Mr Vincent George Smith

National Assembly

About Vincent George Smith

Mr Vincent George Smith was a Member of SCOPA (1999-2004), the Chairperson for the Standing Committee on Auditor General (2004-2009) and the Chairperson for the Ad Hoc Committee on the Auditor-General. He also chaired the Ad Hoc Committee on African Peer Review; the Association of Public Accounts (1999-2004)and the SADC Association of Public Accounts (2008-2008). Source: anc.org.za

Mr Smith has a BCompt with Unisa and RAUE. He has also worked with the Johannesburg R.E.C, serving as both the Deputy Chairperson (1995-04) and Treasurer (2004-08). He has chaired the Standing Committee on the Auditor-General (2004-09) as well as the Southern Africa Development Community Organisation of Public Accounts Committees (SADCOPAC).

For more information on Mr Smith, read his blog post.

2018 committee attendance as mp

92% attendance rate

Attended 49 meetings out of 53

2017 committee attendance as mp

48% attendance rate

Attended 55 meetings out of 114

2016 committee attendance as mp

40% attendance rate

Attended 38 meetings out of 94

2015 committee attendance as mp

33% attendance rate

Attended 30 meetings out of 91

2014 committee attendance as mp

(From the start of the Fifth Parliament)

33% attendance rate

Attended 17 meetings out of 52

Attendance records reflect Committee not Plenary Attendance
Minister/Deputy Minister attendance is not compulsory.
MP attendance is compulsory unless an apology is given
MPs are recorded as absent whether they have, or have not submitted apologies.
This is not the official committee attendance record of Parliament.
Plenary Attendance is not made public by Parliament although it has been requested.

Recent meetings attended

Justice and Correctional Services — Special Investigating Unit 2017/18 Annual Report — 17 Oct 2018
Standing Committee on Auditor General — Auditor-General of South Africa 2017/18 Annual Report; Transformation Plan & Review of the Contract: External Auditor — 12 Oct 2018
Constitutional Review Committee — Election of Co-Chairperson (NA); Committee Programme — 11 Oct 2018
Justice and Correctional Services — Public Protector South Africa, SAHRC & Information Regulator 2017/18 Annual Reports — 11 Oct 2018
Justice and Correctional Services — Department of Justice & NPA 2017/18 Annual Reports — 10 Oct 2018

All meetings attended

DISCLAIMER: This information has been obtained via the Parliamentary Monitoring Group. PMG makes every effort to compile reliable and comprehensive information, but does not claim that the data is 100% accurate and complete.

Currently

Chairperson at Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services (National Assembly Committees) since 28th August 2018
Chairperson at Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services (National Assembly Committees) since 28th August 2018
Member at Ad Hoc Committee on the South African Broadcasting Corporation Board Inquiry (Ad Hoc Committees) since 10th November 2016
Chairperson at Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament (Joint Committees) since 5th May 2016
Member at Ad Hoc Committee on Police Minister's Report on Nkandla (Ad Hoc Committees) since June 2015
Co-Chairperson of the Joint Committee on Constitutional Review at Constitutional Review Committee (National Assembly Committees) since 27th March 2015
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 21st May 2014
Chairperson at Standing Committee on Auditor General (National Assembly Committees) since May 2014
Member at African National Congress (ANC) (Party)
Member at Ad Hoc Committee on Funding of Political Parties (Ad Hoc Committees) since 21st June 2017

Formerly

Alternate Member at Portfolio Committee On Justice and Constitutional Development (Committee) from August 2014 until 28th August 2018
Member at Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans (National Assembly Committees) from May 2014 until 6th May 2016
Chairperson at Committee On Auditor-General (Committee) from 24th June 2014 until June 2014
Member-elect at National Assembly (Parliament) from 16th May 2014 until 21st May 2014
26th Candidate at African National Congress Regional Gauteng Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) from 29th April 2009 until 6th May 2014
Chairperson at Joint Committe on Delegated Legislation (Joint Committees) until 6th May 2014
Chairperson of Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services at National Assembly (Parliament) until 6th May 2014
Chairperson at Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services (National Assembly Committees) until 6th May 2014
Member at Portfolio Committee On Correctional Services (Committee) until 6th May 2014

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nature	Name of Company	Nominal Value
Shares	Vodacom	R2500
Public Participation	N.A.I.L	R1.00
Demutualised	Sanlam	R1000

