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Standing Committee on Appropriations
Infrastructure oversight: Construction Industry Development Board members training workshop
13 Feb 2018
The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) said that the Standard for Infrastructure Procurement and Delivery Management (SIPDM) had been issued in terms of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) and was applicable from 1 July 2016. It promoted the competency of staff dealing with infrastructure and improved client accountability for ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Overview of 2017 Committee work & 2018 Committee Programme
30 Jan 2018
The Committee received an overview on the work it did during 2017. This included oversight visits, a study tour, legislative business and engagements with departments and entities. The presentation also highlighted some of the issues that Members had raised in the previous year. General observations by the Committee included the ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Committee Reports: 2017 MTBPS; Adjustments Appropriation Bill
29 Nov 2017
The Standing Committee on Appropriations considered and adopted the Report on the 2017 Adjustments Appropriation Bill, and the Report on the 2017 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement.
The DA said that this was the first opportunity for the Committee to consider the amendments to the Adjustments Appropriation Bill, and it ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Adjustments Appropriation Bill: DTPS & SA Post Office recapitalisation: hearing
28 Nov 2017
The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) presented on its Second Quarter performance and updated the Committee on its projects especially the much anticipated SA Connect Broadband Project intended to improve telecommunications and internet connectivity.
DTPS supported SAPO’s funding application through the 2017 budget adjustment process. Engagements have started ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
2017 MTBPS; Adjustments Appropriation Bill: hearings
24 Nov 2017
A joint meeting of the Standing and Select Committees on Appropriations received opinions and recommendations from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Civil Society Organisation (CSO) group on the 2017 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) and the Adjustments Appropriation Bill.
The meeting started on a contentious note, ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Adjustments Appropriation Bill: National Treasury briefing
22 Nov 2017
The joint meeting of the Standing and Select Committees was for a briefing on the 2017 Adjustment Appropriation Bill, but the first hour was taken up by a discussion regarding the legalities of the meeting. The Democratic Alliance (DA), making reference to the Money Bills and Amendment Procedures and Related ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Adjustments Appropriation Bill: hearing with Department of Home Affairs + National Treasury
22 Nov 2017
The Deputy Minister of Home Affairs told the Committee that the automated processes of “Who Am I Online” (WAIO) had led to the Department leaping into the next century insofar as efficiency was concerned. For example, the turnaround time for Identity Documents (IDs) had drastically improved, from 90 days to ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
SAA Board and Executive on its future strategies and recapitalisation
21 Nov 2017
The R10 billion injection given to SAA would never take the airline to the desired positive equity position.
This is what SAA told the Standing Committee on Appropriations when briefing Parliament on its long-term strategy and funding. Finding an equity partner would be crucial for returning the airline to profitability. ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
2017 MTBPS: Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) response
3 Nov 2017
The HSRC presented its comments on the 2017 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement. It noted the economic downturn and sluggish recovery in the South African economy; the decline in the growth forecast from 1.3% - 0.7%; the sharp contraction in fiscal revenue which undermines the fiscal framework; the sharp unemployment ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
2017 MTBPS: South African Local Government Association (SALGA) briefing
1 Nov 2017
The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) briefed the Joint Committee on the 2017 Medium Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS). SALGA noted that economic growth generated the tax revenue that allowed the rollout of housing, water and sanitation, health services, education and many other services that government provided. Growth was, therefore, ...