The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA;
Afrikaans
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: ''Staande Komitee oor Openbare Rekeninge'') is a
standing committee
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of the
National Assembly of South Africa
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, the lower house of the
Parliament of South Africa
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. It oversees the financial statements of all government departments and state institutions, any audit reports issued on those statements, reports compiled by the
Auditor-General
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on government departments and state institutions, as well as any other financial statements or reports referred to by the committee.
Membership
The membership of the committee is as follows:
The following people serve as alternate members of the committee:
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Ganief Hendricks
Mogamad Ganief Ebrahim Hendricks (born 14 September 1949) is a South African politician, businessman, lecturer and teacher who is a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa. He became an MP on 22 May 2019. He is the founder and current le ...
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Al Jama-ah
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The party aims to support Muslim interests and uphold Shari'a law. The flag o ...
)
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Marubini Lubengo (
African National Congress
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Thandiswa Marawu
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African Transformation Movement
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It was formed with the backing of the South African Council of Messianic Churches in ...
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Constance Mkhonto (
Economic Freedom Fighters
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List of chairpersons
It is customary for a member of an opposition party to serve as chairperson of the committee.
References
External links
Page on Parliament of South AfricaPage on People's Assembly
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Public Accounts Committees
Committees of the National Assembly of South Africa