Report of the Portfolio Committee on Public
Service and Administration, on the Annual Report of the Committee for the
period May to December 2004, dated 10 March 2005:
1. NAME OF COMMITTEE:
The Portfolio Committee on Public Service &
Administration as established in terms of Rule 199 of the Rules of the National
Assembly (Issued 06/1999 with 2nd edition 01/2000 and 3rd
edition 10/2002).
Chairperson: Mr P J Gomomo, a Member of the ANC and of Parliament, was elected
the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Public Service &
Administration of the current Parliament with effect from 11 May 2004.
Formation of the Committee: The Portfolio Committee is
composed of 17 full members representing 10 members from the ANC, 2 DA, 1 IFP,
1 ID, 1 NNP, 1 UCDP and 1 UDM (ATC of Tues, 11 May 2004: ATC No.4).
2. MANDATE OF THE COMMITTEE:
It is the mandate of the National Assembly and the
Portfolio Committee in this case, to consider, pass or amend any legislation
before it. It is the function of the Portfolio Committee to maintain oversight
of all executive organs of state, government Departments and see to it that
they are accountable.
A Portfolio Committee must deal with bills and matters
falling within its ambit as referred to it in terms of the Constitution,
Legislation, the National Assembly Rule, the Joint
Rules of Parliament or by the resolution of the National Assembly.
(a) List of Entities reporting to the
Committee:
The Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA)
South African Management Development Institute (SAMDI)
Public Service Commission (PSC) (Chapter 9 of SA
Constitution of 1996)
State Information Technology Agency (SITA)
3. CHAIRPERSONS OVERVIEW:
The Committee operated according to its programme, but
under challenging circumstances arising from Parliaments finance support,
programming inconsistencies, tight management of oversight visits and
inconsistent attendance of Committee members apparently due to multiple
deployments to committees that result in schedule clashes.
4. CORE OBJECTIVES:
The Objectives of the Committee are to perform all the
tasks required of a Parliamentary Committee in a democratic South Africa. The core functions include:
-
Maintenance of oversight function.
-
Monitor, investigate, enquire and make recommendations concerning
legislative programmes and reports
-
Scrutinize and process legislation
-
Facilitate public participation
4.1 Legislation:
The Committee dealt with no Bills in 2004:
4.1.1 Matters other than mandated legislation:
4.1.1.1 International Agreements and Protocols:
United Nations Convention against Corruption: The Committee
recommended the ratification of this Convention on 8 September 2004 and
submitted such to the National Assembly, which was approved by Parliament on 14
September 2004.
4.2 Oversight:
4.2.1 Institutional Oversight:
The Committee was briefed on and considered the Budget
Votes of all departments that report to it as follows:
4.2.1.1 Department
of Public Service and Administration Vote 10 (ATC No. 28 of 21/6/04)
4.2.1.2 Public
Service Commission Vote 11 (ATC No. 28 of 21/6/04)
4.2.1.3 South
African Management Development Institute Vote 12 (ATC No. 28 of 21/6/04)
4.2.2 International
/ National Visits:
The Committee sent a delegation of three members and a
staff member to attend Commonwealth Association of Public Administration and
Management (CAPAM) 10th Biennial Conference in Singapore on 23 27
October 2004.
The delegation that undertook the trip mentioned above is
as follows:
Mr M R Baloyi (ANC) Leader of
the delegation
Mr N E Gcwabaza (ANC)
Mr R S Ntuli (DA)
Ms Noziphiwo Gwaza
Committee Secretary
5. OTHER COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES:
The
Committee dealt with core business issues as indicated in this report.
6. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
Budget allocated to
Committee: R445 158.00
Expenditure:
Catering: R10
982.90
Provincial Visits: R49 380.00
Overseas Trips: R108 961.00
Conferences R12 000.00
Total Expenditure: R181 323.90
Addendum:
The
Committee is concerned about the spending pattern as it is very unlikely that
it will be able to spend the entire budget by the end of the financial year.
This is a result of the bureaucracy problems and other challenges as
highlighted in the chairpersons overview. This situation is unacceptable.
7. OUTSTANDING MATTERS:
The Committee considered the following
matters to be ongoing and expressed the wish for them to be taken up by the
beginning of 2005:
FORMAL
ADOPTION OF ANNUAL REPORT BY THE COMMITTEE
The Committee decided to adopt the annual
report at the beginning of 2005.
