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Committee on Section 194 Enquiry
Update on litigation matters and hearing preparations
10 Jun 2022
Report of the Independent Panel on the Public Protector
The Committee convened a virtual meeting for a briefing by Parliament’s Constitutional and Legal Services Office (CLSO) on litigation matters relating to the work of the Committee and on the working arrangements in preparation for the ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Appropriation Bill & Second Adjustments Appropriation Bill: adoption
8 Jun 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Standing Committee adopted the 2022 Appropriation Bill and Second Adjustments Appropriation (2021/22 financial year) Bill. The Committee Reports on both Bills were approved without additions. The DA voted against and the EFF abstained for both Bills.
The Committee Researchers presented research ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
National Treasury Q4 2021/22 Performance for National Departments & Update on SOEs
1 Jun 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee received a briefing from National Treasury on the 2021/22 fourth quarter expenditure for national departments, and the current state of state-owned enterprises.
National Treasury said that for the year 2021/22, the overall under-spending by departments had amounted to R14.9 billion, which reflected a ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Second Adjustments Appropriation Bill: public hearing; Appropriation Bill: response to submissions; with Deputy Miniser
1 Jun 2022
In a joint virtual meeting, the Standing and Select Committees on Appropriations received a submission from the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) on the Second Adjustments Appropriation Bill which it supported. It welcomed the R18.1 billion SASRIA appropriation. The appropriation enabled workers who had lost wages, to ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Appropriation Bill: public hearings
31 May 2022
In a joint meeting, the Standing and Select Committees on Appropriations held public hearings on the Appropriation Bill. The Committees heard submissions from Equal Education, SAICA and COSATU. The main points in the submissions included the shrinking spend on school infrastructure; the inexplicable R3.4 billion budget for VIP protection ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Appropriation Bill: Department of Social Development, with Minister
27 May 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee received a briefing from the Department of Social Development on the 2022 Appropriation Bill. The DSD portfolio appraised the Committee on a number of issues and provided a detailed report on the R44 billion allocation toward the SRD grant extension. In its presentation, ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Appropriation Bill: DPWI briefing; with Minister
17 May 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Standing Committee on Appropriations (hereafter referred to as the Committee) was briefed on the 2022 Appropriation Bill by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI).
The Department presented its proposed allocation of R26.1 billion, the allocation of R9.4 billion for the Expanded Public ...
Committee on Section 194 Enquiry
Update on ongoing litigation and the way forward
11 May 2022
Report of the Independent Panel on the Public Protector
The Committee convened a virtual meeting to receive a briefing by Parliament’s Constitutional and Legal Services Office on the pending litigation by the Public Protector relating to the section 194 enquiry into her fitness for office. ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Second Adjustment Appropriation Bill: SASRIA briefing
11 May 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Standing Committee on Appropriations was briefed by the South African Special Risks Insurance Association (SASRIA) on the 2022 Second Adjustment Appropriations Bill.
Members were informed that due to the destruction of commercial properties during the July unrest in 2021, SASRIA had received a sharp ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
FFC Briefing: Appropriation Bill & Second Adjustment Appropriation Bill
10 May 2022
The Committee met virtually with the Financial Fiscal Commission to receive a briefing on the 2022 Appropriation Bill and Second Adjustments Appropriation Bill. The consolidated fiscal framework outlined a consolidated budget deficit of six percent of Gross Domestic Product projected for 2022/23, narrowing to 4.2% in 2024/25. Debt servicing ...