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Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Update by Presidency on all reports referred by the SIU, with Minister in attendance
21 Feb 2023
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts received an update briefing from the Presidency on all reports submitted by the Special Investigating Authority (SIU). In attendance was the Minister in the Presidency, a delegation from the Presidency and a delegation from the SIU.
The presentation highlighted that 234 Proclamations authorising SIU ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Implementation of SCOPA recommendations: meeting with ESKOM
24 Jan 2023
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Update by State Security Agency on the vetting of Eskom officials; with Minister and Deputy Minister
30 Nov 2022
The Committee convened in Parliament to receive an update from the State Security Agency (SSA) on the vetting of Eskom officials.
The Committee set out its position and the Minister understood its position and indicated that he was consulting on certain legal aspects of the matter. The report for the ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Update on GBVF-related matters: DWYPD (with Minister), SAPS & DoJ&CD input
24 Nov 2022
The Multiparty Women’s Caucus convened on the eve of the 16 Days of Activism Campaign to engage on gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) related matters. The idea of the campaign is to integrate the outcomes into the overall national strategy, to combat crimes against women and to eliminate the ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Postponed: SABC 2021/22 Annual Report Hearing; with Deputy Minister
23 Nov 2022
In a physical meeting at Parliament, the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) was compelled to adjourn its engagement with the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) due to the absence of the broadcaster’s board as an accounting authority. The former board's term of office had ended on October 15, ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
National Treasury SCM Instruction No. 03 of 2021/22 & implementation of Integrated Financial Management System; with Minister
22 Nov 2022
The Committee met to receive a briefing from National Treasury on the changes that had been made to National Treasury Instruction Note 3 of 2021/22, and the challenges which had delayed the implementation of the ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
SAA progress update & SIU investigations, with Minister
15 Nov 2022
The Committee met with the Board of South African Airways (SAA) and officials from the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE), including the Minister, to receive a report back on the developments relating to the airline’s performance since the resumption of its operations in September 2021; matters related to the Auditor-General ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
National Treasury, UIF, Compensation Fund Annual Report non-tabling: with Ministers
1 Nov 2022
The Minister of Employment and Labour and the Department updated the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) on the Unemployment Insurance Fund and Compensation Fund which had not tabled their 2021/22 Annual Reports, making them non-compliant with the Public Finance Management Act.
The Committee established that neither the UIF ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Monitoring implementation of Audit Action Plan and related challenges; DoD fleet management policy and procurement of essential goods; DoD & DMV BRRRs; with Deputy Minister
26 Oct 2022
Budget Review & Recommendations Reports BRRR
The Department of Defence and Military Veterans briefed the Portfolio Committee in a virtual meeting on the reports from the audit committee and the internal audit unit on monitoring the implementation of the audit action plans, including the related challenges. The Department advised ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
National Skills Fund investigation: update by Deputy Minister
20 Oct 2022
The Committee was briefed on the independent forensic investigation into the National Skills Fund (NSF) commissioned at the behest of the Committee following disclaimed audit outcomes. The Directorate for the Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI/Hawks), Special Investigating Unit, and the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) were also in attendance.
Nexus, ...