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Defence
Combat Readiness: Department of Military Veterans briefing; 2017 Committee Programme
2 Dec 2016
Relevant Document
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
White Paper on Peace Mission
The Department of Defence and Military Veterans (DoD) briefed the Committee on its combat readiness, describing the country’s defence policy development since 1993 to date and onwards. The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) mandate ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Military Veterans subsidised transport: Status, progress and challenges: Department of Transport briefings
30 Nov 2016
The Department of Transport (DoT) attended the meeting to brief the Committee on the progress of a system of subsidies for military veterans. Prior to the briefing, Members had questioned the Department whether other entities such as Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA), Airports Company South Africa (ACSA), South ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Judicial Matters Amendment Bill [B14-2016]: briefing, with Deputy Minister of Justice
23 Nov 2016
A delegation led by the Deputy Justice Minister briefed the Committee on the Judicial Matters Amendment Bill. It explained that the Bill seeks to amend:
- section 9 of the Magistrate Courts Act of 1944,
- State Liability Act of 1957,
- Institution of Legal Proceedings against certain Organs of ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Department of Military Veterans progress report on Management Performance
23 Nov 2016
The Department of Defence and Military Veterans briefed the Committee on the information it had requested on the DMV skills audit, its consequence management, its exact number of employees, and the results of the latest Management Performance Assessment Tool (MPAT) assessment conducted by the Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Halfway Houses & NGO challenges with rehabilitation programmes; DCS Mid-Year Performance; Protected Disclosures Amendment Bill: adoption
16 Nov 2016
Protected Disclosures Amendment Bill
The Committee adopted the Protected Disclosures Amendment Bill after DA and ACDP members had reiterated their opposition to the criminalisation of false disclosure.
Halfway Houses and NGO challenges for rehabilitation programmes in Western Cape correctional centres
The Committee Researcher explained his findings on Halfway houses in ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Courts of Law Amendment Bill: response to submissions; Protected Disclosures Amendment Bill: final Committee amendments
15 Nov 2016
The Department explained the effect of the Stellenbosch Judgment on the Courts of Law Amendment Bill. The Judgment means that an emolument attachment order (EAO) cannot be issued unless a court has authorised it after satisfying itself that the requested order is just and equitable and that the amount is ...
Defence
Turn-around strategy: Department of Military Veterans briefing, with Minister
11 Nov 2016
The Department of Military Veterans briefed the Committee on its turnaround strategy in the presence of the Minister. The Department highlighted that the terms of reference for the Turnaround Strategic Initiative would focus on procurement and the Department aimed at putting in place a fair and transparent procurement system to ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Housing benefits to military veterans: Provincial Departments of Human Settlements progress reports
9 Nov 2016
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Military Veterans (DMV) and provincial Departments of Human Settlements -- Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and North West -- on the status, progress and challenges being encountered in delivering housing benefits to military veterans.
The DMV had transferred a total of ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Protected Disclosures Amendment Bill: false disclosures / financial disclosures
9 Nov 2016
The Committee continued its deliberations on the Protected Disclosures Amendment Bill. After listening to advice from the Office of the State Law Adviser (OSLA) regarding the approach of Ghana, Australia, Kenya, Namibia, New Zealand, and India to criminalisation of false disclosures and incentivising disclosures, members restated the views they expressed ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Protected Disclosures Amendment Bill: deliberations
8 Nov 2016
The Committee discussed clause 9(b) of the Protected Disclosures Amendment Bill, which seeks to criminalise intentional, false disclosures that result in harm. Opinion was divided, with DA and ACDP members opposed, and ANC members in support. Members opposed to criminalisation argued that it would discourage whistleblowers because of job insecurity, ...