APPENDIX I
COMPOSITION OF COMMITTEE:
|
MEMBER |
APPOINTMENT DATE |
DISCHARGE DATE |
|
African National Congress: Mr P J Gomomo Mr R M Baloyi Mr N E Gcwabaza Dr A N Luthuli Ms L Maloney Ms P R Mashangoane* Ms H C Mgabadeli Mr L J Modisenyane Mr B M Mthembu Mr M J G Mzondeki* Ms W S Newhoudt-Druchen* Mr E Saloojee Mr M R Sikakane Mr W M Skhosana* Mr R P Z Van den Heever* |
11May 2004 11 May 2004 11 May 2004 11 May 2004 11 May 2004 11 May 2004 11 May 2004 11 May 2004 11 May 2004 11 May 2004 11 May 2004 11 May 2004 11 May 2004 11 May 2004 11 May 2004 |
|
|
Democratic Party Mr K J Minnie Mr R S Ntuli |
11 May 2004 11 May 2004 |
|
|
Inkatha Freedom Party Ms M M
Mdlalose* Dr U Roopnarain |
11 May 2004 11 May 2004 |
|
|
New National Party Mr S Simmons |
11 May 2004 11 May 2004 |
|
|
Independent Democrats Mrs F Batyi |
11 May 2004 |
|
|
United Christian Democratic
Party Mr I S Mfundisi |
11 May 2004 |
|
|
United Democratic Movement Mr. GT Madikiza* |
11 May 2004 |
|
SUPPORT STAFF:
Control Committee Secretary: Ms H Salie
Period: from 2000 to date
Committee Secretary: Ms N Gwaza
Period: from February
2003 to date.
Committee Assistant: Mr. S Mahlabela
Period: from January 1995 to date
Secretary to Chairperson: Mrs. S Mninzi
Period: from Jun 2001 to
date.
Researcher (Research Unit): Mr. V Ngaleka
Period: from September 2004
APPENDIX II
REPORTS TABLED:
|
No |
Subject |
Type of Referral |
ATC Tabling |
|
1. |
Membership
of Ad Hoc Committee on Public Service & Administration |
Announcement |
ATC 4 11/05/2004 |
|
2. |
Announcement
of the Chairperson of the Ad Hoc Committee |
Announcement |
ATC 5 12/05/2004 |
|
3. |
United Nations Convention
against Corruption and Explanatory Memorandum on the United Nations
Convention against Corruption |
Tabling for Committee to
consider and ratify |
ATC 23 11/06/2004 |
|
4. |
Strategic Plan of the DPSA
for 2004 2007 Strategic Plan of SAMDI for
2004 - 2007 |
Tabling for Committee to
consider and report to the National Assembly |
ATC 24 14/06/2004 |
|
5. |
Consideration of Budget
Vote 10 - DPSA Consideration of Budget
Vote 11 PSC Consideration of Budget
Vote 12 - SAMDI |
Report back to National
Assembly by the Ad Hoc Committee |
ATC 28 21/06/2004 |
|
6. |
Establishment
of Portfolio Committees and membership of Committees |
Announcement |
ATC 30 23/06/2004 |
|
7. |
Reports of the PSC on: a)
The causes and effect of Mobility amongst Senior Management Service
and Professional Staff in the Public Service [RP 195 2003] b)
The investigation into the Re-employment of persons Retired due to
Ill-health [RP 32-2004] c)
The Management of Discipline in the Public Service [RP 141-2003] d)
The Dispute Resolution Mechanisms in the Public Service [RP 198-2003] e)
The Abilities of the Departments to deal with devolved authority
regarding Remunerative and Conditions of Service f)
The Management of the Subsidized Motor Transport Scheme [RP 33-2004] g)
Remunerative work outside the Public Service An Investigation
undertaken in the Gauteng Provincial Health Sector
[RP 219-2003] |
Tabling |
ATC 52 24/08/2004 |
|
8. |
Report
and Financial Statements of SAMDI for 2003-04, including the Report of the
Auditor-General on the Financial Statements for 2003-04 [RP127-2004] |
Tabling for Consideration |
ATC 99 04/11/2004 |
|
9. |
Report
of the Public Service Commission (PSC) on the Investigation into the
Appointment of Professional Cubans in the South African Public Service |
Tabling for Consideration |
ATC 99 04/11/2004 |
COMMITTEE SECRETARY DATE
.
CONTROL COMMITTEE SECRETARY DATE
.
COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON DATE