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Standing Committee on Auditor General
Auditor-General remuneration; State Capture Commission Recommendations
8 Sep 2023
The Committee considered and agreed to the determination by the President who recommended a 3% salary increment for all public office bearers of the independent constitutional institutions for 2022/2023 which was applicable to the Auditor General.
The Committee further resolved that in its meeting with the ...
Water and Sanitation
Rustenburg Petition; Warrenton Petition; with Deputy Ministers
5 Sep 2023
Petition from Rustenburg Communities (not published due to POPIA)
Two petitions asking for government assistance to resolve water and sanitation challenges, were presented to the Committee in a virtual meeting.
Ms C Phillips (DA) presented a petition on behalf of the residents of Rustenburg, where reservoirs were not sufficiently filled ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Committee Programme
15 Jun 2023
The Multiparty Women’s Caucus met on the virtual platform to receive a briefing on the Caucus’s third term programme.
The Caucus was mindful of the short time period for the third term, and Members requested that some key matters be discussed in order to prepare for the incoming seventh ...
Standing Committee on Auditor General
AGSA briefing on funding issues
2 Jun 2023
The Committee was taken through a presentation of the funding model in a virtual meeting by the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA). Thereafter, Members had questions and comments on the presentation, including many glowing compliments on the work done by the AGSA, and expressing support for the funding model. ...
Standing Committee on Auditor General
2021/22 local government audit outcomes: AGSA briefing
31 May 2023
The Standing Committee on the Auditor General met in person to receive a briefing from the Auditor-General of South Africa on the outcomes of the 2021/2022 local government audit.
Of the 257 audited municipalities, only 38 (15%) had received clean audits, and 21 of those were in the Western ...
Water and Sanitation
DWS update on Cholera Outbreak, disciplinary hearings and SIU investigations; with Minister
30 May 2023
The Portfolio Committee convened in Parliament to receive a briefing by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on progress regarding the status of disciplinary hearings, including cases being investigated by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), and an update on the Hammanskraal cholera outbreak.
The Department said it had been ...
Water and Sanitation
DWS progress report on financial turnaround strategy; Cholera in Hammanskraal; with Deputy Ministers
23 May 2023
The Portfolio Committee convened virtually for a presentation by the Department of Water and Sanitation on their progress in implementing the remedial actions as detailed in the Departmental turnaround strategy.
The meeting started with observing a moment of silence to mark the passing of the 15 people who had ...
Water and Sanitation
DWS Budget: Committee Report
9 May 2023
The Committee convened to consider its Report on the Department of Water and Sanitation’s Budget Vote 41. The Committee noted that the Department acknowledges the challenges and works with relevant stakeholders to balance addressing the challenges with limited financial resources. The Report noted that the Department, ...
Standing Committee on Auditor General
Material Irregularities in National & Provincial Government: AGSA briefing; Proposed Study Tour
10 Mar 2023
The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) briefed the Standing Committee on Auditor-General on the material irregularities in National and Provincial Government. The purpose of the presentation was to provide an update to the Committee on how the AGSA had progressed regarding the implementation of the new powers that had ...
Water and Sanitation
Umgeni, Mhlathuze, Rand Water, Bloem Waters 2021/22 Annual Reports; with Ministry
7 Mar 2023
The Portfolio Committee met on a virtual platform to discuss Umgeni, Mhlathuze, Rand Water, Bloem Waters 2021/22 Annual Reports.
Committee members spoke about the irregular expenditure of all the water boards and asked their plans to reduce this. They asked about the ongoing challenge of non-paying municipalities and strategies ...