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Rules of the National Assembly
Draft National Assembly Rules: Party inputs
6 Oct 2015
The sub-Committee dealing with the review of the draft National Assembly Rules was given details of the policies and procedures adopted by several foreign parliaments when reviewing rulings of Presiding Officers on points of order, as well as their impeachment processes.
In his introductory remarks, the Chairperson told Members that ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Department of Transport unauthorised expenditure: National Treasury briefing
2 Sep 2015
The National Treasury reported to the Committee on the unauthorised expenditure incurred by the Department of Transport (DOT) on bus subsidies during the financial year of 2008/2009. The Department of Transport was present to provide further explanations on the reasons for the unauthorised expenditure.
National Treasury highlighted what had been ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Rural Household Infrastructure Grant Performance Audit: hearing
1 Sep 2015
The Department of Human Settlements was called upon to account for poor planning and project implementation when it engaged with the Standing Committee on Public Accounts regarding the performance audit on the Rural Household Infrastructure Grant programme.
The audit covered the period 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2013. 254 ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Disruptions in National Assembly: Draft Rule 53A: Secretary of National Assembly briefing; Removal of Members, automatic suspension: Parliament Legal Services briefing
21 Jul 2015
The meeting began with a briefing by the Secretary of Parliament on the proposed rule 53A, in preparation for presentation to the Rules Committee on 28 July 2015. The Rules Committee had previously tasked the Subcommittee with dealing with the practicalities of the process for removal of a Member from ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
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 ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Disruptions during National Assembly proceedings: proposals
23 Jun 2015
PMG did not attend the meeting and obtained the minutes from Parliament.
Defence
Committee business: Consideration and adoption of outstanding minutes; Consideration of a Letter from the President
18 Jun 2015
The outstanding minutes of the Committee were adopted, as well as a letter from the President pertaining to Operation Fiela. Concerns had been raised over the implementation of the operation, particularly with regard to the deployment of troops domestically. The Committee decided it would request a briefing from the Minister ...
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. ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Powers & Privileges Committee, Motions of No Confidence: Deliberations on process and proposals; Outstanding issues from draft report on Chapters 1 to 15
12 Jun 2015
The Chairperson reiterated the process of the Subcommittee and noted that this Committee was now at the stage where it was almost ready to present the draft of the revised Rules to all political parties, who must consider this during June and July, report back on any issues to be ...
Joint Rules
Discussion on draft rules for establishment of oversight mechanism pursuant to promulgation of Financial Management of Parliament Amendment Act, Act 34 of 2014
11 Jun 2015
A list of the Members nominated from the National Assembly (NA) and National Council of Provinces (NCOP) was presented, and the Chairperson asked that those Members who were attending meetings regularly should be substituted for others who did not attend, because continuity was particularly important. It was unclear what exactly ...