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Ad Hoc Committee to Initiate and Introduce Legislation amending Section 25 of Constitution
Election of Chairperson - postponed
4 Sep 2019
The meeting did not meet qourum requirements and the election of Chairperson was therefore postponed
Public Service and Administration
StatsSA & AGSA on their mandates and recent developments
4 Sep 2019
The Committee was briefed by Auditor General SA on its new mandate that gives it the ability to refer cases, recommend remedial action and issue certificates of debt. AGSA identified 16 auditees with material irregularities during the 2018/19 audit. The process is the accounting officer is notified, and given 20 ...
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Parliament Division Managers on their roles and responsibilities
29 Aug 2019
The Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament was briefed by the Parliamentary divisions responsible for member support services, international relations and protocol, and Parliamentary communication services, on their roles and responsibilities.
The Member Support Services Division was asked to provide Members of a list of areas where ...
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Parliamentary Budget Office on its mandate and functions
28 Aug 2019
The Committee met with the Parliamentary Budget Office for a briefing on its mandate and core functions.
The Office reported that the Money Bills Amendment Procedure and Related Matters Act established the PBO as a juristic person, with its Director being the Accounting Officer accountable to Parliament. The Director, in ...
Public Service and Administration
Statistics South Africa & DPME Quarter 1 performance; with Minister
28 Aug 2019
The Committee was briefed by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), Government Communication and Information Services (GCIS), Brand South Africa (Brand SA), Media Development and Diversity (MDDA) and the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME). The Minister provided a brief overview of all the entities. He specifically addressed the vacancies ...
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Parliament Division Managers on their scope, mandate & funding-related challenges
28 Aug 2019
The Committee was briefed by four divisions of Parliament: the Strategic Management and Governance Division (SMG), the Core Business Support Division, the Knowledge and Information Services Division and the Human Resources Management Division. The objective was to brief the Committee on the background, key performance areas, the budgets and challenges ...
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Implications of Public Audit Amendment Act: Auditor-General briefing
27 Aug 2019
The Auditor-General briefed the Committee on the on the expansion of the mandate of the Public Audit Act through the inclusion of new amendments.
The heart of the AG’s presentation was on material irregularity, where it was reported that its definition was framed to be broad ...
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Division Managers on the scope and mandate of their divisions, as well as funding-related challenges
27 Aug 2019
The Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament was briefed on the scope, mandate, and funding challenges of Parliament’s divisions -- the National Assembly (NA), National Council of Provinces (NCOP), Information Communication and Technology (ICT), and Institutional Support Services (ISSD).
The Committee was informed that the purpose of ...
Public Service and Administration
Legacy Report & Sectoral Overview, Department & PSC Quarterly Performance Reports
21 Aug 2019
The Committee Content Adviser and the Researcher presented on the Fifth Parliament legacy report. The previous Portfolio Committee had only processed one Bill, the Public Service Commission Amendment Bill. There had been four oversight trips by the previous Committee, which was not enough. Working conditions of frontline service delivery officials ...
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Induction to Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament (Part 1): JSCFMP mandate and functions; Parliament’s responsibilities in terms of the FMPPLA; Legacy Report
19 Jul 2019
The Committee was briefed about the mandate of Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament (JSCFMP), its powers and functions, their connection with the mandate of the Parliament, as well as the issues and challenges which required its existence. It was also briefed about the key issues and ...