Standing Committee on Auditor General
Election of Acting Chairperson
9 Oct 2018
Ms N Khunou (ANC) was elected unopposed as the Acting Chairperson of the Standing Committee on the Auditor-General.
Standing Committee on Auditor General
High Level Panel recommendations on Auditor-General SA & Committee Report
13 Sep 2018
The Speaker of the National Assembly referred the Report of the High Level Panel on the Assessment of Key Legislation and Acceleration of Fundamental Change (High Level Panel Report) to several committees, including the Standing Committee on the Auditor General. The committees are required to consider the ...
Finance Standing Committee
Steinhoff matters: Mr Markus Jooste
5 Sep 2018
VIDEO: Steinhoff former CEO grilled in Parliament
The Standing Committee on Finance; the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa); the Portfolio Committees on Trade and Industry and; the Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration met with the former Steinhoff CEO Mr Markus Jooste, on Steinhoff matters.
Mr Markus Jooste, ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Commission for Gender Equality Quarter 1 performance
4 Sep 2018
The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) met with the Committee to present its first quarter report, and said there had been many cases of sexual harassment during the review period. It had made progress by extending its engagements with various government departments -- the Departments of Social Development, Higher Education ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
IPID investigations of high profile cases
4 Sep 2018
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) had a follow up meeting with the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) on investigations of high profile cases. The presentation addressed background to the cases under investigation which included the case of corruption against the former National Commissioner of Police, Gen. Khomotso Phahlane, ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Meeting
30 Aug 2018
A member of the Committee on the Multiparty Women’s Caucus highlighted crucial organs of the CPA, including the different regions that these organs were a part of. Thereafter she took members of the Women’s Caucus through the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarian’s report where she underlined the various gender-based prejudices that women ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Department of Public Works irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure; Prestige Portfolio report; with Minister and Deputy Minister
29 Aug 2018
The Department of Public Works (DPW) presented a report to SCOPA on contracts awarded to four companies where variation orders had been requested, and which the Committee wanted to interrogate. KI Developers had been given a project at a government facility in Cape Town, and a variation had been done ...
Finance Standing Committee
Steinhoff matter: Ben le Grange
29 Aug 2018
Former Steinhoff CFO to testify before Parliament
The Standing Committees on Finance; the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa); the Portfolio Committees on Trade and Industry and; the Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration had a 10-hour oversight meeting on Steinhoff matters on Wednesday. The meeting included the Steinhoff ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
SITA forensic report on Rofin, Forensic Data Analysts and Fundudzi contracts
28 Aug 2018
The State Information Technology Agency (SITA) reported that investigations into contracts involving Rofin, Fundudzi and Forensic Data Analysts (FDA) had led to 20 dismissals, 26 resignations, and four written final warnings. Six disciplinary hearings were in progress, there had been six mutual separations, and three charges had been drafted but ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Eskom Quarter 4 expansions & deviations & Tegeta: more information
28 Aug 2018
Eskom admitted to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) that its procurement policy was very weak and needed to be aligned with the PFMA. It acknowledged that its control system was lax. The Eskom CEO said that what has been lacking at Eskom for a very long time was ...