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Public Service and Administration
DPSA, Public Service Commission, Centre for Public Innovation Service, National School of Government 2018 quarterly performance; with Minister
12 Sep 2018
The Public Service Commission (PSC), the National School of Government (NSG), the Centre for Public Service Innovation (CPSI) and the Department of Public Service and Administration presented their quarterly performance reports to the Portfolio Committee.
The PSC said it had achieved 93.8% of its fourth quarter targets, bringing the full ...
Public Service and Administration
DPME, NYDA & Statistics SA on quarterly performance
5 Sep 2018
The Committee received briefings from the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA), Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), and the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) on their 2017/18 fourth quarter and 2018/19 first quarter performances.
The NYDA reported that it had spent R455.1 million out of an annual budget of ...
Public Service and Administration
National Development Plan; National Planning Commission: DPME update; Disability/Gender: PSC update; with Deputy Minister
22 Aug 2018
The National Planning Commission (NPC) said the National Development Plan (NDP) goals for 2030 were to eradicate absolute poverty from the 39% of people living below the poverty line to zero, to reduce the unemployment rate to 6% by creating 11 million more jobs, and to significantly reduce inequality through ...
Public Service and Administration
Government mandates & budget allocation; PSC promotion of constitutional values in public service; Election of Chairperson; with Minister
30 May 2018
The formal election of Mr Joe Maswanganyi (ANC) as its new Chairperson was the first order of business for the Committee when it met to hear briefings from the Public Service Commission (PSC), National Treasury (NT) and the Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME).
The Minister of Public Service ...
Powers and Privileges of Parliament
Powers, Privileges and Immunities of Parliament Amendment Bill: committee report
29 May 2018
The Committee met briefly to approve the report on the processes followed in amending the Powers and Privileges and Immunities of Parliament and Provincial Legislatures Act.
Members of the Committee pointed out instances where, for purposes of absolute accuracy, it would be preferable for the report to use the exact ...
Public Service and Administration
Integrated Financial Management System: DPSA Deputy Minister, Treasury, SITA
23 May 2018
The Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS2) Programme, as mandated by Cabinet, is a joint initiative between National Treasury, DPSA and SITA to modernise the management and execution of “back-office” processes in the Public Service (excluding public entities, local government, legislatures and intelligence agencies) in the following domains:
• Financial Management ...
Standing Committee on Auditor General
Public Audit Amendment Draft Bill: finalisation
22 May 2018
The Public Audit Amendment Bill was initiated by the Standing Committee on the Auditor-General as a Committee Bill. The principal Act of 2004 did not give the Auditor-General the authority to take remedial action, nor to ensure that losses suffered by the State were recovered, where possible. Year on year ...
Powers and Privileges of Parliament
Powers, Privileges and Immunities of Parliament Amendment Bill: consideration
9 May 2018
The Committee met to consider the Powers, Privileges and Immunities of Parliament and Provincial Legislatures Amendment Bill. At the previous meeting, Members had debated the clauses of the Bill but had been unable to adopt the clauses as the meeting had not been quorate.
The Chairperson informed the Members that ...
Standing Committee on Auditor General
Public Audit Amendment Draft Bill: report-back on audit fees; new draft version
8 May 2018
The Office of the Auditor-General was pleased to report back that the challenge of defraying audit fees for struggling municipalities had been taken care of. An agreement had been reached with National Treasury on excess and unpaid audit fees. Previously, these had to be taken from the Treasury Vote. A ...
Standing Committee on Auditor General
KPMG & Nkonki contract termination: Auditor-General briefing
4 May 2018
The Auditor-General explained the decision by Auditor General South Africa (AGSA) to terminate its contracts with KPMG SA and Nkonki Inc. He said that the retention of both firms would have affected the public trust in Office of the Auditor-General. Risk management and professional competence are key fundamental principles of ...