The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) is a

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of the

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which is responsible for the mining industry of South Africa, exploitation of the country's mineral resources, and the

energy industry The energy industry is the totality of all of the industries involved in the production and sale of energy, including fuel extraction, manufacturing, refining and distribution. Modern society consumes large amounts of fuel, and the energy indu ...

. It was known as the Department of Minerals and Energy until July 2009 when it was divided by

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Jacob Zuma Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma (; born 12 April 1942) is a South African politician who served as the fourth president of South Africa from 2009 to 2018. He is also referred to by his initials JZ and clan name Msholozi, and was a former anti-aparth ...

into the

Department of Mineral Resources The Department of Mineral Resources is a department of the national government of South Africa which is responsible for overseeing the mining industry of South Africa and the exploitation of the country's mineral resources. The department's or ...

and the Department of Energy. In June 2019 President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the two departments were to be reunited under the current name. The political head of the department is the

Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy The Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy is a minister in the cabinet of the South African national government. The portfolio was called the Ministry of Minerals and Energy until May 2009, when President Jacob Zuma split it into two separ ...

, who is assisted by a deputy minister. the minister is Gwede Mantashe while the position of deputy minister is vacant.

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