Public Accounts (SCOPA)
National and Provincial Departments 2015/16 audit outcomes: briefing by Auditor-General
2 Nov 2016
The Auditor-General presented key challenges that surfaced during the audits. He put emphasis on the implementation of proper and sound internal controls, and that more attention needs to be paid into supply chain and financial management across government departments and entities. The lack of sound internal controls gave rise to ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Decriminalisation of adult sex work & SALRC Project 107 Adult Prostitution: Deputy Minister of Justice briefing; Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Strategic Plan 2016
2 Nov 2016
The Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development briefed the Multi- Party Women's Caucus (MPWC) on the concerns raised at a previous meeting held on 17 August 2016 that focused on the South African Law Reform Commission (SALRC) and efforts to reform the laws on decriminalization of adult sex work. ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Outstanding 2016 Annual Reports: Departments' reasons for non-submission
1 Nov 2016
The Committee met to discuss the position of the government entities that had not submitted their Annual Reports to Parliament as required. Invitations to appear before SCOPA had been sent to four departments and two entities. The Department of Environmental Affairs was absent, informing the Committee that it was still ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Anti-Corruption Task Team & South African Revenue Service: hearing
14 Sep 2016
The Anti Corruption Task Team (ACTT) provided a status report on its operations in fighting corruption and cases of fraud involving government departments while leaving out information on state owned entities (SOEs). Since its inception in October 2010, the total number of cases dealt with is 189 and the number ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Chief Procurement Officer quarterly briefing
6 Sep 2016
The meeting got off to an uncertain start when the Committee was informed that the Chief Procurement Officer would not be attending, as he had gone to a pre-planned information communication technology (ICT) statutory tour to Europe. Members were particularly upset that he had failed to communicate this to the ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Sex Work Decriminalisation: Commission on Gender Equality, SWEAT, South African Law Reform Commission, Department of Justice, Parliamentary Legal Services
17 Aug 2016
A discussion session was held on decriminalisation of sex work in South Africa, with submissions being made by the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE); Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT); Sisonke Sex Workers Movement; South African Law Reform Commission (SALRC); Department of Justice (DoJ) and the South African Parliamentary ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Malawi Multi-Party Women’s Caucus: joint discussion
12 May 2016
The Multi-Party Women’s Caucus met with the Malawi Multi-Party Women’s Caucus to share their experience of working in Parliament. As the Chairperson of the Steering Committee was attending the SADC Parliamentary Forum Ms Khunou was elected Acting Chairperson of the meeting.
Ms Joy Watson, Senior researcher for the South African ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Department of Correctional Services: hearing with Minister of Justice and Correctional Services (continued)
15 Mar 2016
The Minister of Justice and Correctional Services commented on a matter that the National Treasury wanted raised in the meeting, concerning an investigation into a tender issued by the Department of Correctional Services (DCS). The Minister objected that this could imply that Treasury was setting itself up as a tender ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Department of Military Veterans 2014/15 Annual Report: hearing with Deputy Minister
9 Mar 2016
Members of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, from both sides of the House, launched a vigorous and forthright interrogation of the Department of Military Veterans (DMV) over its poor performance during the past year. The Deputy Minister, the Acting Director General, the Audit Committee and the turnaround team all ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
South African Post Office 2014/15 Annual Report: hearing
8 Mar 2016
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) sent senior managers of the troubled SA Post Office (SAPO) packing after the board failed to show up at a meeting in Parliament.
Angry SCOPA members told SAPO chief executive Mark Barnes and non-executive director Dawn Marole that the Public Finance Management Act ...