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Public Service and Administration
DPSA briefing on discipline management: effective management and challenges with regards to senior management; with Deputy Minister
24 Aug 2022
The Portfolio Committee met with the Department of Public Service and Administration to be briefed on discipline management in the public service and challenges in implementing it at senior management level.
Officials told the Committee that discipline management was neither effective nor efficient. The backlog in misconduct cases had ...
Public Service and Administration
Public Administration Laws General A/Bill: input by DA MP Schreiber & Presidency; DPSA & PSC briefing on Public Service A/Bill, Public Administration Management Bill & Public Service Commission Bill; with Deputy Minister
8 Jun 2022
The Committee met on a virtual platform to be briefed by Dr L Schreiber (DA) on the Public Administration Laws and General Amendment (PALGA) Bill, which he had drafted and sponsored.
He told the Committee that the Bill sought to prohibit political office-bearers from employment in the public service. ...
Public Service and Administration
Modernisation of the Presidential Hotline; Status report on HoD/DG 2021/22 performance evaluation & signing of performance agreements for 2022/23; Brand SA programmes initiated to market and attract investors to SA; with Deputy Minister
1 Jun 2022
The Committee met on a virtual platform to receive a number of briefings. One was from the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) on modernising the presidential hotline as an agile complaints management system. The current status of the hotline was presented and key recommendations for improvement. Challenges ...
Public Service and Administration
CENSUS 2022; NDP monitoring report; with Deputy Minister
18 May 2022
StatsSA, led by the Deputy Minister, gave an update on the progress of the Census project, highlighting its challenges, successes, and implementation strategies.
The project was one of the biggest logistical operations undertaken by the country. Most of the provinces had concluded the counting process however ...
Public Enterprises
Department of Public Enterprises Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan for 2022/23; with Deputy Minister
11 May 2022
The Committees were convened in a joint virtual meeting to receive a briefing from the Department of Public Enterprises on its Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan for 2022/23.
Before the presentation, the Chairperson reminded Members of the context in which they found themselves. The state-owned companies (SOCs) were ...
Public Enterprises
Oversight Visit Report to Transnet Port of Durban
23 Mar 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises met on a virtual platform to consider its oversight report to Transnet Port of Durban, a letter from the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) regarding Eskom, and the second term Committee programme.
The oversight report to Transnet Port of Durban was ...
Public Enterprises
Policy impediments raised by Eskom and Transnet regarding PPFA, BBBEE & others hampering the developmental objectives of SOEs, with Deputy Minister
16 Mar 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises met in a virtual meeting and received a briefing from the Department of Public Enterprises on its policy impediments that hinder State-Owned Companies (SOCs) from advancing their developmental objectives.
The Department informed the Committee that the approval of contract variations by National ...
Public Service and Administration
Civil Servants Pension Redress Movement Petition; State of readiness to conduct lifestyle audits in the public service; PSC financial misconduct report; with Deputy Minister
16 Mar 2022
Civil Servants Pension Redress Movement Petition
The Portfolio Committee on Public Administration was briefed by the Department of Public Service and Administration and the Government Employees Pension Fund on the submission from the Speaker’s Officer concerning government employees who were discriminated against under apartheid to qualify for pension redress benefits. ...
Public Service and Administration
DPSA, PSC, CPSI & NSG Quarter 1, 2 & 3 Performance; with Deputy Minister
9 Mar 2022
The Committee was briefed by the Public Service Commission, Centre for Public Service Innovation, National School of Government and Department of Public Service and Administration on their first, second and third quarter performance of the 2020/21 financial year.
CPSI said the COVID-19 crisis presented an opportunity to adapt to virtual ...
Public Enterprises
DPE & SOEs mid-term performance report, including issues raised by AGSA; with Deputy Minister
2 Mar 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) briefed the Committee on the mid-term performance report for the Department and state-owned entities (SOEs), including issues raised by the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA).
The Committee commended the DPE on meeting 80% of its targets ...