2.1 The Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration undertook an oversight visit to Gauteng and Limpopo Provinces on 24 - 26 July and 31 July - 02 August 2012 respectively. The Committee, as part of its oversight mandate, had systematically scrutinised source documents brought before its committee meetings by the executive and entities that report to the Committee. These included, amongst others, annual reports, legal frameworks, budgets, strategic plans, programmes and projects underpinning the successful delivery of public service and administration. It was therefore critical for the portfolio committee to verify the information provided at parliamentary meetings with site visits to ascertain the challenges and achievements in the delivery of public services and its administration by the civil servants.