When Mosebenzi Zwane failed to pitch at a meeting of his deparment's oversight committee on Wednesday, MPs decided to launch an inquiry against him to probe state capture allegations.
Zwane was expected to meet with the mineral resources portfolio committee on Wednesday morning but he was a no-show and parliamentarians are not happy.
Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane was meant to appear before a parliamentary committee looking into state capture allegations against him.
Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane was speaking at the opening of the four-day Mining Indaba in Cape Town.
Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane has told delegates the mining sector contributed to the South African economy emerging from a technical recession last year.
Sibanye Stillwater's Beatrix mine confirmed on Friday morning that 955 workers were brought back to surface safely, following a power outage that was caused a severe storm on Wednesday.
The committee says it will now request him to appear early in the new year when Parliament resumes business.
The chamber went to court seeking to prevent the implementation of the charter, which increases the minimum threshold for black ownership of mining companies to 30%, claiming there was no consultation.
ANC MP Mandla Mandela questioned the basis for the inquiry into Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane.
The Centre for Applied Legal Studies is representing mining community networks which say while they support transformation in the industry, they were not consulted about the new charter.
Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane says they're studying a court order revoking fracking regulations.
The Mineral Resources Minister on Wednesday morning faced questions from MPs about his relationship with the Gupta family and state capture allegations.
MPs tackled Mosebenzi Zwane over the FS dairy farm, his appointment to Cabinet and his trip to Switzerland, allegedly all related to the Guptas.
Parliament's mineral resources portfolio committee is one of four tasked with probing grand corruption.
Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane is set to appear before Parliament's mineral resources portfolio committee on Wednesday to answer to allegations of state capture.
Lindiwe Sisulu says Mosebenzi Zwane is wrong for saying the ANC national executive committee already knows who is going to be party president in December.
The mining group has taken the minister to court to block the implementation of the new charter, which gives resources firms 12 months to meet a 30% black ownership requirement.
Mining Minister Mosebenzi Zwane released the revised mining charter in June, giving mining companies, many of which are pressured by rising costs and volatile or depressed prices.
