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Standing Committee on Appropriations
Adjustments Appropriation Bill: Department of Health briefing; with Deputy Minister
28 Nov 2023
The Department of Health (DoH) briefed the Committee in a virtual meeting on the current operating status of the Department and the impact of the 2023 Adjustments Appropriation Bill.
The Department gave an assurance that despite the budget cuts, they would still be able to guarantee adequate service delivery. ...
Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
National Development Plan 10-year review: DPME & NPC briefing; with Deputy Minister
24 Nov 2023
The Portfolio Committee convened a virtual meeting to be briefed by the National Planning Commission (NPC) on the lessons it had learnt over the past ten years that could be implemented to assist in achieving the National Development Plan's (NDP's) goals by 2030.
The NPC said that in its ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Public Hearings on the MTBPS and 2023 Division of Revenue Amendment Bill
17 Nov 2023
2023 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS)
The meeting heard submissions from the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) and several NGOs on the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement and the 2023 Division of Revenue Amendment Bill.
The organisations expressed concern about the impact of proposed budget cuts on the ...
Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
Revised Development Planning Framework Bill: preliminary discussion; with Minister
17 Nov 2023
The Portfolio Committee was briefed by the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) in a virtual meeting on the policy framework for integrated planning. The Department stated that it addressed the medium term strategic framework (MTSF) and built on the existing progress in the planning systems to address ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Division of Revenue A/B, Adjustments Appropriation Bill & Eskom Debt Relief A/B: FFC briefing
15 Nov 2023
2023 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS)
In a virtual meeting, the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) presented its views on the country's economic outlook and three financial bills before Parliament to the Standing Committee on Appropriations.
The FFC referred to the fiscal framework adjustments, and said the fiscal situation ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Division of Revenue A/B, Adjustments Appropriation Bill & Eskom Debt Relief A/B: PBO briefing
14 Nov 2023
2023 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS)
In a virtual meeting, the Committee received a briefing from the Parliamentary Budget Office (Office) on its analysis of the 2023 Division of Revenue Amendment Bill, 2023 Adjustments Appropriation Bill and 2023 Eskom Debt Relief Amendment Bill.
On the Division of Revenue, the ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Division of Revenue A/B, Adjustments Appropriation Bill & Eskom Debt Relief A/B: National Treasury briefing
8 Nov 2023
The Members of the Standing Committee were briefed in a virtual meeting by National Treasury on three financial bills submitted as part of the mid term budget process. The Committee expressed its concerns over the slow growth of the economy, and wanted to know what measures were being put ...
Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
Briefing by Statistician-General on the CENSUS 2022 results; with Deputy Minister
27 Oct 2023
In a virtual meeting, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) briefed the Portfolio Committee on the 2022 census results. The Deputy Minister in the Presidency was in attendance.
The 2022 census was 100% digitalised.
South Africa’s population on 2 February 2022 was 62 027 503 (up from 51.8 million in 2011). ...
Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
Statistics Amendment Bill Advert; DPME, Brand SA & Stats SA BRRRs
20 Oct 2023
2023 Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
The Portfolio Committee met on a virtual platform to discuss the Budgetary Review and Recommendations Reports (BRRRs) for the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME), Brand SA and Statistics South Africa.
A Member asserted that the statement in the DPME report that ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Establishment of a cooperative bank (for women, youth, and persons with disabilities)
21 Sep 2023
The Multiparty Women’s Caucus (MPWC) was briefed by the Minister and the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on establishing a cooperative bank (for women, youth, and persons with disabilities). The Minister, along with her team, spoke extensively in respect of all questions raised to the other ...