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Standing Committee on Appropriations
Division of Revenue A/B, Adjustments Appropriation Bill & Special Appropriation Bill: National Treasury briefing
2 Nov 2022
The Standing Committee on Appropriations met on a virtual platform for a briefing by the National Treasury on three bills -- the 2022 Division of Revenue Amendment Bill (DoRAB), the 2022 Adjustments Appropriation Bill (AAB), and the 2022 Special Appropriations Bill.
The Treasury briefing addressed changes made to the ...
Finance Standing Committee
2022 MTBPS: National Treasury briefing, with Minister
27 Oct 2022
2022 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS)
In a joint meeting with the Standing Committee on Appropriations and the Select Committees on Finance and Appropriations, the Committee received a briefing from the Minister of Finance and National Treasury about the 2022 medium-term budget policy statement, which the Minister had tabled ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
DFFE preliminary budget expenditure; with Minister
20 Sep 2022
The Standing Committee on Appropriations was briefed in a virtual meeting by the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries on their budget expenditure, and the performance plan and strategies to improve their performance.
The Department expressed their disappointment with their performance, particularly the under-spending of their budget. They committed ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
COGTA on preliminary outcomes as at the end of the Fourth Quarter of FY2021/22; with Deputy Minister
14 Sep 2022
The Standing Committee convened on a virtual platform for a briefing by the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs on preliminary outcomes, as at the end of the fourth quarter of the 2021/22 financial year. The Deputy Minister was present, accompanied by delegates from the Department, the Municipal ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Q4 2021/22 Performance
13 Sep 2022
The Department of Agriculture, Rural Development and Reform briefed the Committee in a virtual meeting on its performance last year as a reorganised Department, and highlighted several areas where under-spending needed to be addressed.
The Department had achieved only 60% of its non-financial performance targets. Challenges hindering their achievement ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
PRASA perennial underspending on capital infrastructure; with Ministry
7 Sep 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) on the issues resulting in its perennial underspending on capital infrastructure. The Minister and Deputy Minister of Transport were in attendance.
The Committee Chairperson expressed the Committee’s concerns about the inability of ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Devolution of the infrastructure maintenance function: DPWI & Department of Defence briefing, with Ministers
2 Sep 2022
The Standing Committee on Appropriations convened virtually for a briefing by the Department of Defence (DoD) and the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) on the devolution of the infrastructure maintenance function from DPWI to the south African National Defence Force (SANDF).
The Committee considered the devolution a ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Chief Procurement Officer on Requests for contract deviations and expansions in Quarter 1 2022/23
31 Aug 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Standing Committee on Appropriations met to receive a briefing by the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer (OCPO) on the requests for contract deviations and expansions in the first quarter expenditure report for the 2022/23 financial year.
The OCPO discussed the benefits and challenges ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
National Treasury Quarter 1 2022/23 Spending Outcomes for Departments & Public Entities; Update on State-Owned Companies
30 Aug 2022
The National Treasury presented the Committee with reports on the first quarter spending outcomes of government departments and public entities as well as an update on the performance of state-owned companies.
National Treasury report under-spending by 12 departments. The two worst offenders were the Department of Public Enterprises (R17,8 billion ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
National departments consistently incurring fruitless and wasteful expenditure: AGSA briefing
26 Aug 2022
The Standing Committee on Appropriations (SCOA) convened virtually for a briefing by the office of the Auditor-General on national departments that consistently incurred fruitless and wasteful expenditure over the past five financial years.
Members heard that over the past five years, fruitless and wasteful expenditure to the value of ...