On Thursday, 1 August 2013, the North West Provincial Legislature’s Standing Committee on Provincial Public Accounts (SCOPA) will hold a special meeting with the Head of the Department for Social Development, Women, Children and People with Disability, Adv. Matshidiso Mogale and Acting Chief Financial Officer, Mr Tshepo Mokgatle to respond on resolutions taken at the Committee meeting of 11 June 2013. The meeting will be held at Legislature Committee Room 2 at 08h30.
The Committee resolved to verify as to what extent does the Ministerial Handbook cover the former MEC Mokomele-Mothibi on the Bloemfontein trip to the ANC conference.
The department is also expected to respond on the following;
- The issue of the R7 Million from the department to BOSASA.
- Salary adjustment of the Head of Department to the highest notch in the province, hardly a day after she was appointed
- The TEB properties lease contract with the department
- Documents regarding procurement processes of the new furniture to the new offices, how much was spent and the names of officials that were involved in the procurement process.
At 10h30, the Committee will hold a special meeting with the MEC for Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, Tebogo Modise and management.
The department is expected to brief the Committee on procurement processes as well as policy; how many contracts have been awarded, the name of the person who appointed the service providers and the list of service providers appointed in the past three months.
At 11h30, the Provincial Public Accounts Committee will meet the Department of Local Government and Traditional Affairs and Botshelo Water. The department is expected to present a progress report on the outstanding amounts owed by the municipalities to Botshelo Water.
The Auditor-General's Office will be present in all the meetings.
Members of the media are invited to attend the meeting and can contact:
Namhla Luhabe
Cell: 079 527 0628
