Oscar Masarona Mathafa

National Assembly

omathafa@parliament.gov.za

About Oscar Masarona Mathafa

2019 committee attendance as mp

88% attendance rate

Attended 38 meetings out of 43

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Recent meetings attended

Standing Committee on Appropriations — Overview of Committee work undertaken during 2019 — 5 Dec 2019
Standing Committee on Auditor General — Threats and intimidation against auditors during recent MFMA audits: AGSA briefing — 4 Dec 2019
Standing Committee on Appropriations — 2019 Adjustments Appropriation Bill & MTBPS: finalisation & committee reports — 3 Dec 2019
Standing Committee on Auditor General — AGSA 2018/19 Integrated Annual Report — 3 Dec 2019
Standing Committee on Appropriations — 2019 Adjustments Appropriation Bill & MTBPS: public hearings — 29 Nov 2019

All meetings attended

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Currently

Member at Standing Committee on Appropriations (Committee) since 27th June 2019
Member at Standing Committee on Auditor General (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at African National Congress (ANC) (Party)

Formerly

11th Candidate at African National Congress Regional Gauteng Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019

Committee appearances

2019 Adjustments Appropriation Bill & MTBPS: public hearings 29 Nov 2019

Mr O Mathafa (ANC) asked what constituency was represented by Green Fields for All. How much would a legal cannabis trade inject into the economy? He asked OUTA what Parliament could do more to ensure consequence management in financial administration. It had passed a law giving the Auditor General more ...
2019 Adjustments Appropriation Bill Departments of Water and Sanitation and Cooperative Governance briefing 27 Nov 2019

Mr O Mathafa (ANC) asked about consultation with the National Treasury (NT) and the South African Local Government Association (SALGA). Top slicing remained a constant challenge. Was it a precedent followed by other departments, and were alternatives considered?
Engagement with the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget of the Parliament of the Republic of Kenya; 2019 Adjustments Appropriation Bill: Department of Health briefing; Committe Report on Eskom Holdings SOC from 14 to 16 October 2019 oversight 26 Nov 2019

Mr O Mathafa (ANC) asked what measures were going to be put in place regarding the shortfall in human resources, which was mainly in rural Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). Were there timelines for getting the medico-legal claims committee functional? What measures were being put in place for legitimate medico-legal ...
PRASA audit outcomes: AGSA briefing; 2019 Adjustments Appropriation Bill: Department of Transport briefing 20 Nov 2019

Mr O Mathafa (ANC) asked if it was normal for irregular expenditure to increase, whilst probity checks were instituted. Probity checks could surely arrest irregular expenditure?
2019 Division of Revenue Amendment Bill: Committee Report; DPME 2019/20 Quarter 2 performance for national departments 19 Nov 2019

Mr O Mathafa (ANC) said there was a need to get a comprehensive report on the pollution of the Vaal River and Vaal Dam.

All Committee Appearances

Questions

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Plenary appearances

NOTICES OF MOTION 12 Nov 2019

House Chairperson, I hereby give notice that on the next sitting day of the House I shall move on behalf of the ANC:
That the House-debates social cohesion and nation- building can be encouraged through the progressive realisation of socioeconomic rights for all, the elimination of all forms of discrimination ...
SPECIAL APPROPRIATION BILL (First Reading debate) 22 Oct 2019

Hon Deputy Speaker, hon Deputy President and hon members, hon Sarupen speaks of the DA's rejected inputs. Those inputs were rejected because the DA wanted to expropriate the committee's discussions without compensation, or at least, give credit to the committee!
[Laughter.] The DA summarised the committee's discussions ...

All Plenary Appearances

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