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Department of Correctional Services 2013/14 Annual Report & 3rd Party Funds; with Deputy Minister of Justice & Constitutional Development in attendance
27 May 2015
The Department of Justice and Correctional Services came before the Committee to answer questions on the 2013/2014 annual report and the issue of Third Party Funds.
The meeting was initially delayed following Members’ objections to the fact that senior Department officials were not present to engage with them on the ...
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Department of Water and Sanitation & Water Trading Entity: Interrogation of 2013/14 Annual Reports, with Minister present
26 May 2015
The meeting revolved around discussing and interrogating the qualified annual report for the Department of Water and Sanitation and its Water Trading Entity for 2013/2014.
This Department had received a qualified opinion for five years running, and the Committee was greatly concerned and frustrated with the same story being told ...
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Interrogation of Department of Public Works 2014 Annual Report and Financial Statements, in presence of Deputy Minister
25 Mar 2015
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts, with the Deputy Minister of Public Works also present, interrogated the Annual Report and financial statements of the Department of Public Works (DPW) for the 2014 financial year. Engagement was centred around the qualified audit opinion in relation to the Property Management Trading Entity ...
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Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; Marine Living Resources Fund: hearings
17 Mar 2015
The Committee met to hear evidence pertaining to the annual reports and financial statements of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), as well as the Marine Living Resources Fund (MLRF).
In discussion on the DAFF annual report and financial statements, Members felt that a root cause for weak ...
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Department International Relations & Cooperation & African Renaissance Fund: Interrogation of Annual Report 2013/14
11 Mar 2015
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts interrogated the 2013/14 Annual Report of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) and the financial statements of the African Renaissance Fund (ARF), which had fallen under the DIRCO since 2011. DIRCO had 125 missions abroad and 20 were visited during the audit, ...
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Department of Home Affairs; Department of International Relations and Cooperation: hearings of evidence
4 Mar 2015
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts held a hearing of evidence with the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) and the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO). The hearings were based on the departments’ annual reports for 2013/14 and the Auditor-General’s report for the same financial year.
The DHA said ...
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Interrogation of Department of Defence 2013/14 Annual Report: Auditor-General's findings
3 Mar 2015
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts met with the National Treasury, and the Secretary for Defence, since feedback from those parties would assist the Committee in coming to a conclusion whether to recommend the condonation of irregular expenditure, which amounted to over R1 billion and fruitless and wasteful expenditure, in ...
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Home Affairs Unauthorised Expenditure: National Treasury briefing
19 Nov 2014
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts met with the National Treasury and the Department of Home Affairs as a follow-up meeting regarding the Unauthorized Expenditure of the Department Of Home Affairs. The feedback and engagement with the National Treasury and the Department would assist the Committee in making informed decisions ...
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Unauthorised expenditure by Departments of Trade and Industry, Home Affairs, & Presidency: National Treasury briefing
11 Nov 2014
The meeting covered a briefing on the unauthorised expenditure of three departments -- Trade and Industry, the Presidency and Home Affairs.
National Treasury presented on the unauthorised expenditure of the Department of Trade and Industry, which totalled R37.3 million and included expenditure due to a court decision against the Department ...
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Auditor-General on audit outcomes for 2013/14
29 Oct 2014
The Auditor-General noted that the key auditing challenges were internal controls were not implemented, senior management teams did not respond to correct weaknesses, and there was a lack of consequences for managers who did not comply.
There were internal audit deficiencies, especially with supply chain management. Leadership had to correct ...