Mr Sakhumzi Stoffels Somyo

National Assembly

Formerly: Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature

ssomyo@parliament.gov.za mmothumi@parliament.gov.za

About Sakhumzi Stoffels Somyo

Mr Somyo was born in 1960. He previously served in the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature as a member of the following committees: Corporate Governance and Traditional Affairs; Public Works; and Health (2011-2017).

2019 committee attendance as mp

100% attendance rate

Attended 30 meetings out of 30

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Recent meetings attended

Standing Committee on Auditor General — Threats and intimidation against auditors during recent MFMA audits: AGSA briefing — 4 Dec 2019
Public Accounts (SCOPA) — COGTA plans to resolve municipal debt to Eskom; with Deputy Ministers — 3 Dec 2019
Standing Committee on Auditor General — AGSA 2018/19 Integrated Annual Report — 3 Dec 2019
Public Accounts (SCOPA) — Department of Correctional Services 2018/2019 financial statements, deviations, expansions, irregular, fruitless & wasteful expenditure: Follow-up hearing — 27 Nov 2019
Public Accounts (SCOPA) — UIF & Compensation Fund: deviations, expansions, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure, with Minister — 26 Nov 2019

All meetings attended

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Currently

Chairperson at Standing Committee on Auditor General (National Assembly Committees) since 2nd July 2019
Member at Standing Committee on Auditor General (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at Standing Committee on Public Accounts (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at African National Congress (ANC) (Party)

Formerly

5th Candidate at African National Congress Regional Eastern Cape Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
Member at Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature) from 21st May 2014 until 7th May 2019
Member at Health (Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature Committee) until 7th May 2019
Member at Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs (Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature Committee) until 7th May 2019
Member at Public Accounts (SCOPA) (Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature Committee) until 7th May 2019
Member at Health (Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature Committee) until 7th May 2019
Member at Public Works (Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature Committee) until 7th May 2019
Member-elect at Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature) from 16th May 2014 until 21st May 2014
5th Candidate at African National Congress Provincial Eastern Cape Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014

Committee appearances

Threats and intimidation against auditors during recent MFMA audits: AGSA briefing 4 Dec 2019

The Chairperson stated that the Auditor-General would be giving a report on incidences of intimidation, bribery and violence that had caused instability during the recent municipal audit process. In Nelson Mandela Bay, the audit team had to leave because they were afraid of the atmosphere of violence, especially when SMMEs ...
Plans to resolve the impasse between ESKOM and defaulting municipalities: input by COGTA, SALGA & National Treasury 3 Dec 2019

Mr S Somyo (ANC) said that the fact that organs of state had Eskom debt was very worrisome. Why were they not paying? Organs of state should not be allowed the get away with non-payment.
AGSA 2018/19 Integrated Annual Report 3 Dec 2019

The Chairperson said the purpose of the session was to allow the Committee to consider the draft report before it was finalised and tabled to Parliament. It was important for the report to be adopted by the entire Committee. For the current period of assessment, there was a peaked interest ...
Department of Correctional Services 2018/2019 financial statements, deviations, expansions, irregular, fruitless & wasteful expenditure: Follow-up hearing 27 Nov 2019

Mr S Somyo (ANC, Chairperson of the Standing Committee on the Auditor-Gemeral) agreed with the Chairperson’s point. If an official delegated a job, the responsibility remained with the official who was in authority.
SCOPA Review of 2018-2019 Financial Statements, Deviations, Expansions, Irregular, Fruitless and Wasteful Expenditure 26 Nov 2019

Mr S Somyo (ANC, Chairperson of the Standing Committee on the Auditor-General) suggested giving the Department some time to get clarity.

All Committee Appearances

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