Committee Work Hub

Reviews all provincial revenue, expenditure and Auditor-General findings. Holds heads of department and MECs accountable for clean audit outcomes and fiscal discipline.

• AGSA 2024/25 — 3 departments regressed from clean audit
• Q3 Public Works underspending (18%) — HOD called to account
• Health Department irregular expenditure tracking
• Provincial own-revenue collection performance

Provides legislative oversight of departments responsible for agriculture, land reform, rural economic development, SMMEs, sport, arts and culture across the Free State.

• Agricultural Land Reform Amendment Bill — commonage land provisions
• SMME cooperative registration growth in Fezile Dabi (12% increase)
• Rural food security targets and irrigation scheme performance
• Sport infrastructure equity across districts

Oversees delivery of government infrastructure — roads, public buildings, transport networks and housing — with a focus on rural and peri-urban communities across the province.

• Roads & Transport Infrastructure Bill — clause-by-clause deliberation
• Human Settlements Amendment Bill — ANC amendment on Clause 14
• Rural road access gaps in Thabo Mofutsanyane & Xhariep
• RDP housing delivery backlogs and contractor performance

Scrutinises the Education, Health and Social Development departments on legislation, budgets, infrastructure delivery and service quality, with a cross-cutting equity mandate.

• Education Amendment Bill — rural school infrastructure funding allocations
• Health Infrastructure Maintenance Bill — first public hearing 14 Apr
• Pelonomi & Bongani hospital reports — staffing and equipment backlogs
• Child welfare grant uptake and social worker vacancy rates

Oversight of cooperative governance, intergovernmental relations, the Premier's Office and provincial police accountability — including Section 139 municipal interventions.

• Section 139 — Matjhabeng & Dihlabeng exit strategy assessment
• GBV, stock theft & cash-in-transit crime — Q3 SAPS briefing
• Municipal finance distress — Maluti-a-Phofung & Kopanong
• Premier's Office performance targets — annual review

Receives, processes and routes public petitions to the relevant portfolio committees or the Executive; monitors departmental responses within the 30-day statutory period.

• Xhariep water access petition — 1 420 signatories, referred to EHS committee
• Mangaung housing petition — MEC response due 30 Apr 2026
• 30-day response compliance monitoring across all active petitions
• 4 petitions currently active in the system

Enforces the Code of Ethics for all members of the legislature; administers annual financial disclosure; investigates complaints of misconduct or conflicts of interest.

• 2025/26 financial disclosures — all 33 MPLs compliant
• Code of conduct refresher completed by legislature legal services
• Complaints investigation protocol review — new framework in progress
• Gift register compliance audit — Q1 2026

Scrutinises the legislature's own institutional budget, monitors provincial appropriation votes and provides oversight of legislature administration and financial controls.

• 2026/27 provincial budget debate completed — committee report tabled in plenary
• AEPRE review — Tourism savings of R8.2m identified and reallocated
• Legislature institutional budget — Q3 review and variance analysis
• Appropriation vote alignment with departmental APP targets