PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON PU

FOR FIRST AND SECOND QUARTER OF 2007

(JANUARY - MAY)

As at 17 JANUARY 2006,

Programme Update No 04

Events to note:

Preliminary programme:

Programme Summary:

DATE	TIME	AGENDA	PROPOSED VENUE
November 2006, 17 Friday		Constituency Period 20 November – 15 December 2006
		Leave Period 18 – 31 December 2006
January 2007		Leave Period 02 – 05 January 2007 Constituency Period: 08 to 16 January
January 2007, 15 Monday
January 2007, 16 Tuesday	09:00 – 11:00 11:00 – 13:00	Group 1 Meeting: Assessment of outstanding work, Assessment of Hearing programme, etc Group 2 Meeting: Assessment of outstanding work, Assessment of Hearing programme, etc Plenary Meeting: Briefing by AG on Auditor-General’s General Report 2005-2006, Adoption of Hearing Programme, Committee Training Programme	E337 and E340 E249
January 2007, 17 Wednesday	09:00 – 12:00	Plenary Meeting:	E249
January 2007, 18 Thursday
January 2007, 19 Friday
January 2007, 22 Monday
January 2007, 23 Tuesday	09:00 – 11:30	Preparation for Hearing on Wed, 31 January 2007 Group 1: Briefing by Office of Auditor-General on: Department of Agriculture, ARC, Department of Land Affairs, Ingonyama Trust (OAG: Simphiwe)	E337 & E340, Third Floor New Wing
		Preparation for Hearing on Fri, 02 February 2007 Group 2: Briefing by Office of Auditor-General on: Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, Arts and Culture, Afrikaans Taal Museum, Playhouse Company, Robin Island Museum (OAG: Pramesh)
	11:30 – 13:30
		Preparation for Hearing on Fri, 26 January 2007 Group 2: Briefing by Office of Auditor-General on: South African Police Services, Independent Complaints Directorate (OAG: Pramesh)
January 2007, 24 Wednesday	09:00 – 11:00	Group meetings	V454, Fourth Floor Old Assembly Wing
	11:00 – 11:15	Plenary
	11:15 – 13:00
January 2007, 25 Thursday
January 2007, 26 Friday	09:00 – 11:00	Hearing: South African Police Services	V454, Fourth Floor Old Assembly Wing
	11:00 – 11:15	Comfort break
	11:15 – 13:00	Independent Complaints Directorate
	13:00 – 14:00	Lunch Venue: Second Floor New Wing restaurant
January 2007, 29 Monday
January 2007, 30 Tuesday	09:00 – 11:00	Preparation for Hearings Wed, 07 February 2007 Group 1: Briefing by Office of Auditor-General on: Department of Labour, Construction Education Training Authority, Information Systems & Electronics & Technologies Energy SETA MAPPSETA (OAG: Mr Pramesh Bhana)	E337 & E340, Third Floor New Wing
		Preparation for Hearings Wed, 31 January 2007 Group 2: Briefing by Office of Auditor-General on: Department of Justice and Con. Dev., National Protection Agency, Guardian’s Fund Performance Audit Report (OAG: Simphiwe)
	11:00 – 13:00	Group 1: (Recap Hearing: Agriculture: Simphiwe)
		Preparation for Hearings Wed, 07 February 2007 Group 2: Briefing by Office of Auditor-General on: Department of Social Development National Development Agency (OAG: Mr W Van Heerden)
January 2007, 31 Wednesday	09:00 – 11:00	Hearing: Department of Justice and Constitutional Development
	11:00 – 11:15	Comfort break
	11:15 – 13:00	National Protection Agency Guardian’s Fund
	13:00 – 14:00	Lunch Venue: Second Floor New Wing restaurant
	14:00 – 15:30	Hearing: Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Council
	15:30 – 15:40	Comfort break
	15:40 – 17:00	Department of Land Affairs, Ingonyama Trust
February 2007, 01 Thursday		Interaction with Minister of Dpt Minerals and Energy on SCOPA 62 Report 2005: SA Diamond Board
February 2007, 02 Friday	09:00 – 11:00	Hearing: Department of Water Affairs and Forestry
	11:00 – 11:15	Comfort break
	11:15 – 13:00	Hearing: Department of Arts and Culture Afrikaans Taal Museum Playhouse Company Robin Island Museum
