The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) is receiving a briefing this morning from the Auditor-General on the audit outcomes and financial statements of the South African Post Office. Watch the meeting on YouTube via this link: https://t.co/5FRellWpJp @ParliamentofRSA
The Portfolio Committee on Social Development is receiving a briefing from the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation on its role in the fight against substance and drug abuse. The committee will also be briefed by the Department of Social Development on the progress made in drafting the Children’s Amendment Bill. Watch the meeting on YouTube via this link: https://t.co/OZYPTWmduz @ParliamentofRSA
On youth employment within the public service, Mr @jandevilliers said currently 27% of the workforce is youth. He suggested that while this is progress systematic challenges remain
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Mr @wouter_wessels said that 25% of Municipalities don't know what they are owed because of inadequate billing system, which is money that could be used to improve service delivery and infrastructure, is lost due to fraud, corruption and lack of value for money in terms of municipal procurement
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The National Council of Provinces will at 14:00 hold #AfricaDay public lecture under the theme "Pioneering Africa's inclusive economic growth through the Africa Continental Free Trade Area Agreement: Optimizing our levers for Building the Africa we want." The President of the @IPUparliament and Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Tanzania’s National Assembly, @TuliaAckson will be one of key contributors to the lecture and is expected to address the house on multilateralism and parliamentary diplomacy.
Dr Mkhize said poor audit outcomes are often rooted in failures of political leadership, weak consequence management and a culture of impunity
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