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Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Committee Oversight Reports: Road Accident Fund & Giyani Water Services Project
13 Mar 2024
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (National Assembly) convened virtually to discuss and review two oversight visit reports from 2023. The first report considered and adopted was the report capturing the Committee’s oversight visit to the Road Accident Fund (RAF) in Gauteng in June and August 2023. Members discussed ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
MoU Signing between SCOPA & SIU
6 Mar 2024
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts convened in Parliament to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) in Parliament. The primary purpose of the MoU is to strengthen the relationship between SCOPA and the SIU in relation to investigating and reporting on matters pertaining to ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
SIU investigation reports submitted to the Presidency; with Minister
20 Feb 2024
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts met in Parliament to receive an update from the Presidency on the investigation reports submitted by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU).
The update by the Presidency indicated that since 2001, 245 Presidential Proclamations authorising SIU investigations had been issued. 42% of which has been ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Unauthorised Expenditure Reports
14 Feb 2024
In this meeting, the Standing Committee on Public Accounts convened to review the recommendations made in the backlog of unauthorised expenditure reports. The Chairperson presented the recommendations made for the reports on the Department of Social Development (DSD), the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) and ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
DHET Update on National Skills Fund and NSFAS investigations
7 Feb 2024
The Committee convened in Parliament to receive the latest updates on the ongoing investigations into the activities of the National Skills Fund (NSF) and the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS).
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) informed Members that its probe into NSFAS had led to recoveries amounting to R688.2 ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Follow-up: Road Accident Fund audit outcomes & SIU investigations; with Minister
6 Dec 2023
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) held a follow-up meeting with the Road Accident Fund (RAF) on key matters related to its litigation involving the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA), the tabling of its 2021/22 annual report, the appointment of the new board, and the entity's 2022/23 audit outcomes. ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Road Accident Fund audit outcomes & SIU investigations
29 Nov 2023
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) met in Parliament with the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA), the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), National Treasury, and the Road Accident Fund (RAF) to be briefed on the Fund’s audit outcomes and an update on the accounting standard court case.
The SIU ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Eskom corruption & related matters: engagement with Brig J. Burger
15 Nov 2023
In Parliament, the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) met with the retired South African Police Services (SAPS) Brigadier Jap Burger to discuss allegations of corruption, fraud and maladministration at Eskom, made by the former Eskom Group Chief Executive (GCE), Mr Andre de Ruyter, when he was still at ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Giyani Water infrastructure projects: DWS update & SIU briefing; with Deputy Minister
14 Nov 2023
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) met with the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), Lepelle Northern Water, and the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to receive an update on the infrastructure projects after the Portfolio Committee’s oversight visit as well as to receive updates on the investigations conducted. ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Medico-legal claims (Health Sector): engagement with Office of the Auditor-General
8 Nov 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) briefed Scopa on the current status of the medico-legal claims of the Department of Health.
The AGSA emphasised the accountability ecosystem and said that it is important for all stakeholders to contribute to achieving service delivery. The AGSA raised ...