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Public Service and Administration
DPSA, National School of Government, Centre for Public Service Innovation on Quarter 4 performance; with Minister
13 Sep 2017
The National School of Government (NSG) briefed the Committee on its fourth quarter 2016/17 and first quarter 2017/18 performance. In the fourth quarter, it had achieved 41 of its 45 targets (91%), but overall performance had slipped to 88% in the first quarter this year. The annual training performance had ...
Public Service and Administration
DPME, National Youth Development Agency & Statistics SA on Quarter 4 performance
13 Sep 2017
The Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) said the high rate of unemployment among South Africa’s youth was a challenge which committed it to supporting the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) so that it could achieve its objectives. It had made recommendations for youth development to be made a ...
Public Service and Administration
Acting Chairperson election
6 Sep 2017
The Committee elected Ms R Lesoma as Acting Chairperson of the Committee.
Some Members of the Committee brought up issues that were not on the agenda, to the disapproval of other Members. Such issues included the steps to be taken when removing a Chairperson of the Committee, the status of ...
Public Service and Administration
Prohibition on public servants doing business with State; Financial Disclosures; National School of Government funding model; with Minister & Deputy
14 Jun 2017
The National School of Government (NSG) explained its current funding model and asked for the support of the Committee for the revised funding model. The NSG was required to recover all costs associated with training. This included costs associated with developing materials, marketing, logistics, and infrastructure of the school. The ...
Public Service and Administration
Employment Opportunities for Youth: NYDA; National Youth Policy: DPME report
7 Jun 2017
The Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) briefed the Committee on the progress and challenges regarding the implementation of the National Youth Policy (NYP) 2020, and the new board of the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) gave a broad overview of the strategies it was implementing to enhance youth ...
Public Service and Administration
e-Governance; Integrated Financial Management System replacing PERSAL; aging IT government systems: Treasury & SITA
31 May 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration was briefed by the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) on the progress in implementing e-governance; by National Treasury on the status of the Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS); and by the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) on the ageing Information ...
Public Service and Administration
Thusong Centres repositioning & funding; Public Service accommodation by DPW; with Deputy Minister
24 May 2017
DPSA presented the recommendations of an inter-departmental study commissioned by Cabinet on the repositioning and funding model for Thusong Service Centres (TSC). The repositioning proposals for optimum provisioning were: 178 Thusong Service Centres, 165 Thusong Service Clusters and 67 proposed locations. Of the proposed 67 locations, only 25 cases are ...
Public Service and Administration
Committee Reports on DPME, DPSA & Statistics South Africa Budget
16 May 2017
The Committee convened for consideration and adoption of the draft reports on Vote 8 (Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation), Vote 10 (Department of Public Service and Administration) and Vote 12 (Statistics South Africa).
The Committee noted with concern that it had made a request to the National Youth Development ...
Public Service and Administration
Committee Reports on Oversight; Department Budget; Policy on Incapacity Leave and Ill-Health Retirement Workshop
10 May 2017
The Committee discussed incidences of Members receiving threats after oversight visits and requested the Chairperson petition the Speaker for protection and legal services to cater for such incidences. This was during consideration of a draft Committee oversight report. Members decided it was important to have a joint sitting with the ...
Public Service and Administration
DPME, Statistics SA, National Youth Development Agency on its Annual Performance Plans, with Deputy Ministers
4 May 2017
The Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) presented its Annual Performance Plans (APP) for 2017/18, and the Department’s key strategic objectives included facilitating and coordinating macro and transversal planning across government and coordinating planning functions in the Department. The Annual Performance Plan also included developing, supporting and monitoring the ...