Benedicta Maria Van Minnen

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About Benedicta Maria Van Minnen

2020 committee attendance as mp

88% attendance rate

Attended 22 meetings out of 25

2019 committee attendance as mp

78% attendance rate

Attended 18 meetings out of 23

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Recent meetings attended

Public Accounts (SCOPA) — Follow-up: SABC on contract deviations and expansions; with Deputy Minister — 1 Sep 2020
Public Accounts (SCOPA) — ESKOM on outstanding matters (meeting postponed) — 26 Aug 2020
Public Accounts (SCOPA) — COVID-19 procurement corruption: Inter-Ministerial Committee briefing — 21 Aug 2020
Public Accounts (SCOPA) — SIU on terms of reference for COVID-19 PPE procurement — 19 Aug 2020
Public Accounts (SCOPA) — SABC on deviations and expansions; with Deputy Minister — 28 Jul 2020

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Currently

Member at Standing Committee on Public Accounts (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)

Formerly

2nd Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional Western Cape Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019

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Committee appearances

Inter-Ministerial Committee dealing with allegations of corruption associated with the country’s response to COVID-19: briefing 21 Aug 2020

Ms B van Minnen (DA) stated that the Committee recently had a meeting with the SIU that assured Members that the investigations on the corruption allegations would be prioritised. The SIU indicated that it would report to the President every six weeks. A special debate is coming up in the ...
SIU on terms of reference relating to the Procurement of Personal Protective Equipment for COVID-19 19 Aug 2020

Ms B Van Minnen (DA) said several questions had been pre-empted by Mr Lees. On the prioritisation of matters vis a vis the Special Tribunal; what would the knock-on effects be in regard to other important SIU investigations such as Eskom?
SABC on deviations and expansions 28 Jul 2020

Ms B Van Minnen (DA) would begin with expansions. Ms V Mente-Nqweniso (EFF) would speak to deviations and Mr B Hadebe (ANC) would conclude with the Impala. The lead Members were given 30 minutes per session and then the colleagues would respond to each section for 30 minutes, with each ...
Follow-up correspondences and outstanding information from Content Adviser 15 Jul 2020

Ms B van Minnen (DA) raised her concern at the Committee holding hearings with the entities, but being unable to hold people accountable. It needed to be focused and target the issues and entities it addressed so that real action and accountability could be facilitated.
DPWI on implementation of corrective measures emanating from investigation into irregularities related to funeral services procured 8 Jul 2020

Ms B Van Minnen (DA) said there was a tendency for people to resign from the Department, only to appear later doing work as consultants contracted by the government. She asked if this link was being investigated as far as Crocia Events (Pty) Ltd, was concerned. If so, what had ...

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Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Public Enterprises 9 Sep 2020

(1)(a) At what stage are the negotiations with the unions regarding the unbundling of Eskom into three separate subsidiaries, and (b) which unions are involved in the process?(2) How will (a) the outstanding debt of Eskom be accrued to each of the three potential subsidiaries, and (b) Eskom ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Finance 24 Aug 2020

What remedial processes have been put in place to deal with the consecutive disclaimers in the (a) Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, (b) Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, (c) Madibeng Local Municipality and (d) Mamusa Local Municipality in the North West?
Questions asked to the Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation 17 Aug 2020

In view of the fact that the annual report of the Department of Water and Sanitation that should have been submitted on 30 August 2019 was seven months late and necessitated an investigation by the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, what steps has she taken to ensure that the annual ...

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Plenary appearances

WEDNESDAY, 3 DECEMBER 2019 3 Dec 2019

House Chair, can the Minister assure the House that unions and organised labour will not be permitted to hijack potential necessary reforms and restructuring, including rightsizing the labour force, thereby placing at risk not only the future viability of Eskom but also the economy of the Republic as we are ...
- VOTE 24 6 Nov 2019

House Chair, this is the department responsible for the hot topic of land reform in South Africa. It has a mandate of creating and maintaining an equitable and sustainable land dispensation. It must act as a catalyst in rural development to ensure sustainable rural livelihoods, decent work and continued social ...

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