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Standing Committee on Auditor General
Review of Public Audit Act: further discussion with Auditor-General
25 Aug 2017
The Committee was briefed by the Auditor-General on the review of the Public Audit Act and proposed amendments for a Public Audit Amendment Bill (PAAB). The Committee had asked the Auditor-General to clarify certain aspects based on his original March 2017 briefing. These were defining undesirable audit outcomes; criteria for ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
South African Airways & National Treasury hearing on irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure, with Deputy Minister
23 Aug 2017
The Committee met with South African Airways (SAA) to discuss the irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure accrued by the airliner in 2015/16.
SAA reported that it remained undercapitalised since being moved from Transnet in the 1990s. Undercapitalisation was a legacy problem and SAA had received R19.1 billion worth of guarantees. ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Water Affairs irregular, fruitless & wasteful expenditure & accruals, with Minister: hearing 3
22 Aug 2017
SCOPA met with the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) as a follow-up hearing to that in May 2017. At that meeting the Committee had not been satisfied with the answers given DWS and wanted to hear from the Minister herself on the progress made by the Department on irregular, ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
SAPO on payment of services: SASSA progress report
15 Aug 2017
The Committee received a briefing from the South African Social Security Agency (SASS) on progress made thus far with the South African Post Office (SAPO) regarding their intention to take over the payment of social security grants from Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) when the 12-month period ended on 31 March ...
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Parliament 2018/19 draft budget and plans
14 Jun 2017
Developments at Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Committee Puts Record Straight on Purpose of Its Meeting
The Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament gave the senior managers of the institution a torrid tough time and sent them packing to re-do the financial ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Anti-Corruption Task Team (ACTT): pending cases and Criminal Asset Recovery Account (CARA)
14 Jun 2017
Documents handed out:
Anti-Corruption Task Team (ACTT) presentation [wasn’t able to obtain]
The SCOPA meeting with the Anti-Corruption Task Team (ACTT) was a follow up to the previous meeting where Committee members had raised concerns about the sentences meted out to those found guilty of crime and corruption. The Hawks ...
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Preparatory meeting: adoption of minutes
14 Jun 2017
The Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament adopted two sets of minutes and discussed matters that arose from the sets of minutes. Issues on the table were around policy documents and feedback that has not been received from the executive authority regarding concerns from previous meetings the ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Correctional Services Irregular, Fruitless & Wasteful Expenditure & Accruals; with Minister Day 2
14 Jun 2017
The Committee engaged with the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services on suspect contracts procured by the Department of Correctional Services (DCS). The Committee had received a letter from Integritron Integrated Solutions lawyers about this hearing. According to the letter, there was a 2016 court interdict prohibiting Minister Masutha from ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
SAPS members conflict of interest / doing business with the state: hearing, with Deputy Minister
13 Jun 2017
The SCOPA hearing with the South African Police Service (SAPS) was the result of a presentation by the Auditor-General that showed that SAPS had the highest number of officials who had a conflict of interest in that they were involved with companies doing business with SAPS or with other state ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Correctional Services on Irregular, Fruitless and Wasteful Expenditure: hearing, with Deputy Minister
7 Jun 2017
The Committee met for a hearing with the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), including the Commissioner of the Department and Deputy Minister Thabang Makwetla, on irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure. Before the meeting got underway, Members registered displeasure with the Department not providing requisite information and/or making pertinent information available ...