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Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Department of Correctional Services qualified audit: hearing with Ministry of Justice and Correctional Services
1 Mar 2016
The Committee received a briefing by the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services as part of the ongoing engagement about the qualified audit of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS).
National Treasury first gave input on the DCS tender for the Integrated Inmate Management System (IIMS). The problem with the ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
PRASA hearing, with Minister of Transport
23 Feb 2016
The Committee met again, in the presence of the Minister of Transport, to continue to interrogate the 2014/15 Annual Report and financial statements of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) and the irregularities reported on by the Auditor-General (AG). These included the purchase of oversized passenger trains and ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Correctional Services 2014/15 Annual Report: hearing, with Deputy Minister
1 Dec 2015
The Committee had a wide-ranging engagement the Department of Correctional Services on matters arising from its Annual Report 2014/15. The Committee was unsatisfied with most of the department's responses which they found overly general and lacking detail.
There were a number of serious performance issues in the department which emerged. ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Department of Correctional Services 2014/15 Annual Report hearing, with Minister & Deputy Minister
24 Nov 2015
The Chairperson informed the Department of Correctional Services officials that they had as much responsibility to the public as the accounting officers did. There was a chapter in the PFMA that indicated that political leadership had the responsibility to ensure proper financial management. In May 2015, after the AGSA audit ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
PRASA 2014/15 Annual Report: hearing
18 Nov 2015
Passenger Rail Agency South Africa (PRASA) was interrogated by the Committee on its financial statements and Annual Report for 2014/15. Because the meeting started earlier than scheduled, PMG's notes on the first part are not available. However, it became apparent as the Committee tried to interrogate the issues in the ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Traditional and Khoi San Leadership Bill [B23-2015]: briefing, with Deputy Minister
27 Oct 2015
The Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional said Chapter 12 of the Constitution recognised the role of traditional leaders. Parliament would, from time to time, give guidance and define the role of traditional leaders, in particular, aligning certain matters within the structures from the Traditional Affairs Framework Act into ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Department of Transport unauthorised expenditure: National Treasury briefing
2 Sep 2015
The National Treasury reported to the Committee on the unauthorised expenditure incurred by the Department of Transport (DOT) on bus subsidies during the financial year of 2008/2009. The Department of Transport was present to provide further explanations on the reasons for the unauthorised expenditure.
National Treasury highlighted what had been ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Rural Household Infrastructure Grant Performance Audit: hearing
1 Sep 2015
The Department of Human Settlements was called upon to account for poor planning and project implementation when it engaged with the Standing Committee on Public Accounts regarding the performance audit on the Rural Household Infrastructure Grant programme.
The audit covered the period 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2013. 254 ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Public Sector Supply Chain Management Review 2015: National Treasury briefing
12 Aug 2015
On the second day of presentations to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, National Treasury briefed it on the supply chain management (SCM) review and how value could be created through public procurement. The objectives of the review were to provide a frank and candid assessment of SCM aspects, providing ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
State of Limpopo Municipalities & Detail report on Mogalakwena: MEC for COGHSTA briefing
11 Aug 2015
The provincial Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs
(COGHSTA) briefed the Committee on municipal transformation and institutional development. The presentation covered basic services provision and infrastructure development, the financial viability and management of municipalities, local economic development and good governance and public participation. The presentation then covered ...