Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Non-Tabling of 2018/19 Annual Reports: South African Express, Alexkor & NSFAS; with Ministers
30 Oct 2019
The Committee was briefed on the non-tabling of Annual Reports from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), South African Express and Alexkor. The Minister had written to the Speaker of the National Assembly saying that the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) would not meet the submission date of ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Deviation and expansion for national departments and entities for 4th quarter 2018/19 & 1st quarter 2019/2020: National Treasury briefing
29 Oct 2019
The Office of the Chief Procurement Officer (OCPO) briefed the Committee on the prevalence of budget deviations and expansions for national government departments during the first six months of 2019, and said the main reasons for applications were poor planning and contract management.
The meeting started with the Committee expressing ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Audit Outcome 2018/19: briefing by Auditor General
23 Oct 2019
Parliament’s Standing Committees on Public Accounts and Appropriations were told that the key message from the 2018/19 audit outcomes of government departments and state-owned entities (SOEs) was that preventive controls, strong consequence management and an effective monitoring culture were still lacking.
Of the 432 entities that were audited, 100 had ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Inter-Ministerial Task Team on the defaulting municipalities that are owing ESKOM (postponed)
22 Oct 2019
VIDEO: Scopa to hear on the debt owed to Eskom by municipalities
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) was meant to be briefed by the Inter-Ministerial Task Team on the defaulting municipalities that owed money to ESKOM. However, the Committee decided that the meeting would not continue because the ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
ESKOM oversight report
9 Oct 2019
The Committee met to consider and adopt its report on its oversight visit to the Medupi and Kusile power stations. The Chairperson went through the report with the Members and the draft report was amended substantively.
The Committee had met with ESKOM’s board and management, and had engaged with the ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Update on cases referred to the SIU: SABC
18 Sep 2019
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts was briefed by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) on the progress made in their investigations into financial irregularities at the South African Broadcasting Corporation. It was told that the investigations had produced sufficient evidence to initiate or join in civil litigation instituted by the ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Mogalakweng; Mopani District; Thabazimbi; Vhembe District; Joe Morolong and Phokwane: audit outcomes hearing; with COGTA Deputy Minister
10 Sep 2019
AGSA - 2017/18 local government audit outcomes
Municipal Audit Outcomes 2017/18: Auditor-General briefing
A litany of maladministration and corruption was laid bare before the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) when five municipalities with adverse audit findings from the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) were called to account for ...
Finance Standing Committee
Steinhoff Investigation update
4 Sep 2019
Steinhoff Latest Results
Steinhoff follow-up, with DPSA Minister present – 19 March 2019
Steinhoff matters: Mr Markus Jooste – 5 September 2018
Steinhoff matter: Ben le Grange – 29 August 2018
Steinhoff: follow-up meeting – 28 March 2018
Steinhoff International challenges – 31 January 2018
The Standing Committees on ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Orientation workshop continued
21 Aug 2019
Members of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) received induction and orientation briefings from the Department of National Treasury and the Special Investigating Unit.
The National Treasury described the mandate of the Department, the operations of the Accountant General and the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, the initiatives ...
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 ...