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Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Follow-up: Relocation of illegal dwellers on railway reserve between Philippi & Langa: stakeholder engagement
27 Feb 2024
Report of the meeting to follow.
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
SIU investigation reports submitted to the Presidency; with Minister
20 Feb 2024
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts met in Parliament to receive an update from the Presidency on the investigation reports submitted by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU).
The update by the Presidency indicated that since 2001, 245 Presidential Proclamations authorising SIU investigations had been issued. 42% of which has been ...
Powers and Privileges of Parliament
National Assembly 30 August 2022 incident hearing: Day 1
11 Dec 2023
NA: Unrevised hansard – 30 August 2022
Powers, Privileges and Immunities of Parliaments and Provincial Legislatures Act 4 of 2004
Powers, Privileges and Immunities of Parliament and Provincial Legislatures Amendment Act 9 of 2019
The Powers and Privileges Committee commenced with the first day of its hearings into the ...
Powers and Privileges of Parliament
Consideration of request to subpoena NA Speaker as a witness
5 Dec 2023
The Committee resolved to not call the Speaker of the National Assembly to appear before it as a witness in a matter involving 13 EFF MPs who are expected to appear before the Committee next week. The 13 were removed during the Presidency’s Budget vote in June last year ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
SAA: Progress update, audit outcomes & investigations (with DPE Deputy Minister)
21 Nov 2023
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts met to be briefed by South African Airways (SAA) on its turnaround progress. Additionally, the Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) and the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) briefed the Committee on the airliner’s audit outcomes and investigations respectively.
The Committee voiced frustration with SAA’s non-tabling ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Eskom group annual results & update on implementation of Committee recommendations; with Minister
7 Nov 2023
The Committee met in Parliament with the new Eskom leadership to receive a briefing on its group annual results and to be updated on the implementation of SCOPA recommendations following oversight visits.
The Committee was told that Eskom's Energy Availability Factor (EAF) worsened from 62.02 percent in 2022 to ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
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 ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Eskom corruption & related matters: Discussion on the legal opinion regarding Brig J. Burger
10 Oct 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) received the legal opinion regarding the appearance of Brigadier Jaap Burger on the Eskom-related investigations. Brig Burger has twice failed to appear before the Committee. The national police commissioner delegated Brig Burger to be the liaison between the ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
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 ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
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 ...