TRUSTS

Registration Number	Name Of Trusts	Trustee/Beneficiary	Details Of Benefits
IT 2987/2004	Vincent G Smith Trust	Trustee	None

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Leshema Financial Management Dormant
Centfin CC	Dormant
Decamach CC	Dormant
ILima Lesizwe Investments	Property Developers
Umyeszo Property Holdings	Property Developers
Euro Blitz 48 (Pty)Ltd	Property Developers
Vincent G Smith Family Trust	Family Trust
Nambiti Nextwave Consultants	Resigned as Director (2009)

LAND AND PROPERTY

Location	Extent	Description
Honey Hill, Johannesburg	House	Residential
Hamburg Florida, Johannesburg	House	Residential
Centurion	Flat	Apartment

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2016 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nature	Name of Company	Nominal Value
Public participation	Vodacom	R2 500
Public participation	N.A.I.L.	R1
Demutualised shares	Sanlam	R1 000

TRUSTS

Registration Number	Name Of Trusts	Trustee/Beneficiary	Details Of Benefits
IT2987/2004	Vicent G Smith	Trustee	None

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Type of Business	Directorship/Partnership
[Dormant]	Centfin CC
[Dormant]	Decamach CC
Property Developers	Ilima Lesizwe Investments
Property Developers	Umyezo Property Holdings
[Dormant]	Leshema Financial Management
Property Developers	Euro Blitz 48 (Pty) Ltd
Family Trust	Vincent G Smith Family Trust
	Nambiti Nextwave Consultants IT [Resigned as Director]

LAND AND PROPERTY

Location	Extent	Description
Honey Hill, JHB	Normal	Residential House
Hamberg Florida, JHB	Normal	Residential House
Centuriun	Normal flat	Apartment

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2015 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nature	Name of Company	Nominal Value
Public participation	Vodacom	R2 500.00
Public participation	N.A.I.L.	R1.00
Demutualised	Sanlam	R1 000.00

TRUSTS

Registration Number	Name Of Trusts	Trustee/Beneficiary	Details Of Benefits
IT2987/2004	Vincent George Smith Family Trust	Trustee	None

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Type of Business	Directorship/Partnership
[Dormant]	Leshema Financial Management
[Dormant]	Centfin CC
[Dormant]	Decamach CC
Property Developers	Ilima Lesizwe Investments
Property Developers	Umyezo Property Holdings
Property Developers	Euro Blitz 48 (Pty) Ltd
Family Trust	Vincent G Smith
[Resigned as Director in 2009] IT	Nambiti Nextwave Consultants

LAND AND PROPERTY

Location	Extent	Description
Honey Hill, JHB	Normal	Residential House
Centurion		Apartment

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2014 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nature	Name of Company	Nominal Value
Public participation	Vodacom	R250
Demutualised	Sanlam	R1 000
Public Participation	N.A.I.L.	R1

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Type of Business	Directorship/Partnership
IT [Resigned]	Nambiti Nextwave Consultants
Property Developers	Umyezo Property Holdings
Property Developers	Ilima Lesizwe Inv.
Property Developers	Euro Blitz 48 (Pty) Ltd
Family Trust	Vincent G Smith
[Dormant] Deregistered	Leshema Financial Management Services
[Dormant] Deregistered	Centfin CC
Deregistered [Dormant]	Decamach CC

LAND AND PROPERTY

Location	Extent	Description
Honey Hill, JHB	Normal	Residential House
Centurion		Apartment Unit

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2013 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nature	Name of Company	Nominal Value
Public Paarticipation	Vodacom	R2 500
Denutilised	Sanlam	R1 000
Public Participation	N.A.I.L.	R1.00

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Type of Business	Directorship/Partnership
Consultancy [Deregistered]	Leshema Financial Management Services
Consultancy [Deregistered]	Decamach CC
IT [Resigned]	Nambiti Nextwave Consultants
Property Development	Umyezo Property Holding
Property Development	Ilima Lesizwe Investments
Property Developers	Euro Blitz 48 (Pty) Ltd

LAND AND PROPERTY

Location	Extent	Description
Honey Hill, Johannesburg	Normal	House
Centurion	Residential	Flat

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2012 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nature	Name of Company	Nominal Value
Public participation	Vodacom	R2 500.00
Demutualised	Sanlam	R1 000.00
Public participation	N.A.I.L.	R1.00

