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Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Parliament Quarter 3 performance 2017/18: briefing by Acting Secretary to Parliament
21 Feb 2018
Document: Research and Content Analysis Report on Parliament Quarter 3 performance 2017/18 (not available to the public)
After briefings on Parliament Quarter 3 performance 2017/18 by both the Acting Secretary to Parliament and the researchers and analysts, the following concerns were identified:
• Unspent funds should be redirected to the ...
Finance Standing Committee
Pre-Budget briefing by Parliamentary Budget Office
20 Feb 2018
The Standing Committees on Finance and Appropriations, together with the Select Committees on Finance and Appropriations held a pre-budget briefing with the Parliamentary Budget Office.
The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) indicated that the state of the nation address (SONA) had paved the way for stakeholders and set an overall positive ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Infrastructure oversight: Construction Industry Development Board members training workshop
13 Feb 2018
The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) said that the Standard for Infrastructure Procurement and Delivery Management (SIPDM) had been issued in terms of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) and was applicable from 1 July 2016. It promoted the competency of staff dealing with infrastructure and improved client accountability for ...
Finance Standing Committee
Steinhoff International challenges
31 Jan 2018
The Standing Committee on Finance, Standing Committee on Public Accounts and Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration held a joint briefing on the Steinhoff crisis together with National Treasury, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), the Financial Services Board (FSB), the ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Overview of 2017 Committee work & 2018 Committee Programme
30 Jan 2018
The Committee received an overview on the work it did during 2017. This included oversight visits, a study tour, legislative business and engagements with departments and entities. The presentation also highlighted some of the issues that Members had raised in the previous year. General observations by the Committee included the ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Committee Reports: 2017 MTBPS; Adjustments Appropriation Bill
29 Nov 2017
The Standing Committee on Appropriations considered and adopted the Report on the 2017 Adjustments Appropriation Bill, and the Report on the 2017 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement.
The DA said that this was the first opportunity for the Committee to consider the amendments to the Adjustments Appropriation Bill, and it ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Adjustments Appropriation Bill: DTPS & SA Post Office recapitalisation: hearing
28 Nov 2017
The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) presented on its Second Quarter performance and updated the Committee on its projects especially the much anticipated SA Connect Broadband Project intended to improve telecommunications and internet connectivity.
DTPS supported SAPO’s funding application through the 2017 budget adjustment process. Engagements have started ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
2017 MTBPS; Adjustments Appropriation Bill: hearings
24 Nov 2017
A joint meeting of the Standing and Select Committees on Appropriations received opinions and recommendations from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Civil Society Organisation (CSO) group on the 2017 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) and the Adjustments Appropriation Bill.
The meeting started on a contentious note, ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Adjustments Appropriation Bill: National Treasury briefing
22 Nov 2017
The joint meeting of the Standing and Select Committees was for a briefing on the 2017 Adjustment Appropriation Bill, but the first hour was taken up by a discussion regarding the legalities of the meeting. The Democratic Alliance (DA), making reference to the Money Bills and Amendment Procedures and Related ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Adjustments Appropriation Bill: hearing with Department of Home Affairs + National Treasury
22 Nov 2017
The Deputy Minister of Home Affairs told the Committee that the automated processes of “Who Am I Online” (WAIO) had led to the Department leaping into the next century insofar as efficiency was concerned. For example, the turnaround time for Identity Documents (IDs) had drastically improved, from 90 days to ...