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Standing Committee on Appropriations
Appropriation Bill [B3-2016]: hearing with the Department of Public Works
12 May 2016
Recruiting the right professionals to do the work remained a major challenge for the Department of Public Works. The Department echoed this when it briefed the Standing Committee on Appropriations on the 2016 Appropriation Bill, describing its highlights, programme objectives and budget, strategies for effective procurement within the entire public ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Deputy Minister of Basic Education on his Department 3rd Quarter 2015/16 performance
4 May 2016
The Department of Basic Education (DBE)presented the 3rd quarter expenditure report of the DBE. Overall, spending was at 79% of allocations, which is slightly above what is to be expected at 3rd quarter. However, she noted that key contributing activities had taken place early in the financial year to inflate ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Minister of Health on his Department 3rd Quarter 2015/16 performance
3 May 2016
Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi said maintenance of infrastructure was very important. He suggested the current ratio of 25% spent on maintenance and 25% on refurbishment should be further changed to 30% for maintenance and 20% for refurbishment to cover the maintenance backlogs. It had been a battle dealing with ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
DPME on department progress with National Development Plan alignment & MTSF implementation
19 Apr 2016
Of 43 national departments, 30 were found to be aligned to the Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF). Of the 30, 11 were fully aligned and 19 partially aligned. A summary of progress toward MTSF 2014-2019 targets per outcome was presented in graph form. There was an overview of progress related ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Committee Report on Public Works on Budget
19 Apr 2016
The Committee Content Advisor took the Members through the report paragraph by paragraph, pausing where he needed to elaborate on a point or two. Members made minor corrections on the report. As a lot of acronyms were used the Department was urged to create an extra page to explain their ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Progress with its efficiency drives: Office of the Chief Procurement Officer briefing
13 Apr 2016
Members again lamented the late submission of the presentation document, which meant they were unable to fact check or facilitate public participation on the information. National Treasury apologised and the Committee resolved to take the matter up with the Director General of National Treasury.
The Office of the Chief Procurement ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
National Treasury on its 3rd Quarter 2015/16 performance
12 Apr 2016
Members were critical of the fact that once again they had received the presentation documents late, and the National Treasury apologised and undertook that this would not happen again. National Treasury (NT) then presented the expenditure for the third quarter (Q3) of 2015/16. Total voted expenditure was R513.9 billion. R345 ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Council for the Built Environment, Agrément SA on their 2016 Strategic & Annual Performance plans, Deputy Minister present
7 Apr 2016
Delegations from the Council of the Built Environment and Agrément South Africa presented their 2016/17 Strategic and Annual Performance Plans and budgets, in the presence of the Deputy Minister.
The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) placed great emphasis on its plans for and initiatives taken so far to promote ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Department of Public Works; Construction Industry Development Board & Independent Development Trust on their 2016 Strategic & Annual Performance Plans
6 Apr 2016
The Department of Public Works (DPW), Independent Development Trust (IDT) and Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB), presented their Strategic and Annual Performance Plans for 2016/17 to the Portfolio Committee for Public Works. The Department of Public Works presented its strategic goals for the next five years:
▪ Sound legislative and ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
National Development Plan alignment with Medium Term Strategic Framework & progress 2014/15: Parliamentary Budget Office assessment
5 Apr 2016
The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) reviewed the NDP in order to assess where it was in the achievement of its targets. The NDP was the guiding framework for budgetary allocations and South Africa's planning framework. There was no oversight of the NDP by Parliament at present. Perhaps it was time ...