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Standing Committee on Appropriations
Department of Higher Education and Training Quarter 1 performance
7 Sep 2018
The Standing Committee on Appropriations was briefed by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) on its first quarter expenditure report for the 2018-19 financial year.
The 2018/19 annual performance plan (APP) had a total of 110 targets, of which 75 pertained to the direct outputs by the Department, ...
Water and Sanitation
Department of Water and Sanitation Quarter 1 performance; with Deputy Minister
5 Sep 2018
This was a joint meeting attended by Members of the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation and the Standing Committee on Appropriations. The only topic on the agenda was the presentation on the first quarter performance report by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), which contained information regarding budget ...
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament
Election of Co-Chairperson
4 Sep 2018
The departure of Mr V Smith meant that there was a vacancy in the Committee leadership. Following a close vote (4 in favour and 3 for another candidate), Dr M Motshekga was elected co-chairperson of the Committee.
The Committee agreed that its next meeting will take place on Wednesday, 12 ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Defence facilities in Bloemfontein: Defence, Public Works, Health, Treasury on challenges; with Ministers
4 Sep 2018
The Standing Committee on Appropriations received briefings from the Departments of Defence, Public Works, Health and National Treasury on the infrastructure refurbishment and maintenance challenges experienced at the Department of Defence facilities in Bloemfontein. The three departmental delegations, accompanied by their Ministers, were tasked with finding a lasting situation to ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Deviations and Expansions: Office of Chief Procurement Officer briefing
28 Aug 2018
The Office of the Chief Procurement Officer in National Treasury gave a presentation outline which focused on the deviations and expansions requests made from April to June 2018 in organs of state, deviation and expansion trends, deviations supported/not supported, expansions supported/not supported, where the fault lines are and what Treasury ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Quarter 1 performance 2018/19 of departments
24 Aug 2018
The Standing Committee on Appropriations received a briefing from Parliamentary Committee Researchers on the analysis of the First Quarter Expenditure Report for the 2018/19 financial year. Most of the departments’ expenditure reports indicated either overspending or under-spending of the funds allocated to them.
There were numerous vacant positions in most ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
National Treasury Quarter 1 performance; Deviation/Expansion requests to Office of Chief Procurement Officer
21 Aug 2018
The National Treasury (NT) told the Committee that in the first quarter of 2018/19, government entities had under-spent their budgets by nearly R10 billion, which was 5.3% of the funds available. The Departments which had contributed the most to this under-spending had been Higher Education and Training (R2 billion), Police ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Committee Report on 2018 National Budget Dialogue
5 Jun 2018
The Committee met to consider the draft report on the 2018 National Budget Dialogue, and to approve the minutes of its May meetings and its programme for the third term. Members discussed the inputs from stakeholders, and identified typographical and grammatical errors which they corrected with the Committee staff.
Highlights ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Committee Report on 2018 Appropriation Bill
22 May 2018
The Standing Committee on Appropriations met for consideration of Committee Report on the 2018 Appropriation Bill. The Report flowed from the numerous engagements between the Committee and stakeholders as well as the public.
The Committee recommendations were highlighted as follows:
Standing Committee on Appropriations
2018 Appropriation Bill: public hearings; Parliamentary Budget Office Director reappointment
18 May 2018
The Standing Committee on Appropriations held public hearings on the 2018 Appropriation Bill. There were three submissions and an input from National Treasury.
Mr Guy Harris, Education and Governance Activist, said more needed to be done with the available resources, and identified the need for much more emphasis on high ...