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Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Hearings on unauthorised expenditure: DCoG, DPSA, DWS & DCDT; with Ministers and Deputy Ministers
19 Sep 2023
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts received reports on unauthorised expenditure from the Departments of Cooperative Governance; Public Service and Administration; Water and Sanitation; and Communications and Digital Technologies. The meeting was held in Parliament.
The Department of Public Service and Administration was given 30 days to investigate and ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Eskom corruption and related matters: SIU, Hawks & Brig Burger on intelligence report
12 Sep 2023
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) held a meeting in Parliament with the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), the South African Police Service (SAPS), and the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI/HAWKS). In the meeting, the SIU and the Hawks briefed the Committee on the intelligence report commissioned by ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
National Treasury Instruction Note 4 2022/2023 regarding the exemption of SOEs from reporting irregular expenditure; with Minister of Finance
6 Sep 2023
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts convened in Parliament to discuss the National Treasury Instruction Note 4 regarding exempting state-owned enterprises (SOEs) from reporting irregular expenditure.
Treasury explained the Note's purpose as a framework to enhance compliance and reporting standards for irregular expenditure. It emphasised that this Note did not ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Relocation of illegal dwellers on railway reserve between Philippi & Langa: stakeholder engagement; (with Transport, Human Settlements, and Public Works and Infrastructure Ministers)
29 Aug 2023
Since 2019, over 5 000 households have settled on the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) central railway line in Cape Town, erecting tents and makeshift homes at three stations in Langa, Philippi and Khayelitsha. This had rendered PRASA incapable of continuing its commuter services, and operations on the ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Relocation of illegal dwellers on the railway reserve between Philippi and Langa: stakeholder engagement, with Deputy Minister
5 Jul 2023
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts engaged with various stakeholders, including the City of Cape Town (CoCT), the Department of Transport (DoT), the Department of Human Settlements (DoHS), the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) Housing Development Agency (HDA) and the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa), ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
DENEL update on financial situation, turnaround plan SIU investigations and related matters, with Deputy Minister
14 Jun 2023
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts was briefed by Denel on its financial situation, organisational challenges, and turnaround plan. The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) also briefed the Committee on its investigation into serious malpractices and maladministration at the entity.
At the outset, the Committee Chairperson noted that Denel has ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Eskom corruption and related matters: engagement with SAPS Commissioner, Deputy Minister & SIU
7 Jun 2023
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts was scheduled to meet with Brigadier Jaap Burger and the National Commissioner of Police. The National Commissioner informed the Committee that he had instructed Brig Burger to attend the meeting. However, Brig Burger was not present at the meeting. Brig Burger had raised ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
SABC 2021/22 Annual Report and related matters hearing; with Minister
31 May 2023
After two failed occasions to meet with the SABC, the Committee convened to receive briefings from the South African Broadcasting Corporation on its annual report and financial statements for the year 2021/22, which covered all investigations and irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditures. The Committee welcomed the new SABC ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Eskom corruption and related matters: engagement with National Security Advisor to the President
26 May 2023
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts heard from the National Security Advisor (NSA), Professor Syndey Mufamadi, as part of its hearings into allegations made by the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Eskom, Mr Andre De Ruyter, on wrongdoing at the state-owned entity (SOE).
Prof Mufamadi confirmed Mr ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Eskom corruption and related matters: committee deliberations
24 May 2023
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) resolved to call the former Chief Executive Officer of Eskom, Mr Andre De Ruyter, the former Eskom Chairperson, Prof Malegapuru Makgoba and the current Eskom Board to appear again before it on 26 May 2023 as part of its hearings into the ...