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Public Accounts (SCOPA)
SCOPA: Preparation of Committee's Annual Plan
28 Oct 2014
The draft of the strategic plan for the Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) was discussed, with the focus mainly on the hearings and crafting of resolutions. The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) presented the draft, and made it a priority for the Committee to provide a time frame. The dates ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Workshop on the non-financial census of municipalities
22 Oct 2014
The meeting focused on the non-financial census of the municipalities. The initial agenda was slightly expanded to reflect Statistics South Africa’s (Stats SA’s) responsibility of collecting data for the purpose of use when it interacts with the various sets of data, rather than presenting only on its functions, which revolved ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Minister on Back to Basics plan for Local Government; COGTA 2013/14 Annual Report
21 Oct 2014
The Department of Cooperative Governance, in its effort of building a capable local government, it conducted a desk-top assessment of municipalities in all nine provinces with the purpose of looking at functional areas like political stability, governance, service delivery, financial management, institutional management and community satisfaction. As a result, it ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Debt owed to municipalities: Department briefing; Municipal Infrastructure Grant: Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent & Department briefing
9 Sep 2014
The Department of Cooperative Governance (DCoG) briefed the Committee on the Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG). The MIG was the largest local government infrastructure development funding in South Africa. The programme subsidised the capital costs of providing basic services to poor households. Developmental capacity of municipalities was enhanced. Over a 10 ...
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 ...
Arts and Culture
Pan South African Language Board & Commission for Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities on their roles, mandates and issues requiring immediate attention
26 Aug 2014
The Joint meeting focused on two presentations from two Schedule one institutions of the Constitution established to advance democracy in South Africa. These were the Pan South African Language Board and the Commission for the Promotion & Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious & Linguistic Communities.
The Committees firstly ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Follow-up meeting with South African Local Government Association
19 Aug 2014
The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) provided responses to questions posed by the Portfolio Committee, arising from a meeting held on 29 July 2014.
SALGA defined its core business as being a hub for research and human resource development to capacitate municipalities. Public participation and partnership with civil society ...
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 ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Committee Report on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs 2014 Budget
10 Jul 2014
The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs met for the consideration and adoption of the Annual Performance Plan and Budget Vote 3 of the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. The Committee interrogated the report page by page, making comments in respect of its substantive content. The ...
Public Service and Administration
Election of Chairperson
25 Jun 2014
The Committee Secretary presided over the election of a Chairperson. Ms B Mabe (ANC) was nominated was duly elected unopposed. It was established who were full-time and who were alternate Members. There was a brief discussion of the draft programme until 11 July.
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 ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Election of Chairperson
24 Jun 2014
Mr Mzameni Richard Mdakane (ANC) was elected as Chairperson. There were no other nominations. The newly elected Chairperson urged Members to study the National Assembly Rules.