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Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Postponed: SABC 2021/22 Annual Report Hearing; with Deputy Minister
23 Nov 2022
In a physical meeting at Parliament, the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) was compelled to adjourn its engagement with the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) due to the absence of the broadcaster’s board as an accounting authority. The former board's term of office had ended on October 15, ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
National Treasury SCM Instruction No. 03 of 2021/22 & implementation of Integrated Financial Management System; with Minister
22 Nov 2022
The Committee met to receive a briefing from National Treasury on the changes that had been made to National Treasury Instruction Note 3 of 2021/22, and the challenges which had delayed the implementation of the ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Legal Opinion on SSA 2014 Cabinet directive on vetting; Follow up engagement with law enforcement agencies on DWS, Eskom, Transnet, Denel, SAA & Prasa investigations
16 Nov 2022
The Committee convened in Parliament to discuss the parliamentary legal opinion regarding the State Security Agency’s 2014 Cabinet directive on vetting, and to have a follow-up meeting with the investigating agencies -- the Special Investigating Unit, the HAWKS and the National Prosecuting Authority -- on cases being investigated.
The legal ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
SAA progress update & SIU investigations, with Minister
15 Nov 2022
The Committee met with the Board of South African Airways (SAA) and officials from the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE), including the Minister, to receive a report back on the developments relating to the airline’s performance since the resumption of its operations in September 2021; matters related to the Auditor-General ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
2014 Cabinet directive on the vetting of SOE Officials: SSA Update
9 Nov 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was supposed to receive a briefing from the Deputy Minister for State Security on the vetting of officials at state-owned enterprises by the State Security Agency (SSA). The Deputy Minister was supposed to brief the Committee on behalf of the SSA, and this ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
National Treasury, UIF, Compensation Fund Annual Report non-tabling: with Ministers
1 Nov 2022
The Minister of Employment and Labour and the Department updated the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) on the Unemployment Insurance Fund and Compensation Fund which had not tabled their 2021/22 Annual Reports, making them non-compliant with the Public Finance Management Act.
The Committee established that neither the UIF ...
Standing Committee on Auditor General
Committee Report on AGSA Integrated Annual Report and related matters
21 Oct 2022
The Standing Committee on the Auditor-General held a virtual meeting to consider and adopt the 2021/22 Integrated Annual Report of the Auditor-General of SA.
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
National Skills Fund investigation: update by Deputy Minister
20 Oct 2022
The Committee was briefed on the independent forensic investigation into the National Skills Fund (NSF) commissioned at the behest of the Committee following disclaimed audit outcomes. The Directorate for the Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI/Hawks), Special Investigating Unit, and the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) were also in attendance.
Nexus, ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Eskom progress & investigations: update with Deputy Minister
19 Oct 2022
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) convened in Parliament to receive an update from Eskom on ...
Standing Committee on Auditor General
Auditor-General of South Africa Annual Report 2021/22
7 Oct 2022
The Audit Committee of the Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) briefed the Standing Committee on Auditor-General on its annual report for the 2021/22 financial year. The briefing noted the statutory duties and responsibilities of the Audit Committee. The briefing highlighted the activities of the Audit Committee. These ...