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Rules of the National Assembly
Discussion of Chapters 12-15 of the National Assembly Rules
17 Apr 2015
The Chairperson summarised the procedure and noted the Speaker's request that the process for the new Rules should be completed by end August 2015. This meant that May would be set aside for discussion in the parties, with submissions then to be referred back to the Subcommittee, and thence to ...
Public Service and Administration
Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation & National Youth Development Agency on Annual Performance Plans, Strategic Plans and Budget, with Minister
15 Apr 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration was briefed by the Minister of the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation in The Presidency, Mr Jeff Radebe.
The Minister said that the mandate of the Department, formed in October 2014, was to develop a long-term approach to government’s monitoring mechanism, ...
Public Service and Administration
Auditor-General findings on DPSA, DPME & their entities annual performance plans and audits
15 Apr 2015
The Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) provided the Committee with a broad overview of its expectations for the public service. In considering the annual performance plans for 2015/16, the main thrust was to ensure goals were measurable, reliable, achievable, realistic and cost effective. When dealing with performance monitoring, the ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Review of National Assembly Rules: Chapter 10: Questions and 12: Committees
10 Apr 2015
During the first hour of discussions, Members’ attention was drawn to a Memorandum on the Proposed Amendment to Rule 109(3) and Rule 115(2) dealing with what to do when the relevant minister was not present in the National Assembly to answer the oral questions placed on the programme of that ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Review of the Rules of National Assembly Chapter 10-11
9 Apr 2015
The Subcommittee of the Rules Committee continued to deliberate on the proposals for review of the National Assembly Rules (the Rules), starting from Rule 10(4), dealing with allocation of time for replies from the Deputy President, when it was indicated that increases in time previously had not shown positive results. ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Review of the Rules of National Assembly Chapter 10-11
8 Apr 2015
Mr Kasper Hahndiek, Consultant to the Subcommittee and former Secretary to the National Assembly, ran swiftly through the changes that were now being proposed in Chapters 10 onwards of the National Assembly Rules (the Rules), with more specific discussion then being directed to rules 107 to 110. It had been ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Interrogation of Department of Public Works 2014 Annual Report and Financial Statements, in presence of Deputy Minister
25 Mar 2015
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts, with the Deputy Minister of Public Works also present, interrogated the Annual Report and financial statements of the Department of Public Works (DPW) for the 2014 financial year. Engagement was centred around the qualified audit opinion in relation to the Property Management Trading Entity ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; Marine Living Resources Fund: hearings
17 Mar 2015
The Committee met to hear evidence pertaining to the annual reports and financial statements of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), as well as the Marine Living Resources Fund (MLRF).
In discussion on the DAFF annual report and financial statements, Members felt that a root cause for weak ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Department International Relations & Cooperation & African Renaissance Fund: Interrogation of Annual Report 2013/14
11 Mar 2015
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts interrogated the 2013/14 Annual Report of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) and the financial statements of the African Renaissance Fund (ARF), which had fallen under the DIRCO since 2011. DIRCO had 125 missions abroad and 20 were visited during the audit, ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Sub-committee Report on proposed amendments to National Assembly Rules: Chapters 1 to 9; Rule 70 Points of Order; Deployment of security forces in National Assembly
6 Mar 2015
The Sub-committee on Review of Assembly Rules met to continue its deliberations on its Report to the Rules Committee on proposed amendments to the National Assembly Rules. Before actual deliberations got under way, Members took time to express their frustration that there were only four members in attendance. There was ...