [PDF, 69KB]
• Deputy Minister of Minerals and Energy outlines programme of action of the government to restructure electricity distribution industry, 21 April 2006 [PDF, 81KB]
• DME launches Energy Efficiency 2006 and Beyond awareness campaign, 5 April 2006 [ZIP, 1.06MB]
• Investigation panel into fuel supply shortages in South Africa, 13 March 2006 [PDF, 48KB]
• African Ministerial Conference on Hydropower and Sustainable Development, 21 February 2006 [PDF, 50KB]
• Meeting on recent power outages, 20 February 2006 [PDF, 50KB]
• DME investigation into the fuel shortages experienced during December 2005, 15 February 2006 [PDF, 50KB]
• Electricity Regulation Bill: the National Council of Provinces concurs, 15 February 2006 [PDF, 50KB]

• Media alert: African Mining Partnership 2008, 24 January 2008
• Media statement on mine safety audit at Aquarius mine. 9 January 2008
• Health and safety audit of mines, 30 November 2007
• Audit Protocols for the safety audit in the mining industry, 01 November 2007
• Invitation to media: Tripartate meeting between Minister of Minerals and Energy and counterparts from Zambia and Zimbabwe, 18 October 2007
• Fifth Mine Health and Safety Council (MHSC) Biennial Summit planned for 5 October 2007, 11 October 2007
• 23 illegal miners bodies were recovered at Western Holdings Mine, 11 October 2007
• Media invite by Minister of Minerals and Energy and Council for Geoscience to careers in mining exhibition: Bapong, 7 August 2007
• Visit by Director-General: Minerals and Energy to Anglo Gold Ashanti, Moab Kotsong mine, Orkney: 24 July 2007
• Media statement following the Minerals and Mining Development Board meeting. 20 July 2007.
• Invitation to media: New Board members for Minerals and Mining Development Board, 18 July 2007
• South African Government and De Beers Partner to foster sustainable diamond industry, 09 February 2007
• Department of Minerals and Energy to host African Mining Partnership., 01 February 2007
• African Mining Partnership: 1-3 February 2007, 24 January 2007 [PDF, 118 KB].
• "African Designs for the Future", 13 September 2006 [PDF, 57.0 KB].
• The Department of Minerals and Energy to host the Mining Week, 06 September 2006 [DPF, 45.1 KB].
• Minister Sonjica to Present Learner's Focus Week in Mining Awards, 23 June 2006 [PDF, 51.4 KB].
• Fire at shaft seven of the Hartebeesfontein mine in Stillfontein, 24 March 2006 [PDF, 48KB].
• Minister of Minerals and Energy to host the Third African Mining Partnership, 2 February 2006 [PDF, 51KB].
• Minister of Minerals and Energy saddened by the loss of lives at TauTona mine, 12 January 2006 [PDF, 52KB].

Speeches and statements 2008

• Opening address by Minister of Minerals and Energy, Ms Buyelwa Sonjica, at the Power and Electricity Congress and Exhibition, Sandton Convention Centre, 15 April 2008
• Opening speech by the Minister of Minerals and Energy, Ms Buyelwa Sonjica, at the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum, held at the Southern Sun Hotel, Strand Street, Cape Town, 14 April 2008
• Speech by Ms Buelwa Sonjica, MP, at the launch Kgautswane Slate Project in Greater Tubatse Local Municipality, Ga-Sekhukhene, Limpopo, 8 April 2008
• Speech by Ms BP Sonjica, Minister of Minerals and Energy, at the opening of the 3RD Sub-Saharan Oil, Gas & Petrochemical exhibition & Conference, 17 March 2008
• Speech by Ms BP Sonjica, Minister of Minerals and Energy, at University of Fort Hare, 13 March 2008
• Speech by Ms BP Sonjica, MP, Minister of Minerals and Energy, on the occasion of the the ANC Women’s League fund raising gala dinner in Polokwane, 8 March 2008
• Introductory remarks by Ms BP Sonjica, Minister of Minerals and Energy, South Africa, at WIREC 2008 in Washington DC, 6 March 2008
• Address by Ms Buyelwa Sonjica, Minister of Minerals and Energy, at the corporate council on Africa meeting at Hamilton Crowne Plaza, Washington DC, 05 February 2008
• Key note speech: Minister of Minerals and Energy, Ms Buyelwa Sonjica, at the Mining Indaba in Cape Town, 5 February 2008
• Address by the Minister of Minerals and Energy, Ms Buyelwa Sonjica, MP: Joint Sitting of Parliament on electricity load shedding problem, 30 January 2008

Speeches and statements 2007

• Keynote Address Energy Summit Ms Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, 26 September 2007.

