Pravin to face SCOPA
Updated | By Sibahle Motha
Finance Minister, Pravin Gordhan, will appear before Parliament's Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) on Tuesday. SCOPA Chair, Themba Godi, says it's only fitting that Gordhan appear before the committee because Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini had done so this week.
SCOPA Chair, Themba Godi, says it's only fitting that Gordhan appear before the committee because Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini had done so this week.
"The elephant in the room remains the position of National Treasury, as we know that Treasury is responsible for enforcing the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA)", says Godi.
Godi says it's important to find out what Treasury's involvement is in the South Africa Social Security Agency (SASSA) social grant matter.
"We all want grants to be paid by the 1st of April - the question is would they have been paid legally or illegally. Would that procurement have followed the prescript of the law or that of National Treasury?," asked Godi
Appearing before SCOPA this week, Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini said she did not blame SASSA for the grants crisis.
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She also apologised to the millions of grant recipients while addressing a gathering in Cape Town.
Last week, National Treasury released a statement denying reports that it was in negotiations with SASSA, the Department of Social Development and Cash Payment Systems (CPS) over the payment of grants.
Treasury spokesperson, Yolisa Tyantsi, has confirmed that Treasury has received a request from SCOPA asking it to explain its part in the SASSA debacle.
Tyantsi says the Minister will respond to SCOPA's request by appearing before it.
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