	13:00 – 14:00	Lunch Venue: Second Floor New Wing restaurant
February 2007, 05 Monday
February 2007, 06 Tuesday	09:00 – 11:00	Group 1: (Recap hearing Labour: Pramesh)	E337 & E340, Third Floor New Wing
		Preparation for Hearings Fri, 16 February 2007 Group 2: Briefing by Office of Auditor-General on: Department of Health South African National Aids Trust National Health Laboratory Services (OAG: Pramesh)
	11:00 – 13:00	Preparation for Hearings Wed, 14 February 2007 Group 1: Briefing by Office of Auditor-General on: Department of Transport, Cross Border Road Transport Agency (OAG: Lilly)
		Group 2: (Recap hearing Soc Dev, NDA: Wally)
February 2007, 07 Wednesday	09:00 – 11:00	Hearing: Department of Social Development
	11:00 – 11:15	Comfort break
	11:15 – 13:00	National Development Agency
	13:00 – 14:00	Lunch Venue: Second Floor New Wing restaurant
	14:00 – 15:30	Hearing: Department of Labour Construction Education Training Authority MAPPSETA
	15:30 – 15:40	Comfort break
	15:40 – 17:00	Information Systems & Electronics & Technologies Energy SETA
February 2007, 08 Thursday
February 2007, 09 Friday		President’s State-of-the-Nation Address (NA)
February 2007, 12 Monday
February 2007, 13 Tuesday	09:00 – 11:00	Preparation for Hearings Wed, 21 February 2007 Group 1: (Recap Hearing: Transport (Lilly) Briefing by Office of Auditor-General on: Department of Communications Independent Communications Authority of South Africa National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa (OAG: Pramesh)	E337 & E340, Third Floor New Wing
		(Recap Hearing Health (Pramesh) Preparation for Hearings Wed, 21 February 2007 Group 2: Department of Sport and Recreation Boxing SA (OAG: Mr W Van Heerden) Preparation for Hearings Fri, 23 February 2007 Group 2: Briefing by Office of Auditor-General on: Parliament of the Republic of South Africa (OAG: Lilly) Debate on President’s State-of-the-Nation Address (NA)
February 2007, 14 Wednesday	09:00 – 11:00	Hearing: Department of Transport
	11:00 – 11:15	Comfort break
	11:15 – 13:00	Hearing: Cross Border Road Transport Agency
	13:00 – 14:00	Lunch Venue: Second Floor New Wing restaurant Debate on President’s State-of-the-Nation Address (NA)
February 2007, 15 Thursday		Debate on President’s State-of-the-Nation Address (NA)
February 2007, 16 Friday	09:00 – 11:00	Hearing: Department of Health
	11:00 – 11:15	Comfort break
	11:15 – 13:00	Hearing: South African National Aids Trust National Health Laboratory Services
	13:00 – 14:00	Lunch Venue: Second Floor New Wing restaurant
February 2007, 19 Monday
February 2007, 20 Tuesday	09:00 – 12:00	Preparation for Hearings Wed, 28 February 2007 Group 1: (Recap Icasa, Nemisa (Pramesh) Briefing by Office of Auditor-General on: The Africa Institute of South Africa (OAG: Pramesh) Estate Agency Affairs Board (OAG: Simphiwe)	E337 & E340, Third Floor New Wing
		Preparation for Hearings Wed, 28 February 2007 Group 2: (Recap Hearing: Parliament (Lilly), Hearing: Sport and Rec (Wally) Briefing by Office of Auditor-General on: Department of Education (OAG: Lilly) Commision for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural,Religious & Linguistic Communities (Department of Prov. And Local Government) (OAG: Simphiwe)
February 2007, 21 Wednesday	09:00 – 11:00	Department of Communications Independent Communications Authority of South Africa National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa
	11:00 – 11:15	Comfort break
	11:15 – 13:00	Department of Sport and Recreation Boxing SA
	13:00 – 14:00	Lunch Venue: Second Floor New Wing restaurant Budget speech (NA) & introduction of Division of Revenue Bill
February 2007, 22 Thursday
