Public Service and Administration Portfolio Committee: 2009 Committee Annual Report & Oversight Report to Thusong Centres

Public Service and Administration

23 February 2010
Chairperson: Ms J Moloi-Moropa (ANC)
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Meeting Summary

The Committee considered and adopted the draft minutes (as amended where necessary with technical alterations) of 16 September, 16, 21 and 28 October and 11 and 18 November 2009. The minutes for the meeting on 4 November were not adopted.

The Committee then considered and adopted the draft of the Committee’s Annual Report from May to November 2009.

The Committee considered, but did not adopt, its report on the oversight visit to the Thusong Centre, since recommendations still had to be formulated.

Meeting report

Adoption of Committee Minutes
The Chairperson welcomed members. She noted that the relevant documents had been circulated, and said that the Minister would be provided with copies of the reports.

The Committee minutes of 16 September 2009 were tabled.

Mr L Suka (ANC) raised a concern that the wording of the sentence on page 3, bullet 3.1, was not clear and suggested that it be changed.

Ms A Dreyer (DA) responded that this was a point made by a Member at the meeting, and suggested that it should not be changed as it reflected what the Member had said.

Members agreed that corrections should be made to some members’ incorrect initials, and, subject to that one alteration, adopted the Minutes of 16 September.

The Minutes of 21 October 2009 were adopted, subject to a correction of the party shown for Mr Mbili.

The Minutes of 28 October 2009 were adopted, with no amendments.

The Chairperson noted that the Minutes of 4 November 2009 were not available.

The Minutes of 11 November 2009 were adopted without amendments.

The Minutes of 18 November 2009 were adopted, without amendments.

Committee’s Draft Annual Report May to November 2009
The Chairperson asked that any corrections to the attendance register should be made by Members.

Ms J Maluleke (ANC) asked that a correction be made to page 16, which showed some members as absent.

The Chairperson said that this would be corrected; the Members were not present because they were not part of the sub-committee.

A further correction was made to the party shown for Mr Mbili.

The Report, as amended, was adopted.

Committee’s draft report on the Oversight Visit to the Thusong Centres
Ms M Mohale (ANC) asked why page 15 only contained recommendations, but no other information, and the Chairperson responded that this was an omission.

Ms Dreyer stated the report highlighted many problems that were encountered on the visits to the Thusong Centres, and suggested that these should be used as a basis for formulating recommendations.

Ms Mohale suggested that the draft report should not be adopted until the recommendations were properly formulated.

The Chairperson said that this could be done. She asked that Members study the reports before meetings to ensure that all the necessary ground work was done. This particular report had been provided in good time.

Mr Suka noted that some ANC members were not able to be present on the oversight visit, and asked that they be provided with notes, although he accepted that they would have to contribute also to discussions.

Ms H Van Schalkwyk (DA) requested that the Committee should try to ensure greater continuity of Members. Most of the current Members were not members of the committee at the time of the oversight visit, and therefore would not be able to comment on the Report.

Ms Mohale said that even if this was so, the Department had delivered a report on the oversight.

Members agreed that the adoption of the report would stand over until recommendations had been properly formulated.

Vacancies in the Public Service
The Chairperson noted that Ms Dreyer had made some comments to the media in regard to the vacancy rate in the Public Service, and this issue would be discussed at the next meeting.

The meeting was adjourned.



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