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Defence
SA Navy’s repair and maintenance of Frigates and Submarines; Status Update on Projects BIRO and HOTEL; with Deputy Minister
18 May 2023
The Joint Standing Committee on Defence (the JSCD) convened virtually for a briefing by the SA Navy on its plan and timeframes for the repair and maintenance of Frigates and Submarines and a status update on Projects HOTEL and BIRO.
The key concern emerging from the engagement is the ...
NCOP Appropriations
Appropriation Bill and Eskom Debt Relief Bill: FFC & PBO Input
17 May 2023
In a virtual meeting of the Select Committee on Appropriations, the Committee received two briefings from the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) and Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) on their views on the Appropriation Bill [B3 – 2023]; and Eskom Debt Relief Bill [B5 – 2023].
The Committee noted the ...
NCOP Finance
Briefing by Co- operative Banks Development Agency on their quarterly report and issues emanating from their previous meeting with the Committee
16 May 2023
The Select Committee on Finance met with the Cooperative Banks Development Agency (CBDA) on their quarterly report and issues emanating from their previous meeting with the Committee.
The CBDA reported that they achieved all of their targets for the 2022 financial year and that their financial status was favourable. ...
Defence
Briefing by Ministry of Defence and SANDF Chief of Staff on level of satisfaction with services rendered by Denel and efforts to improve cooperation; Extension of Operation Prosper
11 May 2023
The Joint Standing Committee on Defence was joined by the Department of Defence and the South African National Defence Force, who provided the Committee with an overview of their level of satisfaction with services rendered by Denel and efforts to improve cooperation between the entities. The Department’s presentation focused ...
NCOP Appropriations
Appropriation Bill & Eskom Debt Relief Bill: National Treasury briefing
9 May 2023
The Standing Committee on Appropriations met on a virtual platform with National Treasury (NT) for a presentation on the 2023 Appropriation Bill and the Eskom Debt Relief Bill.
Reporting on the Appropriation Bill, NT reported that cost pressures were being funded through reallocations, reprioritisation and additional funding. It had ...
Defence
Military Ombud 2023/24 Annual Performance Plan; with Ministry
4 May 2023
The Committee was joined by the Department of Defence and Military Veterans and the Military Ombud of South Africa, who briefed the Committee on the Ombud’s Annual Performance Plan. The Committee was also joined by Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Ms Thandi Modise.
The presentation focused on the ...
NCOP Appropriations
2023 Division of Revenue Bill Final Mandates
3 May 2023
The Select Committee on Appropriations met on a virtual platform to receive the final provincial mandates on the Division of Revenue Bill [B2 – 2023]. The North West and Limpopo legislatures had not yet adopted their final mandates by the time of this meeting. The Western ...
NCOP Finance
Financial Matters Amendment Bill: National Treasury briefing
2 May 2023
The Select Committee on Finance met with National Treasury to be briefed on the Financial Matters Amendment Bill. The Bill made technical amendments to several Acts.
The Committee had questions regarding the need for stricter sanctions, whether sanctions were retrospectively applicable to when the Auditing Profession Act came into ...
NCOP Appropriations
Division of Revenue Bill: Negotiating Mandates
26 Apr 2023
The Select Committee on Appropriations met on a virtual platform to consider and adopt the provinces' negotiating mandates on the Division of Revenue Bill [B2 – 2023].
During discussion on the Bill, provinces raised a number of issues. For instance, some complained about the lack of ambulances and vandalism ...
Defence
DOD contracts managed by Armscor and related matters & Presidential Extension Of Employment Authority; with Deputy Minister
20 Apr 2023
The Department of Defence (DoD) briefed the Committee in a virtual meeting on the presidential extension of the employment authority, the status of projects contracted via Armscor, and the level of the Department's satisfaction with Armscor. It also provided feedback to the Committee on the outcome of the DoD's ...