The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA; Afrikaans: Staande Komitee oor Openbare Rekeninge) is a standing committee of the National Assembly of South Africa, the lower house of the Parliament of South Africa. 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 on government departments and state institutions, as well as any other financial statements or reports referred to by the committee.[1]

Membership

The membership of the committee is as follows:[2]

Party Member
IFP Mkhuleko Hlengwa (chairperson)
ANC Alexandra Beukes
ANC Bheki Hadebe
Democratic Alliance Alf Lees
EFF Veronica Mente
ANC Sakhumzi Somyo
ANC Nokuzola Tolashe
Democratic Alliance Benedicta van Minnen
ANC Beauty Zibula

The following people serve as alternate members of the committee:

List of chairpersons

It is customary for a member of an opposition party to serve as chairperson of the committee.[3]

Chairperson Party Term Start Term End
Ken Andrew Democratic Party 1994 1999
Gavin Woods Inkatha Freedom Party 1999 2002[4]
Francois Beukman New National Party 2002[5] 2004
Vincent Smith African National Congress 2004[6] 2004
Francois Beukman New National Party 2004[7] 2005[8]
Themba Godi Pan Africanist Congress 2005[9] 2007
African People's Convention 2007 2019
Mkhuleko Hlengwa Inkatha Freedom Party 2019[10] Incumbent

References

  1. ↑ "Role of Parliamentary Committees". Parliament of South Africa. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Public Accounts (SCOPA)". Parliamentary Monitoring Group. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  3. ↑ "How Are SCOPA Chairpersons Elected Nationally and Provincially?". People's Assembly. 2022-07-29. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  4. ↑ "Gavin Woods resigns". News24. 25 February 2002. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  5. ↑ "New Scopa chair a 'lackey'". News24. 25 April 2002. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  6. ↑ "ANC man to head key fiscal watchdog". The Mail & Guardian. 2004-05-06. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  7. ↑ "NNP to chair Scopa – for now". IOL. 2 June 2004. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "Scopa chairperson resigns after switching parties". The Mail & Guardian. 2005-09-07. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  9. ↑ "DA criticises ANC choice for Scopa chair". The Mail & Guardian. 2005-10-24. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  10. ↑ "IFP's Mkhuleko Hlengwa is new chair of watchdog Scopa". Sunday Times. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
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