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Committee on Section 194 Enquiry
Constitutional Court judgment on removal of Chapter 9 institution office-bearer; Terms of Reference; Committee Programme
22 Feb 2022
Report of the Independent Panel on the Public Protector
Public Protector Correspondence to Parliament (confidential)
In ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
PMTE hearing on irregular, fruitless & wasteful expenditure; with Public Works Ministry
22 Feb 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Committee conducted a hearing on the annual report and financial statements of the Property Management Trading Entity for the 2020/21 financial year, as well as irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure relating to the entity. The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure as well as ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Compensation Fund 2020/21 Audit Hearing; with Deputy Minister
16 Feb 2022
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (the Committee) met virtually with the Department of Employment and Labour and the Compensation Fund (the Fund) for a hearing on its annual report and financial statements for the financial year 2020/21, as well as for irregular, fruitless and wasteful ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
President’s response on alleged misuse of public funds
16 Feb 2022
25 Jan 2022 |
Mr M Dirks letter on misuse of public funds (internal document)
SCOPA Letter to President (internal document)
President’s Response to SCOPA (internal document)
Legal Opinion (internal document)
In this virtual meeting, the Standing Committee on Public ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
National Prosecuting Authority on cases referred by SIU
15 Feb 2022
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) briefed the Standing Committee on Public Accounts in a virtual meeting on cases referred to it by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU).
The NPA stressed that its top priority over the next six months would be focusing on corruption. It detailed the recent developments ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Update by Minister on National Skills Fund & NSFAS investigations
8 Feb 2022
25 Aug 2021 |
Update by Minister on consequence management at National Skills Fund & NSFAS |
The Committee met with the Department of Higher Education, the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) and the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) in a virtual meeting to receive updates on the ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Presidency on SIU Reports & DPWI DG Disciplinary Case, with Minister & Deputy Ministers
1 Feb 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Public Accounts met on a virtual platform to receive a report from the Minister in the Presidency on reports sent to the Presidency by the Special Investigation Unit following completion of investigations performed under presidential proclamation.
The Minister admitted that there were severe shortcomings in ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Mr M Dirks Letter on alleged misuse of public funds
25 Jan 2022
Letter submitted by Mr Dirks: Allegations related to the misuse of public funds (Internal document)
Parliamentary Legal Opinion (Internal document)
Mr Lees’s written proposal on the matter (Internal document)
In this virtual meeting, the Standing Committee on Public Accounts received an oral submission from a Member of the Committee ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Presidency on SIU Reports & suspended Public Works DG, with Minister in Presidency
8 Dec 2021
The Committee had arranged a virtual meeting to receive an update from the Presidency on all Special Investigations Unit (SIU) reports and on the status of the suspended Public Works Director-General.
The Committee had noted that these reports had findings, determinations and recommendations. However, Members had raised a particular ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
SIU progress report on COVID-19 PPE procurement investigations; Digital Vibes investigation
7 Dec 2021
In this virtual meeting, the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) briefed the Committee on the progress of its investigations into COVID-19-related procurement contracts, especially for personal protective equipment. The briefing was based on the SIU’s sixth progress report, dated 30 October; its seventh and ...