The North West Provincial Legislature’s Standing Committee on Provincial Public Accounts (SCOPA) will hold Public Finance Management Act and Municipal Financial Management Act public hearings with departments and municipalities in the province.
At 13h30, the Public Accounts Committee will meet the MEC for the Department of Sports, Arts together, Tebogo Modise together with the Premier of the North West Province, Mme Thandi Modise and MEC for the Department of Finance, Paul Sebegoe to brief the Committee about the archiving project that was identified by the department.
This came after the Auditor-General’s findings that there is a big challenge on safe keeping of documents. Other public hearings are scheduled to take place as follows:
Date: 12 November 2013
Department of Education: 14h30 - 15h30
Venue: Legislature Committee Room 2
Department of Social Development Time: 15h30 - 16h30
Department of Public Works, Roads and Transport Time: 16h30 - 17h30
Date: 13 November 2013
- Rustenburg Local Municipality: 9h00 - 10h15
- Kgetleng Local Municipality: 10h15 - 12h15
- Mamusa Local Municipality: 12h15 - 14h15
- Kagisano Local Municipality: 14h15 - 16h15
The public hearings will be attended by MECs and departmental managements; Mayors, Municipal Managers including senior management of municipalities, Municipal Public Account Committees, representatives from the Department of Finance, Department of Local Government and Traditional Affairs and the Auditor General’s office.
Members of the media interested to attend should contact:
Kabo Letlhogela
Cell: 079 879 1448
