Standing Committee on Finance (South Africa)

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The Standing Committee on Finance is a standing committee in the National Assembly of the Parliament of South Africa.

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Mandate

The committee oversees the National Treasury and statutory entities, including the Accounting Standards Board, the Co-operative Banks Development Agency, the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), the Office of the Ombud for Financial Services Providers, the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC), the Financial and Fiscal Commission, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority, the Government Pensions Administration Agency (GPAA), the Government Technical Advisory Centre, the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA), the Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa, the Office of the Pension Funds Adjudicator, the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), the South African Special Risk Insurance Association (SASRIA), the South African Revenue Service (SARS), the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) and the Office of the Tax Ombud.

Membership

After the 2024 general election, the committee's members are as follows: [1]

MemberParty
Joe Maswanganyi MP (Chairperson) African National Congress
Wendy Alexander MP Democratic Alliance
Andrew Bateman MP Democratic Alliance
Alan Beesley MP ActionSA
Wesley Marshall Douglas MP uMkhonto weSizwe
Nonceba Gcaleka-Mazibuko MP African National Congress
Nhalanhla Hadebe MP Inkatha Freedom Party
Molapi Lekganyane MP Economic Freedom Fighters
Seaparo Sekoati MP African National Congress
Nyiko Shivambu MP Economic Freedom Fighters
Des Van Rooyen MP uMkhonto weSizwe

The following people serve as alternate members: [1]

Alternate MemberParty
Mark John Burke MP Democratic Alliance (South Africa)
Sakiena Frenchman MP National Coloured Congress
Mzwanele Manyi MP Economic Freedom Fighters
Steven Swart MP African Christian Democratic Party

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References

  1. 1 2 "Standing Committee on Finance". Parliament of South Africa. Retrieved 7 August 2024.