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Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Road Accident Fund 2020/21 Annual Report and related matters hearing; with Deputy Minister
19 Apr 2023
The Committee convened an in-person meeting with the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) and the Road Accident Fund (RAF), with the Ministry of Transport present, to discuss the RAF's dispute related to the application of a new accounting standard, as well as to receive a briefing from the SIU on ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
NSFAS & National Skills Fund investigations
18 Apr 2023
The Committee met with the Department of Higher Education, Science, and Innovation, the Special Investigating Unit, the National Student Financial Aid Scheme, and the National Skills Fund. The SIU was investigating both the NSFAS and the NSF. The NSF investigation had not commenced but the proclamation had already been ...
Finance Standing Committee
Eskom Section 92 PFMA Exemption (withdrawn); with Minister
5 Apr 2023
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Committee investigation into Eskom and related matters: Terms of Reference & process
15 Mar 2023
Draft Terms of Reference (Not made public)
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) convened in Parliament to consider the draft Terms of Reference for its oversight enquiry into allegations of financial impropriety and the misuse of public funds at Eskom.
The Committee had received a legal opinion that the ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Bailouts to SOEs & government-backed guarantees: National Treasury briefing
14 Mar 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Committee received a briefing from National Treasury on state-owned company (SOC) bailouts and government guarantees. The presentation highlighted a significant decline in the performance of major SOCs over the last decade. Operational costs had increased, net profits had fallen, and debt levels had become ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Resolution: Committee investigation into Eskom and related matters
8 Mar 2023
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) considered a request of Mr B Hadebe (MP) to invite Mr Andre de Ruyter, the former chief executive officer (CEO) of Eskom, to appear before the Committee with information pertaining to allegations of corruption, collusion, and malfeasance at the power utility.
Mr Hadebe ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Progress in resolving implementation of IFMS: National Treasury briefing; with Minister
7 Mar 2023
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) convened in Parliament to receive a briefing from the National Treasury on the progress in resolving matters regarding the implementation of the Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS).
National Treasury (NT) told the Committee that the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) regarded the IFMS ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Postponed:SABC 2021/22 Annual Report & related matters hearing; with Deputy Minister
1 Mar 2023
The Committee convened to receive a briefing from the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) on their annual report and financial statements for the financial year 2021/22, all investigations, as well as irregular, fruitless, and wasteful expenditure.
Members expressed their dissatisfaction with the Minister’s failure to attend the meeting, ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Denel, SASSA, DFFE, Alexkor & Land Bank 21/22 Annual Report: AGSA Input; SIU update on SABC investigations
28 Feb 2023
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) presented to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts on the annual financial statements of Alexkor, Denel, the South African Social Security Agency, the Land Bank (all of which are state-owned entities), and the Department of Forestry, Fisheries ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Update by Presidency on all reports referred by the SIU, with Minister in attendance
21 Feb 2023
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts received an update briefing from the Presidency on all reports submitted by the Special Investigating Authority (SIU). In attendance was the Minister in the Presidency, a delegation from the Presidency and a delegation from the SIU.
The presentation highlighted that 234 Proclamations authorising SIU ...