Bernice Swarts

National Assembly

bswarts@parliament.gov.za

About Bernice Swarts

2020 committee attendance as mp

94% attendance rate

Attended 15 meetings out of 16

2019 committee attendance as mp

39% attendance rate

Attended 12 meetings out of 31

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MPs are recorded as absent whether they have, or have not submitted apologies.
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Recent meetings attended

International Relations — 2019 Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report: Department responses; with Deputy Ministers — 18 Mar 2020
Public Accounts (SCOPA) — SAPS 2018/19 deviations, expansions, irregular, fruitless & wasteful expenditure: hearing — 17 Mar 2020
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus — Introductory Workshop on Gender-Responsive Planning & Budgeting & role of Multi-Party Women’s Caucus, with Minister — 12 Mar 2020
Public Accounts (SCOPA) — Non-Tabling of Annual Report: Department of Water and Sanitation — 11 Mar 2020
International Relations — DIRCO on current political situation in Libya; with Deputy Minister — 11 Mar 2020

All meetings attended

DISCLAIMER: This information has been obtained via the Parliamentary Monitoring Group. PMG makes every effort to compile reliable and comprehensive information, but does not claim that the data is 100% accurate and complete.

Currently

Member at Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at Standing Committee on Public Accounts (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at African National Congress (ANC) (Party)

Formerly

17th Candidate at African National Congress Regional Gauteng Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019

Committee appearances

DIRCO on: SA chairing the AU; outcomes of the recent AU Summit & responses to BRRR; New York fact-finding oversight report 26 Feb 2020

Ms B Swarts (ANC) asked the Minister if SA could use its chairship to expose those countries that were abusing and dividing Africa.
SAA outstanding matters: update 19 Feb 2020

Ms B Swarts (ANC) asked for timeframes for the business rescue practitioner process. After three months, there would be monthly reports from the business rescue practitioners. Was the date counted from 16 December or was it from the date that the team began working? The board and SAA had told ...
ESKOM Update on SCOPA recommendations following oversight visit 18 Feb 2020

Ms B Swarts (ANC) said that the Eskom board was telling the Committee to jump into the river. It was a very lame excuse. It should not become a habit that people ignore SCOPA. The CEO had to go out and call the chair so that his apology reached the ...
DIRCO CFO on circumstances that led to recurring AG audit outcomes: follow-up 5 Feb 2020

Ms B Swarts (ANC) asked if the Ministerial Handbook allows the Minister to use charter planes for meetings. She asked Mr Ramashau if he did not author the report, then who did. She agreed with the Chairperson’s suggestion that the DG should submit evidence and responses before leaving the ...
Department of Public Works on plan to address ESKOM debt, with Minister 4 Feb 2020

Ms B Swarts (ANC) asked the Minister to explain what administration has been put into place to oversee the handing over of the accounts to government departments. The 1 April is in a few weeks. She asked how DPWI will ensure that user departments will repay DPWI for the payment ...

All Committee Appearances

Questions

No questions found

Plenary appearances

NOTICES OF MOTION 10 Sep 2019

House Chairperson, I hereby give notice that, on the next sitting day of the House, I shall move on behalf of the
ANC that that the House debates African countries' need to work together to promote peace and stability while addressing trade obstacles, climate change, corruption [Inaudible] security and the ...
THE DEPUTY MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND CO-OPERATION 11 Jul 2019

Hon House Chairperson, hon Minister of the Department of International Relations and Co-operation, Minister Dr Naledi Pandor, all Ministers and Deputy Ministers, hon Chairperson of the committee, hon Mahambehlala, hon members, esteemed Guests, ladies and gentlemen and fellow South Africans.
It is indeed a special pleasure and honour for me ...

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