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DPWI on implementation of Beitbridge and Jersey Barrier oversight report recommendations; Committee Report on Quarterly Performance
2 Dec 2020
Mr W Thring (ACDP) agreed with Ms Siwisa that they must attach timeframes to their projects, because if they did not, ‘the can could just get kicked down the road’ and in the seventh administration, maybe even eighth, they would still be talking about these projects and phases that needed ...
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DPWI 2020/21Quarter 1 & 2 performance; Parliamentary Villages oversight report
25 Nov 2020
Mr W Thring (ACDP) referred to slide 14, which looked at the Department’s financial performance. He said the presenter had indicated that he would not be looking at this in detail, but he argued that it was crucial in terms of the current crisis, and thus asked what the causes ...
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NLC Chairperson appointment process: deliberations
24 Nov 2020
Mr W Thring (ACDP) said that it was unfortunate that the Committee found itself in this particular position. When there were important positions that needed to be filled there needed to be a checklist of the processes that needed to be followed in terms of the law. There was a ...
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Trade, Industry and Competition Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
19 Nov 2020
The Committee Secretary stated that he had not received further contributions to the conclusions and recommendations but that Mr W Thring (ACDP) had a very slight amendment that he wished to propose. At the
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Public Works and Infrastructure Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report
18 Nov 2020
Mr W Thring (ACDP) thanked the support staff for the tremendous effort and work put into the BRRR. On pages 19 and 20 of the report, he noted an anomaly regarding the number of targets. At the bottom of page 20, it provides for targets that were also not reported ...
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Trade, Industry and Competition Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
17 Nov 2020
Mr W Thring (ACDP) made a grammatical correction.
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DPWI portfolio audit outcomes: AGSA briefing; DPWI, PMTE & Entities 2019/20 Annual Report
17 Nov 2020
Mr W Thring (ACDP) largely agreed with most of the comments that had been made by his colleagues. He also chastised the DPWI for the irregular expenditure incurred in relation to the construction of new school buildings. This should not occur, regardless of how “virtuous” the projects were. He wanted ...
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PMTE’s challenges to collect user charges from client departments for accommodation-related services
11 Nov 2020
Mr W Thring (ACDP) said it had been difficult to follow the presentation because the slides that were sent to the Committee in preparation for the meeting seemed to have been incomplete.
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DPWI on expenditure on consultants, outsourced services & slow spending trend under Compensation of Employees, Goods, and Services
10 Nov 2020
Mr W Thring (ACDP) referred to slide 14, where it showed a 26% expenditure on goods and services, and a 30% spending on machinery as at 30 September. He suggested that these low percentages had a snowball effect on the rest of the economy. This money could have been used ...
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National IP Policy (Phase 1) & implementation thereof
3 Nov 2020
Mr W Thring (ACDP) thanked the Ambassador for the crisp presentation. He agreed that the Committee be involved in the processes with regards to the draft Bill and any other Bills that might be in the pipeline.
