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Standing Committee on Appropriations
COGTA on preliminary outcomes as at the end of the Fourth Quarter of FY2021/22; with Deputy Minister
14 Sep 2022
The Standing Committee convened on a virtual platform for a briefing by the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs on preliminary outcomes, as at the end of the fourth quarter of the 2021/22 financial year. The Deputy Minister was present, accompanied by delegates from the Department, the Municipal ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Q4 2021/22 Performance
13 Sep 2022
The Department of Agriculture, Rural Development and Reform briefed the Committee in a virtual meeting on its performance last year as a reorganised Department, and highlighted several areas where under-spending needed to be addressed.
The Department had achieved only 60% of its non-financial performance targets. Challenges hindering their achievement ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Compensation Fund on issues contributing to its audit findings over the recent financial years; with Deputy Minister
9 Sep 2022
The Standing Committee on Appropriations convened on a virtual platform to receive an update on the Compensation Fund’s progress in addressing its consistent disclaimer audit opinions from the Office of the Auditor-General. The Fund outlined the various measures it had initiated, and was confident that an audit improvement would ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
PRASA perennial underspending on capital infrastructure; with Ministry
7 Sep 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) on the issues resulting in its perennial underspending on capital infrastructure. The Minister and Deputy Minister of Transport were in attendance.
The Committee Chairperson expressed the Committee’s concerns about the inability of ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Devolution of the infrastructure maintenance function: DPWI & Department of Defence briefing, with Ministers
2 Sep 2022
The Standing Committee on Appropriations convened virtually for a briefing by the Department of Defence (DoD) and the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) on the devolution of the infrastructure maintenance function from DPWI to the south African National Defence Force (SANDF).
The Committee considered the devolution a ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Chief Procurement Officer on Requests for contract deviations and expansions in Quarter 1 2022/23
31 Aug 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Standing Committee on Appropriations met to receive a briefing by the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer (OCPO) on the requests for contract deviations and expansions in the first quarter expenditure report for the 2022/23 financial year.
The OCPO discussed the benefits and challenges ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
National Treasury Quarter 1 2022/23 Spending Outcomes for Departments & Public Entities; Update on State-Owned Companies
30 Aug 2022
The National Treasury presented the Committee with reports on the first quarter spending outcomes of government departments and public entities as well as an update on the performance of state-owned companies.
National Treasury report under-spending by 12 departments. The two worst offenders were the Department of Public Enterprises (R17,8 billion ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
FFC on 2023/24 Division of Revenue Bill Submission
24 Aug 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) on the 2023/24 division of revenue.
The FFC presented how government has had to balance the maintenance of fiscal sustainability alongside the need to provide social relief interventions in the face of the pandemic, ...
Standing Committee on Auditor General
2020/21 Local Government Audit Outcomes: AGSA briefing
15 Jun 2022
Audit Outcomes – Interactive Breakdown
In a virtual meeting, the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) briefed three parliamentary committees on local government outcomes for 2020/2021, and expressed concerns about the financial health of municipalities and their inability to complete the most basic reporting functions.
The Auditor-General highlighted that ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Appropriation Bill & Second Adjustments Appropriation Bill: adoption
8 Jun 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Standing Committee adopted the 2022 Appropriation Bill and Second Adjustments Appropriation (2021/22 financial year) Bill. The Committee Reports on both Bills were approved without additions. The DA voted against and the EFF abstained for both Bills.
The Committee Researchers presented research ...