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NCOP Security and Justice
Internal briefing session; Implication of court Judgement with regards to removal of Adv Jiba and Adv Mrwebi from Office by the President
29 Oct 2019
A senior Parliamentary legal advisor briefed the Select Committee on Security and Justice with regard to the removal from office of Advocate Jiba and Advocate Mrwebi by the President.
The Committee was reminded that Adv Jiba had filed an urgent application in August to stop Parliament from starting the process ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Minister Progress Report: Transport
17 Oct 2019
The Select Committee received a progress report on the undertakings the Minister of Transport made to the NCOP on 20 June 2017.
The Minister reported that the Department of Transport (DoT) has made huge strides towards black economic empowerment including women, youth, and people with disabilities through infrastructure investment in ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Section 139 Interventions: North West intervention at Mamusa Local Municipality
16 Oct 2019
The Member of the Executive Council (MEC) of the North West Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) briefed the Committee on the decision to dissolve the Mamusa municipality. The purpose of the meeting was for the provincial executive to gain support from the National Council of Provinces (NCOP). ...
Defence
Extension of SANDF members in Western Cape
10 Oct 2019
The Committee met to consider the report of the President on the extension of employment of the South African National Defence Force for service in cooperation with the South African Police Service which was tabled in Parliament on 13 September 2019. Members supported the extension.
The Committee then adopted its ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Traditional Courts Bill, Child Justice Amendment Bill & Cybercrimes Bill: Department briefings, with Deputy Minister
9 Oct 2019
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development briefed the Committee on three bills: the Traditional Courts Bill, Child Justice Amendment Bill and the Cybercrimes Bill. The Deputy Minister was in attendance.
Traditional Courts Bill
The Department said that the object of the Bill was to create a uniform legislative framework ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Child Justice Amendment Bill [B32B-2018], Cybercrimes Bill [B6B-2017], Traditional Courts Bill [B1B-2017]; Civil Union Amendment Bill [B11B-2018]: preliminary briefing
8 Oct 2019
The Committee researcher and a parliamentary legal advisor briefed the Committee on four of the seven Bills that lapsed at the end of the Fifth Parliament and which would be revived: Cybercrimes Bill; Child Justice Amendment Bill; Civil Union Amendment Bill and Traditional Courts Bill.
Cybercrimes Bill
This Bill was ...
Defence
South African Air Force & Navy budget and capacity constraints
12 Sep 2019
The focus of this meeting was the continued reduction of the budget of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), which compromises its ability to carry out its constitutional mandate. The South African Air Force and Navy components of the SANDF reported on flying and sea hours and the capacity ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Firearm Amnesty: SAPS briefing; IPID Amendment Bill: status & way forward
11 Sep 2019
The South African Police Services (SAPS) briefed on the proposed 2019/20 Firearm amnesty. The amnesty would grant indemnity against possession of illegal firearms. Owners could bring in firearms without being prosecuted, and could also apply for licensing of the surrendered weapon. The amnesty period would be from 1 October 2019 ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Minister Progress Reports: Human Settlements & Social Development
5 Sep 2019
This Committee was briefed on progress made in various programmes of the Department of Human Settlements (DHS) and the Department of Social Development (DSD).
One of the main issues addressed by the DHS was that of title deeds, which was seen as a pervasive issue in the housing subsidy programme. ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Progress report on misconduct inquiries: Magistrates Commission briefing
4 Sep 2019
The Magistrate’s Commission briefed the Committee on the matters of 4 magistrates facing disciplinary action: Mr Nzimande, Mr Hinxa, Ms Freeman and Ms Van Schalkwyk. The Commission noted its difficulties in getting these magistrates to face justice at independent tribunals given their willingness to use tactics including dismissal of attorneys, ...