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Type of Business	Directorship/Partnership
Consultancy [Dormant - Deregistered]	Leshema Financial Management Services
Consultancy [Deregistered]	Decamach CC
IT [Resigned]	Nambiti Nextwave Consultants
Property Developers	Euro Blitz 48 (Pty) Ltd
Property Developers	Umyezo Property Holding
Property Developers	Ilima Lesizwe Investments

LAND AND PROPERTY

Location	Extent	Description
Johannesburg	Normal	Residential House

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2011 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nature	Name of Company	Nominal Value
Public Participation	Vodacom	R2 500
Demutualised	Sanlam	R1 000
Demutualised	Sanlam	R1 000
Public participation	N.A.I.L	R1.00

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Type of Business	Directorship/Partnership
Consultancy [Dormant]	Services
Consultancy [Dormant]	Decamach CC
IT [Resigned]	Nambiti Nextwave Consultants
Property Developers	Euro Blitz 48 (Pty) Ltd
Property Developers	Umyezo Property Holdings
Property Developers	Ilima Lesizwe Inv.

LAND AND PROPERTY

Location	Extent	Description
Honey Hill, JHB	Residential	House
Bergbron, JHB	Residential	House

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2010 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nature	Name of Company	No	Nominal Value
BEE	Vodacom	-	R2,500
Demutualised	Sanlam	-	R1,000
Public participation	New Africa Inv. Ltd.	-	R1.00

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Type of Business	Directorship/Partnership
Consultancy [Dormant]	Leshema Fin Management Services
Consultancy [Dormant]	Decamach CC
IT	Nambiti Nextwave Consultants
Property Development	Euro Blitz 48 (Pty) Ltd
Property Development	Umyezo Property Holdings
Property Development	Ilima Lesizwe Inv.

LAND AND PROPERTY

Location	Extent	Description
Honey Hill, JHB	Normal	Residential House
Bergbron, JHB	Normal	Residential House

Committee appearances

Auditor-General of South Africa 2017/18 Annual Report; Transformation Plan & Review of the Contract: External Auditor 12 Oct 2018

Mr V Smith (ANC) said Mr Biesman-Simons had said that an assurance had been given to the audit committee. Did this mean that he had not applied his mind himself? Secondly, what was the nature of the gaps they were being referred to? Could they identify the type of information ...
Public Protector South Africa, SAHRC & Information Regulator 2017/18 Annual Reports 11 Oct 2018

Mr V Smith (ANC) said the functioning of the internal audit was not up to scratch and maybe that was why contract management and procurement are in the state it was. He asked who this function was outsourced to and what remedial action will be taken.
Election of the Co-Chairperson (NA) 11 Oct 2018

Mr V Smith (ANC) was of the view that as it was, the list was quite manageable. He recalled that the decision to exclude individuals had been made under the pressure of time-frames, and given the fact that the Committee now had enough time, and a lighter load, the decision ...
Election of Acting Chairperson 9 Oct 2018

Mr V Smith (ANC) nominated Ms N Khunou (ANC).
Reports on Public Submissions and Provincial & Parliament Hearings 20 Sep 2018

Mr V Smith (ANC) said he agreed with the sentiments of Mr Swart. Consideration of agenda items two and three would be premature at this stage because the Committee has not received the draft reports from the service provider. If the reports are complete, then the presenters should present those ...

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Plenary appearances

NO412E 4 Mar 2015

Hon Chairperson and Minister, we agree that this all goes a long way in assisting with the reintegration of offenders.
Minister, you alluded to destigmatisation and discrimination with regard to criminal records. Our own experience is that a criminal record is probably the biggest hindrance to the productive reintegration of ...
Da Councillors Owe City Of Johannesburg In Rates And Taxes (Member's Statement) 11 Mar 2014

Speaker, a second DA councillor, Mr David Dewes, is in trouble with the City of Johannesburg after reportedly failing to pay more than R400 000 in rates and taxes owed to the city. The DA councillor has not been paying rates and taxes on several business properties.
According to the ...

All Plenary Appearances

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

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LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2016 [Source]

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2015 [Source]

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LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2014 [Source]

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2013 [Source]

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2012 [Source]

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2011 [Source]

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DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2010 [Source]

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LAND AND PROPERTY

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