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Department of Correctional Services: 2013/14 Audit: hearings continued, with Department of Public Works input on facilities; Deputy Ministers of Correctional Services & Public Works in attendance
24 Jun 2015
The Committee resumed its hearing on the 2013/14 Annual Report of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS). The Department of Public Works (DPW) was also asked to comment on certain issues around the facilities. The Deputy Ministers of Public Works and Correctional Services were both present and gave input, as ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Department of Correctional Services on its 2013/14 Annual Report: hearing with Minister and Deputy Minister present
17 Jun 2015
The Department of Correctional Services and the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) resumed the hearing on the issues arising from the Department’s annual report and financial statements, following a previous engagement on 27 May 2015. The aspects engaged upon were human resources, information technology (IT), consultants and internal audit. ...
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Public Service SETA and Local Government SETA: Interrogation of 2013/14 Annual Reports
10 Jun 2015
The Committee interrogated the 2013/14 Annual Report of two Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) - firstly, the Public Sector SETA (PSETA) and secondly the Local Government SETA, which was under administration. The Chairperson emphasised the importance of the SETAs for building a capable state, commenting that there was still ...
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Compensation Fund: Interrogation of 2013/14 Annual Report and Financial Statement, with Minister of Labour
2 Jun 2015
The Compensation Fund (CF) met with SCOPA to provide answers to questions posed by the Members on the Annual Report and generally the state the Fund finds itself in.
The Committee heard that a day before this hearing the Fund has suspended its Commissioner and other top management officials. There ...
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Department of Correctional Services 2013/14 Annual Report & 3rd Party Funds; with Deputy Minister of Justice & Constitutional Development in attendance
27 May 2015
The Department of Justice and Correctional Services came before the Committee to answer questions on the 2013/2014 annual report and the issue of Third Party Funds.
The meeting was initially delayed following Members’ objections to the fact that senior Department officials were not present to engage with them on the ...
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Department of Water and Sanitation & Water Trading Entity: Interrogation of 2013/14 Annual Reports, with Minister present
26 May 2015
The meeting revolved around discussing and interrogating the qualified annual report for the Department of Water and Sanitation and its Water Trading Entity for 2013/2014.
This Department had received a qualified opinion for five years running, and the Committee was greatly concerned and frustrated with the same story being told ...
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Interrogation of Department of Public Works 2014 Annual Report and Financial Statements, in presence of Deputy Minister
25 Mar 2015
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts, with the Deputy Minister of Public Works also present, interrogated the Annual Report and financial statements of the Department of Public Works (DPW) for the 2014 financial year. Engagement was centred around the qualified audit opinion in relation to the Property Management Trading Entity ...
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Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; Marine Living Resources Fund: hearings
17 Mar 2015
The Committee met to hear evidence pertaining to the annual reports and financial statements of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), as well as the Marine Living Resources Fund (MLRF).
In discussion on the DAFF annual report and financial statements, Members felt that a root cause for weak ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Home Affairs Unauthorised Expenditure: National Treasury briefing
19 Nov 2014
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts met with the National Treasury and the Department of Home Affairs as a follow-up meeting regarding the Unauthorized Expenditure of the Department Of Home Affairs. The feedback and engagement with the National Treasury and the Department would assist the Committee in making informed decisions ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
National Treasury briefing on unauthorised expenditure requested by DoE, Social Development, Water Affairs & DWCPD
12 Nov 2014
The Committee met to receive a briefing from the National Treasury (NT) on the unauthorised expenditures requested by the Department of Social Development (DSD), Department of Water Affairs (DWA), Department of Energy (DE) and the Department of Women, Children and People with Disabilities (DWCPD). The DE incurred an over-expenditure of ...