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Public Accounts (SCOPA)
COVID-19 procurement corruption: Inter-Ministerial Committee briefing
21 Aug 2020
Video: Standing Committee on Public Accounts, 21 August 2020
The focal point of the meeting was the effectiveness of the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) to expedite consequence management for the COVID-19 procurement corruption allegations. The Portfolio Committee expressed its dissatisfaction that only three of the five Ministers serving on the IMC ...
Defence and Military Veterans
SA Military Health Service MTEF Plan; with Minister
19 Aug 2020
In its virtual address to the Committee, the South African Military Health Service (SAMHS) outlined the challenges it is facing and suggested comprehensive plans on how to address these challenges. SAMHS was to brief the Committee on the maintenance and repair programme (RAMP) for military hospitals and sickbays. However, detailed ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
SABC on deviations and expansions; with Deputy Minister
28 Jul 2020
Video: Standing Committee on Public Accounts, (NA) 28 July 2020
The Chairperson opened the virtual meeting by detailing the fact that the meeting would be divided into three, with three Members taking lead in the questioning of the South African Broadcasting Authority (SABC) and the rest of the Members having ...
Defence and Military Veterans
DMV Appeals Board on its mandate, challenges and achievements; with Deputy Minister
24 Jun 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans, 24 June 2020
The Appeals Board of the Department of Military Veterans (DMV) briefed the Portfolio Committee on its mandate, challenges and achievements. The Committee was told that financial limitations had had an effect not only on the board's function, but also ...
Defence
COVID-19 SANDF deployment, with Deputy Minister
18 Jun 2020
Video: Joint Standing Committee on Defence 18 June 2020
Audio: Border safeguarding & deployment of SANDF members during COVID-19
Committee Report on letters from President on SANDF deployment
The Secretary for Defence, Dr Sam Gulube, had been invited to present updates on South African National Defence Force (SANDF) deployment in ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Military Ombud Annual Performance Plan; Feedback on number, age, and brief summary of cases the DOD has acted upon
17 Jun 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans 17 June 2020
Audio: Military Ombud Annual Performance Plan; Feedback on number, age, and brief summary of cases the DOD has acted upon
Annual Performance Plan (APP) of Government Departments & Entities 20/2021
The Office of the Military Ombud briefed the Committee ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
SA Express liquidation; with Deputy Minister
17 Jun 2020
Audio: Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises & SA Express liquidators
Video: Standing Committee on Public Accounts, 17 June 2020
The Chairperson emphasised the gravity of the circumstances under which they met, considering that the Portfolio Committee had taken a resolution to subpoena the liquidators of South African Express (SAX) to ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Devolution of responsibility for infrastructure from DPW to Defence Works Formation; with Minister and Deputy Minister
10 Jun 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans 10 JUNE 2020
Audio: Devolution of responsibility for infrastructure from DPW to Defence Works Formation
The Committee raised concerns on how the lack of funding is affecting progress at the Department of Defence (DoD). The Department cannot start projects without funding. Members ...
Defence
Defence Force Service Commission on responses to questions raised previously; Findings on conditions of service since inception; with Deputy Minister
4 Jun 2020
The Defence Force Service Commission (DFSC) took the Committee through the presentation on the questions of the Committee and the responses the Commission provided.
The Commission indicated that it requested for additional funding of R2.4 million, but the request was declined. However, R750 000 was granted to fund the Civil-Military ...
Defence and Military Veterans
DoD & DMV Quarter 4 performance; with Minister and Deputy Minister
3 Jun 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans, 3 June 2020
The Department of Defence (DoD) said the implementation of the 2015 Defence Review remained totally dependent on ...