February 2007, 23 Friday	09:00 – 11:00	Parliament of the Republic of South Africa Annual Report 2004/05 – 2005/06
	11:00 – 11:15	Comfort break
	11:15 – 13:00	Parliament of the Republic of South Africa Annual Report 2004/05 – 2005/06
	13:00 – 14:00	Lunch Venue: Second Floor New Wing restaurant
February 2007, 26 Monday
February 2007, 27 Tuesday	09:00 – 11:00	Preparation for Hearings Wed, 07 March 2007 Group 1: Briefing by Office of Auditor-General on: Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Marine Living Resources South African National Parks Board (OAG: Lilly)	E337 & E340, Third Floor New Wing
	09:00 – 11:00	Preparation for Hearings Fri, 02 March 2007 Group 2: Briefing by Office of Auditor-General on: Department of Correctional Services (OAG: Mr W Van Heerden)
	11:00 – 13:00	Preparation for Hearings Wed, 07 March 2007 Group 2: Briefing by Office of Auditor-General on: Department of Home Affairs Government Printing Works (OAG:Lilly)
February 2007, 28 Wednesday	09:00 – 11:00	Hearing: The Africa Institute of South Africa Estate Agency Affairs Board
	11:00 – 11:15	Comfort break
	11:15 – 13:00	Hearing: Department of Education Commision for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural,Religious & Linguistic Communities
	13:00 – 14:00	Lunch Venue: Second Floor New Wing restaurant NA Plenary on Division of Revenue Bill (Provisional)
March 2007, 01 Thursday
March 2007, 02 Friday	09:00 – 11:00	Hearing: Department of Correctional Services
	11:00 – 11:15	Comfort break
	11:15 – 13:00	Department of Correctional Services
	13:00 – 14:00	Lunch Venue: Second Floor New Wing restaurant
March 2007, 05 Monday
March 2007, 06 Tuesday	09:00 – 13:00	Preparation for Hearing on Fri, 09 March 2007 Group 1: Briefing by Office of Auditor-General on: Department of Defence (OAG: Mr W Van Heerden) Preparation for Hearings Wed, 14 March 2007 Group1: Briefing by Office of Auditor-General on: South African Diamond Board (OAG: Lilly) South African Airways (OAG: Mr W Van Heerden)
March 2007, 07 Wednesday	09:00 – 11:00	Hearing: Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Marine Living Resources South African National Parks Board
	11:00 – 11:15	Comfort break
	11:15 – 13:00	Department of Home Affairs Government Printing Works
	13:00 – 14:00	Lunch Venue: Second Floor New Wing restaurant
March 2007, 08 Thursday
March 2007, 09 Friday	09:00 – 11:00	Hearing: Department of Defence
	11:00 – 11:15	Comfort break
	11:15 – 13:00	Department of Defence
March 2007, 12 Monday
March 2007, 13 Tuesday		Group meetings Plenary
March 2007, 14 Wednesday	09:00 – 11:00	Hearing: South African Diamond Board
	11:00 – 11:15	Comfort break
	11:15 – 13:00	South African Airways
March 2007, 15 Thursday
March 2007, 16 Friday
March 2007, 19 Monday
March 2007, 20 Tuesday		First Reading debate on Appropriation Bill (NA) (Provisional)
March 2007, 21 Wednesday		Human Rights Day
March 2007, 22 Thursday		First Reading debate on Appropriation Bill (NA) (Provisional)
March 2007, 23 Friday		First Reading debate on Appropriation Bill (NA) (Provisional)
March 2007, 26 Monday
March 2007, 27 Tuesday
March 2007, 28 Wednesday
March 2007, 29 Thursday
March 2007, 30 Friday		Constituency Period 02 April 2007 – 30 April 2007
		02 May 2007 – 29 June 2007
APRIL
May 2007, 01 Tuesday
May 2007, 02 Wednesday
May 2007, 03 Thursday
May 2007, 04 Friday
May 2007, 07 Monday
May 2007, 08 Tuesday
May 2007, 09 Wednesday
May 2007, 10 Thursday
May 2007, 11 Friday
May 2007, 14 Monday
May 2007, 15 Tuesday
May 2007, 16 Wednesday
May 2007, 17 Thursday
May 2007, 18 Friday
May 2007, 21 Monday
May 2007, 22 Tuesday
May 2007, 23 Wednesday
May 2007, 24 Thursday
May 2007, 25 Friday
May 2007, 28 Monday
May 2007, 29 Tuesday
May 2007, 30 Wednesday