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Standing Committee on Appropriations
Committee Reports: Appropriation Bill [B6-2015] & 3rd Quarter 2014/15 Performance Patterns
3 Jun 2015
This was a Meeting of about thirty minutes consisting of Committee Members and Researchers. Members made a few corrections pertaining to wording of the draft reports and the necessary changes were effected. There was also a recommendation made in the reports dealing with third quarter expenditure patterns, that the Human ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Committee Reports on Appropriation Bill [B6-2015] & 3rd Quarter 2014/15 Expenditure Patterns
2 Jun 2015
The Committee Reports on the Appropriation Bill and 3rd Quarter 2014/15 Expenditure Patterns were considered and the proposed amendments will be effected so the reports can be adopted on 3 June 2015.
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Appropriation Bill [B6-2015]: Department of Higher Education and Training briefing, with Minister in attendance
26 May 2015
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) briefed the Committee on the 2015 Appropriation Bill.
Minister Blade Nzimande opened proceedings by pointing out that the DHET was six years old, and its core mandate was to provide expanded and diverse post-school education to both youths and adults. It was ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Appropriation Bill [B6-2015]: Department of Water briefing, with Minister present
22 May 2015
The presentation of the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) to the Committee focused on an overview of its performance plan, the budget Vote 36, and the Water Trading Entity budget, with the Minister in attendance.
The Minister described the new approach that the DWS would pursue for improving service ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Appropriation Bill [B6-2015]: Public Service Commission briefing
19 May 2015
The Public Service Commission (PSC) briefed the Committee on the link between the 2015 Appropriation Bill and the principles of efficiency, economy and effectiveness. The Commissioner identified, at the outset that the PSC did not have many research reports and the briefing should be seen within that context. In relation ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Appropriation Bill 2015: implications for Department of Human Settlements
15 May 2015
The Department of Human Settlements (DHS) had been asked to give a presentation to the Committee on the effect of the 2015 Appropriation Bill and described its budget, programme structure, amounts budgeted, focus areas and challenges to the Committee. The Strategic Plan for 2014 to 2019 set out that the ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Appropriation Bill [B6-2015]: Human Science Research Council comments
13 May 2015
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) gave a presentation to the Committee on the 2015 Appropriation Bill, under themes of education, health, HIV/AIDS, governance and service delivery and the economy.
In relation to education, the bulk of the budget was spent on salaries, but the effective delivery of education was ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Appropriation Bill [B6-2015]: Financial and Fiscal Commission comments
12 May 2015
The Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) briefed the Committee on the 2015 Division of Revenue Bill. It was stated at the outset that the 2015 budget had been tabled within a fiscally constrained environment. The key message of the FFC’s submission on the 2015 Appropriations Bill was that government had ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Department of Health 2014/15 Third Quarter Performance, with Minister
22 Apr 2015
The Minister said the Department of Health (DOH) was making inroads into the clinic and hospital maintenance backlog, working towards a universal national health insurance (NHI) system and developing holistic and integrated health care personnel that could deal with both HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (TB). The DOH was busy outsourcing the ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
2013/2014 audit outcomes: Departments of Energy, Science & Technology, Health, Water & Sanitation, Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, and National Treasury: Auditor-General South Africa briefings
14 Apr 2015
The Standing Committee on Appropriations was briefed by the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) on the 2013/14 audit outcomes, for the Departments of Energy, Science and Technology, Health, Water and Sanitation, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, and National Treasury. The reports also indicated where there had been problems in performance ...