SPEECH NOTES: Consideration of SCOPA Committee report
June 8th, 2021
The Auditor General’s provincial audit outcomes paint a bleak picture of the Eastern Cape provincial government that is failing to practice consequence management. Not only did the province have the highest unauthorized expenditure in the country of R1.59 billion, but the Department of Health also still faces contingent liabilities of R36.75 billion, the highest of all national and provincial auditees. The AG says there’s significant doubt whether the health department …
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The report tabled by the chairperson on Office of The Premier (OTP) highlights the need for real change in the operations of our government departments, as they are struggling to deliver quality services. We have seen how the operations of three departments have been hampered because HOD’s for Health, Education and DRDAR have still not been appointed. Furthermore, the organograms for the departments of Public Works, Education, Health and Treasury …
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Hon Speaker, all protocols observed, I greet all present here today. No-one can deny the devastating effect that the Covid pandemic has had on the people of our province. Jobs, income, stability and loved ones have been lost to this devastation. There is a saying that says, and I quote “Actions prove who someone is; words just prove who they want to be.” Let me elaborate on this. The MEC …
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SPEECH NOTES: 2021/22 Appropriation Budget – Vote 3 Health
June 8th, 2021
Madam Speaker, Hon Premier, Hon Members, officials and guests, I greet you all. Madam Speaker, the Department of Health in the Eastern Cape remains beset with administrative, human resource and financial challenges. It is fair to say that these have been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, but this is true for all departments. The greatest challenges in the Health Department are longstanding and have simply not been addressed adequately, because …
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Our legislature deserves praise for the speedy manner in which we adapted to the COVID crisis by moving over to a virtual platform to continue the work of this House. I believe that we were the first legislature to have virtual committee meetings and virtual sittings. It is good for our legislature to be able to lead the way in this regard. Similarly, there was public access to our sittings …
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