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Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Induction on Committee Mandate and Work
20 Aug 2019
The Anti-Corruption Task Team (ACTT) briefed the Committee on its mandate, organisational structure, progress report and constraints. Notable progress had been the operational achievement pertaining to convictions. In the current financial year there had been 16 convictions resulting from ten cases. Government officials’ convictions were standing at 210.
Challenges faced ...
Finance Standing Committee
Induction & Stakeholder Engagement on their role, mandate & key strategic objectives, with Deputy Minister
20 Aug 2019
The Committee considered presentations from the eight entities represented at the induction meeting, starting with the National Treasury (NT), Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC), Government Technical Advisory Centre (GTAC) and the Cooperative Bank Development Agency (CBDA).
The Members sought clarity about the number of entities overseen by the NT -- how ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
2019 Appropriation Bill: proposed amendments & Committee Report
19 Jul 2019
The Democratic Alliance put forward a proposal to amend the Appropriations Bill, involving an adjustment of R8.5 billion. It wanted this amount to be allocated to three priority areas – combating crime, job creation and skills development, and for health care programmes. It said the funds could come from savings ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
2019 Appropriation Bill: public hearings and Treasury response
16 Jul 2019
The Standing and Select Committees on Appropriations held a joint public hearing on the 2019 Appropriation Bill and heard from the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and from Mr Guy Harris.
Cosatu said it had expected the Budget to go further in addressing the economic, governance and budgetary ...
Finance Standing Committee
National Treasury & SARS 2019/20 Annual Performance Plans
4 Jul 2019
The National Treasury Director General noted in his Annual Performance Plan briefing that legislation to be brought to Parliament included the Public Procurement Bill; the Municipal and Fiscal Powers and Functions Amendment Bill; and the Conduct of Financial Institutions Bill.
Committee members engaged National Treasury officials on what was being ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
National Treasury 2018/19 Quarter 4 performance; Appropriation Bill 2019, with Deputy Minister
3 Jul 2019
Members of the two Committees expressed concern that under-spending by some departments indicated failures in service delivery. The under-spending was highlighted by National Treasury during a presentation on fourth-quarter spending by national government departments and public entities.
Treasury said 98.7% of the adjusted appropriation of R11 billion had been spent. ...
Finance Standing Committee
Election of Committee Chairperson
2 Jul 2019
Mr Maswanganyi was elected as chairperson without opposition.
The Committee also agreed unanimously on a draft work programme, with the understanding that it could be changed later on.
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Election of Committee Chairperson
2 Jul 2019
The Committee elected Mr S Buthelezi (ANC) to be its chairperson after a vote.
The Committee also agreed unanimously on a work programme to consider and report on the government’s budget spending plans as outlined in the 2019 Appropriations Bill.