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Justice and Correctional Services
Rehabilitation and reintegration programme challenges Correctional Services briefing
17 Sep 2014
The briefing by the Department of Correctional Services covered four critical areas in its presentation on the challenges it faced in delivering rehabilitation and reintegration programmes and services to inmates in South Africa’s correctional facilities. It dealt with the operational efforts regarding rehabilitation, the human resource constraints, the obstacles to ...
Standing Committee on Auditor General
Auditor-General South Africa on its role and challenges
5 Sep 2014
Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) gave a presentation on its mandate and role according to the Constitution and Public Audit Act, as well as outlining the responsibilities of the Auditor-General and the Deputy Auditor-General. The staffing structure of the AGSA was explained, detailing the numbers of qualified accountants and staff retention ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Unauthorised Expenditure: Department of Trade and Industry briefing
27 Aug 2014
The National Treasury (NT) was supposed to brief the Committee on unauthorised expenditure, as requested by the Department of Trade and Industry, the Department of Home Affairs and the Presidency. However, the National Treasury did not come to the meeting, and no information was provided to the Committee about the ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Duplication in Functions of Institutions Supporting Democracy: input by Commission for Gender Equality; South African Human Rights Commission; Public Protector; Public Service Commission
19 Aug 2014
Four Chapter Nine institutions supporting constitutional democracy - the Commission for Gender Equality, the South African Human Rights Commission, the Public Protector and the Public Service Commission- were called to present on the subject of overlapping mandates, which had been identified during the process leading up to the budget vote. ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Auditor-General South Africa briefing on its products and reports, five-year audit outcomes, PFMA compliance
19 Aug 2014
The Chairperson congratulated Ms Ratsela, the newly appointed Deputy Auditor-General (the first woman to hold this position) and Mr Sass, the new Accountant General, on their appointments.
The Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) presented a report to SCOPA, outlining its constitutional mandate to strengthen and support democracy by enabling oversight, accountability ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Committee Strategic Plan and Processes; Committee Programme
2 Jul 2014
The Committee met briefy to discuss several issues, including its programme, the roles of the various staff members and its strategic plan and processes.
The Committee was scheduled to meet the following week; however it agreed to put its meetings on hold until 1 August due to the number of ...
Standing Committee on Auditor General
Election of Chairperson
24 Jun 2014
The Committee on the Auditor-General met briefly to elect a Chairperson. The election was presided over by the Committee Secretary and Mr V Smith (ANC) was elected unopposed. The incoming Chairperson thanked Members for choosing him and indicated that the Committee should ask the Auditor-General to brief the Committee on ...