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Standing Committee on Appropriations
2015 Division of Revenue Bill: comments by South African Local Government Association
6 Mar 2015
The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) made a presentation to the Committee with comments on the Division of Revenue Bill (DORB) in great detail, covering a number of issues that drew mixed reviews from Committee Members. SALGA several times highlighted its concern that the equitable share distribution had allocated ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
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 ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Department of Cooperative Governance & Municipal Infrastructure Support Agency on progress of support & interventions aimed at improving spending of grants & service delivery at local government level
24 Feb 2015
The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) and the Municipal Infrastructure Support Agency (MISA) briefed the Standing Committee on Appropriations on the progress of support and interventions aimed at improving the spending of grants and service delivery at the local government level.
The presentation focused on the expenditure ...
Health
Medicines and Related Substances Amendment Bill: Further responses by Department of Health
26 Nov 2014
The Committee met briefly to continue to hear the responses of the Department of Health (the Department) on the submissions made by different stakeholders during the public hearings on the Medicines and Related Substances Amendment Bill.
The Department did not support the proposal that the Chairperson of the Board should ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Committee Reports on 2014 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement & Adjustments Appropriation Bill: adoption
19 Nov 2014
The Committee adopted the Committee Reports on 2014 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement & Adjustments Appropriation Bill. It discussed its 2015 First Term programme which would be dominated by hearings on the 2015/16 Budget.
Health
Medicines and Related Substances Amendment Bill: Response by Department of Health to submissions made during public hearings
19 Nov 2014
The Committee met to hear the comments of the Department of Health (DoH) on the public hearings on the Medicines and Related Substances Amendment Bill that took place recently.
The Amendment Bill addressed which types of medicines, in vitro diagnostics (IVDs) and medical devices were regulated, and where these products ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Committee Reports on 2014 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement & Adjustments Appropriation Bill
18 Nov 2014
The Committee Report on the 2014 Adjustments Appropriation Bill, noted that National Treasury, as well as two departments affected by these adjustments, the Departments of Tourism and Economic Development, had briefed the Committee on the Bill. The Department of Sports and Recreation was asked to furnish reasons for its requested ...
Health
Mr and Mrs Lowe on organ donation in South Africa
12 Nov 2014
The Committee met to hear a briefing by the parents of Jenna Lowe, who has been diagnosed with a rare disease called Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) and is currently awaiting a bilateral lung transplant, on creating awareness for organ donation in South Africa.
Mr Stuart Lowe and Mrs Gabi Lowe ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Economic Development Department on its underspending & virements in 2014 Adjustments Appropriation: hearing
12 Nov 2014
The Economic Development Department (EDD) explained its contravention of the 8% limit on virements by 48% and by 54% in two of its programmes. It noted that Treasury had to be told within seven days about virements. The EDD explained that after the election in May 2014, thes new administration ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
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 ...