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Consideration and adoption of Unauthorised Expenditure Reports
28 Feb 2024
In a virtual meeting, the Standing Committee on Public Accounts met briefly to consider and adopt their reports on unauthorised expenditure by departments such as Statistics South Africa; Public Service and Administration; Department of Basic Education; Independent Police Investigative Directorate; and Minerals and Energy. The reports cover unauthorised expenditure ...
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Follow-up: Relocation of illegal dwellers on railway reserve between Philippi & Langa: stakeholder engagement
27 Feb 2024
Report of the meeting to follow.
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Eskom corruption & related matters: deliberation on appearance of Brig J. Burger
25 Oct 2023
The purpose of the meeting was to decide on the way forward regarding the repeated failure of Brigadier Jap Burger to appear before the Committee regarding allegations of corruption at Eskom, as alleged by its former CEO, Mr Andre de Ruyter. Up to this point, the Committee had invited Brig ...
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Update by Minister of Higher Education on National Skills Fund and NSFAS investigations
24 Oct 2023
The Committee met in Parliament to receive an update from the Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Innovation on investigations at the National Skills Fund (NSF) and the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). The Special Investigating Unit was also present to provide the Committee with an update on the ...
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Unauthorised expenditure hearing: Stats SA; DSD; DBE; IPID: with Ministers
17 Oct 2023
The Committee met in Parliament to conduct hearings with Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), Departments of Basic Education (DBE) and Social Development (DSD), and the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) to their unauthorised expenditure dating back to 2006. This comes after National Treasury presented a schedule of unauthorised expenditure ...
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Follow-up: Relocation of illegal dwellers on railway reserve between Philippi & Langa: stakeholder engagement (with |Deputy Minister)
11 Oct 2023
The Committee met virtually to receive an update on the progress made since the meeting on 29 August 2023.
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) central line relocation programme adopted a two-pronged approach, which was aimed at the immediate resumption of railway services (i.e., Operation Bhekela), as ...
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Hearings on unauthorised expenditure: DMRE, DoT, DBE, DWYPD & DCS
20 Sep 2023
The Committee called the following departments for briefings on their unauthorised expenditure: Minerals and Energy, Transport, Basic Education, Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Correctional Services. This meeting followed the June 2023 interaction with National Treasury which submitted a schedule of unauthorised expenditure. This task was initially planned in ...
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IFMS: SIU investigations & National Treasury progress; with Deputy Minister of Finance
13 Sep 2023
In Parliament, the Committee met with the Special Investigation Unit (SIU), National Treasury, the Department of Public Service and Administration, and the State Information Technology Agency to receive an update on the SIU investigation of the Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS) and its implementation challenges.
The National Treasury presentation ...
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Eskom corruption and related matters: SIU, Hawks & Brig Burger on intelligence report
12 Sep 2023
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) held a meeting in Parliament with the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), the South African Police Service (SAPS), and the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI/HAWKS). In the meeting, the SIU and the Hawks briefed the Committee on the intelligence report commissioned by ...
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National Treasury Instruction Note 4 2022/2023 regarding the exemption of SOEs from reporting irregular expenditure; with Minister of Finance
6 Sep 2023
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts convened in Parliament to discuss the National Treasury Instruction Note 4 regarding exempting state-owned enterprises (SOEs) from reporting irregular expenditure.
Treasury explained the Note's purpose as a framework to enhance compliance and reporting standards for irregular expenditure. It emphasised that this Note did not ...