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Public Service and Administration
Reconfiguration of government; Performance Management & Development System; PSC Commissioner vacancy, with Minister
11 Sep 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Public Service Commission on the evaluation of the effectiveness of the Performance Management and Development System in the public service. The presentation highlighted the following challenges: a lack of capacity to roll out the system effectively, departments give little attention to performance agreements, in ...
Public Service and Administration
Statistics South Africa & DPME Quarter 1 performance; with Minister
28 Aug 2019
The Committee was briefed by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), Government Communication and Information Services (GCIS), Brand South Africa (Brand SA), Media Development and Diversity (MDDA) and the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME). The Minister provided a brief overview of all the entities. He specifically addressed the vacancies ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
COGTA Quarterly Performance, with Deputy Ministers
21 Aug 2019
Circular Declaring Local Government: Municipal Systems Amendment Act Invalid
The Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent (MISA) reported 75% achievement of targets. Five out of 20 were unachieved. These were the number of municipal report cards. The target had been reviewed and this was no longer a target. The ‘artisan placement’ budget ...
Public Service and Administration
Legacy Report & Sectoral Overview, Department & PSC Quarterly Performance Reports
21 Aug 2019
The Committee Content Adviser and the Researcher presented on the Fifth Parliament legacy report. The previous Portfolio Committee had only processed one Bill, the Public Service Commission Amendment Bill. There had been four oversight trips by the previous Committee, which was not enough. Working conditions of frontline service delivery officials ...
Public Service and Administration
Stats SA, DPME & DPSA budget: Committee Reports
8 Jul 2019
The Committee considered three of its Budget Vote Reports for Vote 10, the Department of Public Service and Administration, Vote 8, the Department of Planning Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) and Vote 12, Statistics South Africa (StatsSA).
Members added recommendations to all Reports on matters relating to revision and update of ...
Public Service and Administration
DPME, Stats SA, Brand South Africa, GCIS & MDDA 2019/20 Annual Performance Plans
3 Jul 2019
The Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluations, Statistics South Africa, Government Communications and Information System (GCIS), Brand South Africa and Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) briefed the Committee to provide an account on how they would deal with their allocated budgets.
The Minister in the Presidency: Planning, Monitoring and ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Election of Chairperson
2 Jul 2019
The Committee met to elect its Chairperson. Two Members were nominated - Ms F Muthambi (ANC) and Mr H Hoosen (DA). As per the National Assembly Rules, when more than one Member is nominated, the decision comes down to vote by show of hands. On this basis, Ms Muthambi was ...
Public Service and Administration
Election of Chairperson
2 Jul 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration elected Mr T James (ANC) as the Chairperson of the Committee. Mr James accepted the nomination. There were no objections or other nominations.