Mr Vincent George Smith

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Vincent George Smith

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Committee Meetings Attended

  • Public Accounts (SCOPA) Correctional Services 2014/15 Annual Report: hearing, with Deputy Minister
    1 Dec 2015

    The Committee had a wide-ranging engagement the Department of Correctional Services on matters arising from its Annual Report 2014/15. The Committee was unsatisfied with most of the department's responses which they found overly general and lacking detail.

    There were a number of serious performance issues in the department which emerged. ...

  • Public Accounts (SCOPA) Department of Correctional Services 2014/15 Annual Report hearing, with Minister & Deputy Minister
    24 Nov 2015

    The Chairperson informed the Department of Correctional Services officials that they had as much responsibility to the public as the accounting officers did. There was a chapter in the PFMA that indicated that political leadership had the responsibility to ensure proper financial management. In May 2015, after the AGSA audit ...

  • Rules of the National Assembly Review of National Assembly Rules: consideration of Subcommittee Report
    20 Nov 2015

    The Rules Committee met to consider the Subcommittee Report on the Review of the National Assembly Rules. The ANC supported the proposed new criteria for the processing of motions without notice. The criteria were now that at least five parties including the majority party and the largest minority party should ...

  • Public Accounts (SCOPA) PRASA 2014/15 Annual Report: hearing
    18 Nov 2015

    Passenger Rail Agency South Africa (PRASA) was interrogated by the Committee on its financial statements and Annual Report for 2014/15. Because the meeting started earlier than scheduled, PMG's notes on the first part are not available. However, it became apparent as the Committee tried to interrogate the issues in the ...

  • Standing Committee on Auditor General Auditor-General on AGSA Strategic Plan 2016-2019; AGSA Debtors; 2015 Audit Outcomes
    6 Nov 2015

    The Auditor-General highlighted that there would be an escalation of debt owed to Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA), specifically by local government as well as increased competition for skilled labour in this period.

    He went through the Strategic Plan. The targets for some of its objectives were:
    • Demonstrate value-add auditing: ...

  • Justice and Correctional Services Department of Correctional Services; Legal Aid South Africa; Office of the Chief Justice on their 2014/2015 Annual Reports; Audit outcomes by Auditor-General
    14 Oct 2015

    During the course of a lengthy engagement, the Committee was briefed by Auditor-General South Africa on the Department of Justice and the Department of Correctional Services 2014/15 audit outcomes. The Minister of Justice, Adv Michael Masutha, delivered an unscheduled address, after which Legal Aid South Africa and the Office of ...

  • Constitutional Review Committee Processing of Legacy Submissions
    4 Sep 2015

    The Joint Committee met to deliberate on the way forward with legacy public submissions for Constitutional Amendments from 2013. The issue of the Sesotho sa Leboa language also arose, but discussion of the matter was postponed. The Committee Researcher summarised each of the 13 proposed amendments. Amendments were presented within ...

  • Public Accounts (SCOPA) Department of Transport unauthorised expenditure: National Treasury briefing
    2 Sep 2015

    The National Treasury reported to the Committee on the unauthorised expenditure incurred by the Department of Transport (DOT) on bus subsidies during the financial year of 2008/2009. The Department of Transport was present to provide further explanations on the reasons for the unauthorised expenditure.

    National Treasury highlighted what had been ...

  • Ad Hoc Committee on Police Minister's Report on Nkandla Minister of Police and Minister of Public Works on Nkandla security upgrades
    29 Jul 2015

    The Ad Hoc Committee dealing with the security upgrades at the President’s Nkandla residence were briefed by the Minister of Police and the Minister of Public Works on the issues which had led to the inflation of costs, shoddy workmanship, flouting of regulations, allegations of corruption, and demands that the ...

  • Ad Hoc Committee on Police Minister's Report on Nkandla Nkandla private residence security upgrades: Minister of Police briefing
    20 Jul 2015

    The Ad Hoc Committee on the Police Minister’s report met in Pietermaritzburg to deliberate on the security upgrades at the private residence of the President, and took a briefing from the Minister of Police, Mr Nkosinathi Nhleko. In answer to a question raised by a Member of the DA, the ...