Politician Profile Page
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Parliament 2016/ Annual Report: Acting Secretary to Parliament briefing; Election of Co-Chairperson representing NCOP
25 Oct 2017
The Executive Authority, together with the management team of Parliament, briefed the Joint Standing Committee on Parliament’s annual report for the 2016/17 financial year.
The Committee was satisfied with the nature and spirit of the engagement with the top management of Parliament, and appreciated the presence and involvement of the ...
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Parliament 2016/17 audit: Auditor-General briefing & research analysis
24 Oct 2017
The Committee received briefings from the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) and the research teams on Parliament’s 2016-17 annual report. The purpose of the meeting was to prepare the Committee and guide them on questions to pose and issues to probe when they met with the executive authority the following ...
Finance Standing Committee
Pre-MTBPS briefing by Parliamentary Budget Office
24 Oct 2017
The Standing Committees on Finance and Appropriations together with the Select Committees on Finance and Appropriations were briefed by the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) on the pre-Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS). The briefing was meant to assist Members in identifying focus areas in relation to the MTBPS presentation by ...
NCOP Finance
Committee Oversight Report on Gauteng
18 Oct 2017
The Select Committee on Finance met to consider and adopt the Report on its Oversight visit to Gauteng. It was noted that the report provided a very good picture of what is happening in those metros, and set a benchmark on how to engage with other metros before the fifth ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Department of Trade and Industry 2016/17 Annual Report
18 Oct 2017
The Department of Trade and Industry had obtained a clean audit from the Office of the Auditor General of SA. Nine of its entities obtained a clean audit as well. The idea was for the Department’s entire stable to obtain clean audits. 99.62% of the Department’s allocated ...
NCOP Appropriations
CASP, Ilima/Letsema, Land Care Programme Conditional Grants performance: hearing; with Minister
17 Oct 2017
National Treasury and the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) presented on the provincial agriculture grants. According to Treasury, the purpose of the Comprehensive Agricultural Support programme (CASP) was to facilitate agricultural development by targeting beneficiaries of land reform, restitution and redistribution, and other black producers who had acquired ...
NCOP Appropriations
Committee Report on Study Tour to Malaysia; Fourth Term Committee Programme
13 Sep 2017
The Committee discussed and approved its study tour report on the visit to Malaysia.
Members had an overall positive and good impression of their visit to Malaysia and felt that it was a conducive and a high level engagement.
The Committee received a briefing on its draft Fourth Term Programme. ...
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Parliament’s Policy Unit: progress report; Human Resources: Acting Secretary to Parliament on outstanding challenges
30 Aug 2017
The Policy Unit and Human Resources division of Parliament briefed the Joint Standing Committee on policies reviewed and outstanding issue within the institution. Members heard of the successful implementation of all HR initiatives which required involvement and genuine commitment by all stakeholders. Parliament management and employees, through organised labour, were ...
NCOP Finance
Johannesburg, Tshwane, Ekurhuleni Metro performance; Committee Report on Provincial Treasuries 2016/17 expenditure
2 Aug 2017
The Ekurhuleni metro told the Select Committee on Finance that it had a 10-point plan, which included the revitalisation of manufacture and land being made available for strategic development. Small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) were supported through public procurement, and public transport had been improved. Infrastructure investment and skills ...
NCOP Appropriations
Cities integrated and inclusive development: National Treasury support framework
1 Aug 2017
The Select Committee on Appropriations hosted delegates from National Treasury (NT) for a presentation on the framework to support integrated and inclusive development in the cities. The presentation was to create clarification for the meetings with three metropolitan areas -- Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni -- the following day.
The NT ...