• Opening address by MS Buyelwa Sonjica, MP, Minister of Minerals and Energy at the South African youth nuclear proffessional society at the alpha conference centre, 05 November 2007
• Speech by the Minister of Minerals and Energy, Ms Buyelwa Sonjica at the Antwerp World Diamond Conference, 16 October 2007
• Adress by the Minister of Minister of Minerals and Energy at the 10 th anniversary of the women in mining, 31 August 2007.
• Address by Ms Buelwa Sonjica, MP, Minister of Minerals and Energy, at the 10 th anniversary of Women in Mining and TWIB Awards, 30 August 2007
• Opening address by Minister Buyelwa Sonjica: Mining Investment Workshop, DBSA, Midrand,. 11 June 2007.
• Budget Vote speech: Minister of Minerals and Energy: National Council of Provinces, 7 June 2007
• Budget Vote 31 delivered by the Minister of Minerals and Energy, Ms Buyelwa Sonjica, MP, at National Assembly, Cape Town, 30 May 2007
• Speech by Minister Sonjica on the Electricity Regulation Amendment Bill, 29 May 2007
• Challenges facing the South African Mining industry during the first two decades of the 21st Century, 06 March 2007
• Opening address by Ms Buyelwa Sonjica, MP, Minister of Minerals and Energy at the French-South African Conference on Energy, 20 February 2007
• Address by Ms Buyelwa Sonjica, MP, Minister of Minerals and Energy at South Africa’s Nuclear Energy and Uranium Renassaince Conference, 14 February 2007
• Speech by Ms BP Sonjica, MP, Minister of Minerals and Energy at the Mining Indaba in Cape Town, 6 February 2007
• Speech by Ms BP Sonjica, MP, Minister of Minerals and Energy at the African Mining Partnership meeting in Pretoria, 3 February 2007
• Speech by Ms BP Sonjica, MP, Minister of Minerals and Energy at the Joint Oil Data Inititaive (JODI) Training Workshop at Indaba Hotel in Johannesburg, 30 January 2007

Speeches and statements 2006

• Speech by the Minister of Minerals and Energy, Ms Bueylwa P Sonjica, MP, at the departmental event on the 16 days of activism of no violence against women and children, 5 December 2006.
• Speech by Ms BP Sonjica, MP, Minister of Minerals and Energy at the Corporate Council on Africa Oil & Gas Forum 2006: “Expectations and realities” .Maryland, Greater Washington, DC, 30 November 2006.
• Speech by Ms Buyelwa Sonjica, Minister of Minerals and Energy at the Powering Africa: The Nuclear Option (PONA) Executive meeting in Cape Town, 27 November 2006. View programme.
• Opening speech by Ms Lulu Xingwana: Acting Minister of Minerals and Energy at Mining Industry Tripartate HIV and AIDS Summit at Indaba Conference Centre and Hotel, Fourways, 21 November 2006.
• Speech at the mining conference in China, 14 November 2006.
• Speech at the RBCT's Sod Turning Ceremony, 22 September 2006  [PDF, 103 KB]
• Statement at the Special Session on "New Framework for the Utilization of Nuclear Energy in the 21st Century: Assurances of Supply and Non-Proliferation", 19 September 2006 [PDF, 76.8 KB]
• Statement  to the 50th Regular Session of the IAEA General Conference, 18 September 2006 [PDF, 62.2 KB]
• Speech at the Mining Summit, NASREC, Johannesburg, 12 September 2006 [PDF, 135 KB]
• Opening address at the Mining Africa Show, NASREC, Johannesburg, 11 September 2006 [PDF, 119 KB]
• Speech at the Department of Minerals and Energy - sectoral march at the Union Building’s garden, 25 August 2006 {PDF, 70.0 KB]
• Keynote Address - South African Young Nuclear Professionals Society launch, 25 August 2006 [PDF, 70.6 KB]
• Minister Sonjica's reflections on the recent fuel price hike, 02 August 2006 PDF, 54.1 KB]
• Speech at the People's Assembly of the Ntabankulu Local Municipality, 27 June 2006 [PDF, 67.5KB]
• Budget vote - National Council of Provinces, 30 May 2006 [PDF, 123KB]
• Budget vote - National Assembly, 25 May 2006 [PDF, 96.7KB]
• Address to the business community of Umhlantuze city, Richards Bay, 7 April 2006 [PDF, 47KB]
• Fire at shaft seven of the Hartebeesfontein mine in Stillfontein, 24 March 2006 [PDF, 47.4KB]
• Keynote address - Energy Efficiency Campaign launch, 7 March 2006 [PDF, 92.5KB]
• Closing remarks - African Ministerial Conference on Hydropower and Sustainable Development, 9 March 2006 [PDF, 72.8KB]
• Keynote address - African Ministerial Conference on Hydropower and Sustainable Development, 6 March 2006 [PDF, 73.6KB]
• Review of the Liquid Fuels Charter Compliance, 17 February 2006 [PDF, 83.8KB]
• Speech - National Council of Provinces, 16 February 2006 [PDF, 112KB]
• Minister of Minerals and Energy saddened by the loss of lives at TauTona mine, 12 January 2006 [PDF, 52KB]

• Keynote address at a workshop on sustainable development in Free State, 26 April [PDF, 115KB]
• Keynote address to the Gauteng Provincial Summit on EDI Restructuring, 24 April [PDF, 134KB]
• Deputy Minister of Minerals and Energy outlines programme of action of the government to restructure electricity distribution industry, 21 April [PDF, 80.8KB]

• Address to the Chamber of Mines strategic planning session, 15 May [PDF, 125KB]