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Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Commission for Gender Equality on Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan 2015/16
24 Mar 2015
The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) presented its strategic and Annual Performance plan (APP) for 2015/16. There was a moratorium on filling vacant posts but new Commissioners had been approved since the inception of the strategic plan. After setting out its vision and mission, the CGE reported on international conventions, ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Abducted Nigerian Girls (#bring back the girls campaign): ministerial briefing; SADC Gender Protocol: Commission on Gender Equality briefing
4 Mar 2015
The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation updated the Multi-Party Women’s Caucus on the government’s role in securing the safe return of the 230 girls kidnapped last year by Boko Haram. She stressed the complexity of the issue and noted that after some girls had managed to escape and ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
CEDAW and Beijing +20 report to UN by South Africa: briefing by Commission for Gender Equality
3 Mar 2015
The Committee was briefed by the Commission on Gender Equality on its work and recommendations that went into formulating the 2015 South African government's Beijing+20 Report on measuring South Africa’s progress in complying with the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, thus meeting the Convention on the Elimination of all ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Interrogation of Department of Defence 2013/14 Annual Report: Auditor-General's findings
3 Mar 2015
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts met with the National Treasury, and the Secretary for Defence, since feedback from those parties would assist the Committee in coming to a conclusion whether to recommend the condonation of irregular expenditure, which amounted to over R1 billion and fruitless and wasteful expenditure, in ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Department of Women in Presidency on 2nd Quarter Report July–September 2014, with Minister
24 Feb 2015
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Women on its 2nd Quarter Performance Report, Financial Report and Strategic Plan 2015-2020. The Minister of the Department of Women attended the meeting. The Director of the Department had resigned, hence the Department was without this position, but had an Acting Director- ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Unauthorised expenditure by Departments: SCOPA reports
3 Feb 2015
The Committee considered its reports on unauthorised expenditure by the Departments of Social Development, Water Affairs, Trade and Industry, Home Affairs and Women, Children and People with Disabilities. It also considered its report on unauthorised expenditure in the Office of the Presidency. Changes were effected to reports as the Committee ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Auditor-General on audit outcomes for 2013/14
29 Oct 2014
The Auditor-General noted that the key auditing challenges were internal controls were not implemented, senior management teams did not respond to correct weaknesses, and there was a lack of consequences for managers who did not comply.
There were internal audit deficiencies, especially with supply chain management. Leadership had to correct ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Unauthorised Expenditure: Department of Trade and Industry briefing
27 Aug 2014
The National Treasury (NT) was supposed to brief the Committee on unauthorised expenditure, as requested by the Department of Trade and Industry, the Department of Home Affairs and the Presidency. However, the National Treasury did not come to the meeting, and no information was provided to the Committee about the ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Unauthorised, irregular and fruitless expenditure and supply chain issues: National Treasury briefing
26 Aug 2014
The Accountant General and National Treasury briefed the Committee on the definitions of spending that was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful, giving, in each case, examples to illustrate how this spending would be found, how it would be regarded, and how it could be regularised. The Accountant-General made the point ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Auditor-General South Africa briefing on its products and reports, five-year audit outcomes, PFMA compliance
19 Aug 2014
The Chairperson congratulated Ms Ratsela, the newly appointed Deputy Auditor-General (the first woman to hold this position) and Mr Sass, the new Accountant General, on their appointments.
The Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) presented a report to SCOPA, outlining its constitutional mandate to strengthen and support democracy by enabling oversight, accountability ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Election of Chairperson
24 Jun 2014
The Committee met briefly to elect a Chairperson for the fifth Parliament. Mr N Godi (APC) was elected unopposed. The Committee’ sLegacy Report was handed out to Members so that they could get acquainted with the work that had been completed as well as the outstanding issues that needed to ...