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Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Update by State Security Agency on the vetting of Eskom officials; with Minister and Deputy Minister
30 Nov 2022
The Committee convened in Parliament to receive an update from the State Security Agency (SSA) on the vetting of Eskom officials.
The Committee set out its position and the Minister understood its position and indicated that he was consulting on certain legal aspects of the matter. The report for the ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Hearing on the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa’s (PRASA) Annual Report and financial statements for 2021/22, with Minister
29 Nov 2022
Passenger Rail Agency of SA (PRASA)
The Committee met with the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) for a hearing on the material irregularities and irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure at the SOE. The Minister of Transport was in attendance.
The Minister of Transport said that in March 2022, he ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Postponed: SABC 2021/22 Annual Report Hearing; with Deputy Minister
23 Nov 2022
In a physical meeting at Parliament, the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) was compelled to adjourn its engagement with the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) due to the absence of the broadcaster’s board as an accounting authority. The former board's term of office had ended on October 15, ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
State of Kannaland Local Municipality: Stakeholder Engagement
23 Nov 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs convened virtually to be briefed by the Provincial Department of Local Government and Provincial Treasury, the Auditor-General of South Africa, the South African Local Government Association (SALGA), the provincial Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Garden Route District Municipality, ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Engagement on the State of Amathole District Municipality
22 Nov 2022
The Committee convened virtually to be briefed on the state of Amathole District Municipality (ADM). It was mentioned that the district municipality has been adopting unfunded budgets for the past five years. The municipality experienced a decline in the reserves, which initially triggered the unfunded position.
In the assessment ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Transnet; SAPO; Postbank; PRASA & SABC audit outcomes: AGSA briefing
2 Nov 2022
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts received a briefing from the Auditor-General of South Africa on the audit outcomes for the financial year of 2021/22 for the South African Broadcasting Corporation, the South African Post Office, the South African Postbank, Transnet, and the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa. ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
National Skills Fund investigation: update by Deputy Minister
20 Oct 2022
The Committee was briefed on the independent forensic investigation into the National Skills Fund (NSF) commissioned at the behest of the Committee following disclaimed audit outcomes. The Directorate for the Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI/Hawks), Special Investigating Unit, and the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) were also in attendance.
Nexus, ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report of the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
20 Oct 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs held a virtual meeting to consider and adopt its draft Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) for the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs and entities.
The Committee perused through the report and agreed to adopt ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Eskom progress & investigations: update with Deputy Minister
19 Oct 2022
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) convened in Parliament to receive an update from Eskom on ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
State of Lekwa Municipality: stakeholder engagement
12 Oct 2022