{"id":243367,"date":"2022-11-18T11:09:17","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T09:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/measures-to-restrict-trade-in-scrap-metal\/"},"modified":"2022-11-18T11:09:17","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T09:09:17","slug":"measures-to-restrict-trade-in-scrap-metal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/measures-to-restrict-trade-in-scrap-metal\/","title":{"rendered":"Measures to restrict trade in scrap metal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele says Cabinet has considered and approved a comprehensive package of measures to address damage to public infrastructure and the economy by restricting the trade of waste scrap and semi processed metals.<\/p>\n

The Minister hosted a briefing in Pretoria on Friday following this week\u2019s Cabinet meeting.<\/p>\n

He said the meeting considered the policy measures to restrict trade in scrap metal to limit damage to public infrastructure and the economy.<\/p>\n

This follows the gazetting on 5 August 2022 for public comment of the \u201cDraft Policy Proposals on Measures to Restrict and Regulate Trade in Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals Waste, Scrap and Semi-Finished Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metal Products to Limit Damage to Infrastructure and the Economy\u201d by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Competition; and consideration of the extensive public comments received.<\/p>\n

\u201cDetails of the measures to be implemented will now be processed for publication in the Government Gazette by the relevant Ministries and a detailed media release containing details of the measures will be released by GCIS as soon as the necessary legal work has been finalised,\u201d said the Minister.<\/p>\n

South Africa will also engage with the SADC, African Union and the Southern African Customs Union to ensure a coordinated approach to fight this crime collectively as a region.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Minister said Infrastructure South Africa, in partnership with GIZ, a German development agency, will host its third Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa (SIDSSA) in Cape Town, from 28 to 30 November 2022.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year\u2019s symposium will focus on green hydrogen as an important growth sector in the country\u2019s investment strategy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe symposium will bring together decision-makers, financial institutions, academics and international authorities. The event will afford the country the opportunity to showcase some of the large and low-cost world-class green hydrogen production hubs,\u201d said Gungubele.<\/p>\n

The demand for green hydrogen-based products such as ammonia and synthetic jet fuels is rising.<\/p>\n

The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) in South Africa has been researching green hydrogen with a focus on green mobility and the use of platinum group metals.<\/p>\n

\u201cCabinet approved the Hydrogen Society Roadmap earlier this year. The roadmap is one of government\u2019s strategies and policy direction aimed at bringing together a variety of public and private stakeholders and institutions around a common vision on how to use and deploy hydrogen and hydrogen-related technologies, as part of the country\u2019s economic development and greening objectives,\u201d  he said.<\/p>\n

In South Africa, hydrogen is extensively used in the chemical and fuel-refining sectors, but it is currently produced mainly from non-renewable sources such as coal and natural gas.\u2013 SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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