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Standing Committee on Appropriations
Compensation Fund on issues contributing to its audit findings over the recent financial years; with Deputy Minister
9 Sep 2022
The Standing Committee on Appropriations convened on a virtual platform to receive an update on the Compensation Fund’s progress in addressing its consistent disclaimer audit opinions from the Office of the Auditor-General. The Fund outlined the various measures it had initiated, and was confident that an audit improvement would ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
PRASA perennial underspending on capital infrastructure; with Ministry
7 Sep 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) on the issues resulting in its perennial underspending on capital infrastructure. The Minister and Deputy Minister of Transport were in attendance.
The Committee Chairperson expressed the Committee’s concerns about the inability of ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Reports on: Reasons for Delayed Replies to Questions, Physical removal of Member from chamber, Investigation into GBV Allegations; Establishment of Presidency Committee
2 Sep 2022
The Committee adopted the proposal of the name changes for several portfolio committees to be consistent with the cabinet portfolio names.
The Committee was presented with a report on the investigation into allegations of gender-based violence and related matters arising from the events of 9th and 10th June 2022. ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
FFC on 2023/24 Division of Revenue Bill Submission
24 Aug 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) on the 2023/24 division of revenue.
The FFC presented how government has had to balance the maintenance of fiscal sustainability alongside the need to provide social relief interventions in the face of the pandemic, ...
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 Employment and Labour; with Deputy Minister
25 May 2022
The Standing Committee on Appropriations met with the Department of Employment and Labour on the 2022 Appropriation Bill in a virtual meeting.
The Deputy Minister of Employment and Labour told the Committee that the tough economic conditions call upon everyone to be extraordinarily creative and innovative. Even though the ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Appropriation Bill: Department of Water and Sanitation briefing; with Ministry
24 May 2022
The Committee convened virtually to receive a briefing from the Department of Water and Sanitation, on the 2022 Appropriation Bill. The Minister and Deputy Minister were in attendance.
The Department reported that is in the process of planning and implementing a range of major projects to augment national bulk ...
Rules of the National Assembly
(SubCommittee) Consideration of matters referred by the Speaker
13 May 2022
In this virtual meeting, the subcommittee on the National Assembly Rules was briefed by the National Assembly Table on matters that were referred by the Speaker. These matters related to the consideration of rules and guidelines for virtual and hybrid sittings, consideration of rules and guidelines ...