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Defence
International peacekeeping operations: SANDF & DIRCO briefing
2 Mar 2018
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) and the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) spoke about SANDF involvement in international peacekeeping operations. The brief was particularly relevant as the Joint Committee would visit SANDF members deployed in Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from the 25 ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
SAPS irregular, fruitless & wasteful expenditure; Forensic Data Analysts and other contracts: hearing
28 Feb 2018
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) demanded that the National Police Commissioner resolve the situation concerning the continuation of multimillion rand contracts with Forensic Data Analysts (FDA). The Committee had previously urged the cancellation of FDA’s contracts with the police and the State Information Technology Agency (SITA). The FDA ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Department of Water and Sanitation irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure: hearing
27 Feb 2018
This was quite a tough and uncompromising meeting, during which the Standing Committee on Public Accounts tried to elicit detailed answers from the Department of Water and Sanitation on irregular, wasteful and fruitless expenditure which had previously been identified in briefings to the Committee. Particular attention was focused on borehole ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
IPID investigations: progress and challenges
20 Feb 2018
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) briefed the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) on its investigations, especially that of former acting SAPS National Commissioner General Khomotso Phahlane. The Committee was surprised by the amount of detail presented by the Head of Investigations, including the almost unbelievable story of SAPS ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Discussion on report of Sub-committee on Review of Assembly Rules: Section 89 of Constitution
1 Feb 2018
The Committee met to discuss the report of the sub-committee on the review of the National Assembly rules, focusing on issues emanating from section 89 of the Constitution dealing with the removal of the President. The Chairperson for the meeting was the Speaker of Parliament.
The Chairperson of the sub-committee ...
Finance Standing Committee
Steinhoff International challenges
31 Jan 2018
The Standing Committee on Finance, Standing Committee on Public Accounts and Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration held a joint briefing on the Steinhoff crisis together with National Treasury, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), the Financial Services Board (FSB), the ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Impeachment of President procedure: Section 89 of Constitution
30 Jan 2018
The sub-committee on the Rules of the National Assembly considered and reviewed the draft rules to Remove a President, in terms of Section 89 of the Constitution.
The Secretary to the Chairperson, prior to taking the sub-committee through the draft rules, reminded Members that at the previous meeting, they had ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Steinhoff Hearing: tabling of correspondence; Committee Programme
30 Jan 2018
The Committee considered and approved the Committee Programme.
The Committee also discussed the tabling of the Steinhoff hearing
The Progress Report on Improvement of Financial Management in PFMA Complaint Institutions (2017) will be discussed tomorrow when the NT comes before the Committee.
Rules of the National Assembly
Formulation of Rules to regulate Section 89 of the Constitution (Removal of the President)
25 Jan 2018
National Assembly Rules Committee met to consider, discuss and make proposals on the Notes on Procedures to Remove a President in terms of Section 89 and the Draft Rules Removal of the President from its previous meeting.
The Secretary of the National Assembly (NA) presented the notes and the draft ...
Powers and Privileges of Parliament
Draft Bill: consideration by the Constitutional and Legal Services Office
24 Jan 2018
The Parliamentary Legal Advisor: Constitutional and Legal Services Office, presented the Powers, Privileges and Immunities of Parliament and Provincial Legislatures Amendment Bill, and told the Committee that its work was guided by the two key findings of the Constitutional Court judgment: