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Standing Committee on Appropriations
Appropriation Bill [B6-2015]: Department of Water briefing, with Minister present
22 May 2015
The presentation of the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) to the Committee focused on an overview of its performance plan, the budget Vote 36, and the Water Trading Entity budget, with the Minister in attendance.
The Minister described the new approach that the DWS would pursue for improving service ...
The Public Service Commission (PSC) made a presentation to the Committee on the availability of medicines and medical equipment in three provinces – the Free State, North West and Western Cape -- outlining the problems and successes faced by the provincial departments and the districts in the delivery of services. ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Appropriation Bill [B6-2015]: Public Service Commission briefing
19 May 2015
The Public Service Commission (PSC) briefed the Committee on the link between the 2015 Appropriation Bill and the principles of efficiency, economy and effectiveness. The Commissioner identified, at the outset that the PSC did not have many research reports and the briefing should be seen within that context. In relation ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Appropriation Bill 2015: implications for Department of Human Settlements
15 May 2015
The Department of Human Settlements (DHS) had been asked to give a presentation to the Committee on the effect of the 2015 Appropriation Bill and described its budget, programme structure, amounts budgeted, focus areas and challenges to the Committee. The Strategic Plan for 2014 to 2019 set out that the ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Appropriation Bill [B6-2015]: Financial and Fiscal Commission comments
12 May 2015
The Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) briefed the Committee on the 2015 Division of Revenue Bill. It was stated at the outset that the 2015 budget had been tabled within a fiscally constrained environment. The key message of the FFC’s submission on the 2015 Appropriations Bill was that government had ...
Health
Committee Report on Department of Health 2015/16 budget
29 Apr 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Health met to adopt the draft report on the Strategic Plan (2015/16 to 2019/20), Annual Performance Plan92015/16 to 2017/18) and Budget vote 16 of the Department of Health.
The Committee made a number of suggestions for changes to the wording, grammar and typographical errors in the ...
Police
Independent Police Investigative Directorate 2015/16 Budget and Annual Performance Plan hearings
23 Apr 2015
The Committee met to consider the budget and Annual Performance Plans (APP) of one of its entities, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID), where the Members were first provided with an introductory briefing by the Committee Researcher. The Researcher took Members through an overview of IPID’s previous budget for 2014/15, ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Department of Science and Technology on 2014/15 Third Quarter Performance
21 Apr 2015
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) took the Standing Committee on Appropriations through its annual performance plan and budget, as at 30 December 2014. The DST had a total of 65 output targets for the 2014/15 financial year and by the end of the third quarter, it was on ...
Health
Department of Health on its Strategic and Annual Performance Plan
17 Apr 2015
The Department of Health (DOH) presented the Strategic and Annual Performance Plans (APP). The main challenges which this Department was working to address included the improvement of audit outcomes, through better administration, improved training of nurses, and the re-launching of effective education campaigns in the fight against HIV and TB, ...
Health
Department of Health Annual Performance Plan/Budget: input by Auditor-General & Financial and Fiscal Commission
16 Apr 2015
The officials from the office of the Auditor General outlined the auditing process and proceeded to explain the findings from an interim review that was performed to assess the targets and indicators which the Department of Health, in particular, was using.
The presentation was not well received by the Committee ...