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Justice and Correctional Services
Withdrawal of charges against Minister of Finance: National Director of Public Prosecutions briefing
4 Nov 2016
The Committee questioned the head of the National Prosecuting Authority, Adv Shaun Abrahams on his decision to drop fraud-related charges against Finance Minister, Pravin Gordhan, former acting SARS Commissioner, Ivan Pillay, and Commissioner Oupa Magashula.
Adv Abrahams explained that the decision to prosecute Gordhan et al was taken in terms ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Military veterans benefits: Department of Military Veterans status report
2 Nov 2016
The Department of Defence and Military Veterans briefed the Committee on the implementation of memorandums of understanding (MOUs) and service level agreements (SLAs), and the challenges that impeded service delivery to military veterans. The Committee was updated on the progress on the implementation of the MOUs and SLAs between the ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Correctional Supervision and Parole: National Council for Correctional Services; Department of Correctional Services 1 Quarter 2016/17
2 Nov 2016
DCS Delegation:
Mr Terence Raseroka, DCS Deputy Commissioner: Strategic Management
Mr Smalberger, DCS Chief Deputy Commissioner: Incarceration and Corrections
Mr Piet de Bruin, DCS Director of Pre-Release Resettlement
Ms Veliswa Mvandaba, DCS Deputy Commissioner: Social Reintegration
Mr Nick Ligege, DCS Chief Financial Officer
Mr Joseph Katenga, DCS Chief Deputy Commissioner: ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Foundation for Human Rights mandate and activities, with Deputy Minister
1 Nov 2016
Infographic: Constitutional Awareness in SA
The Foundation for Human Rights (FHR). led by its executive director. presented its Socio-Economic Justice for All (SEJA) Programme to the Committee. It explained the FHR’s mandate, leadership structure, activities, grant making, and partnership with the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD) and the ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Suspension of Magistrates: Magistrates Commission progress report; Justice Administered Fund Bill: committee report adopted
20 Oct 2016
The Committee met to be briefed by the Magistrates Commission with progress reports on disciplinary hearings of 6 Magistrates charged with misconduct.
The Commission reported that Magistrate Morake had started serving his 4 year sentence in January 2016 emanating from a criminal conviction on 13 November 2011. Mr Morake’s misconduct ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Public Protector, SA Human Rights Commission, Legal Aid SA on their 2015/16 Annual Reports
19 Oct 2016
Office of the Public Protector
The new Public Protector was present for the Office of the Public Protector (OPP) Annual Report briefing. The OPP witnessed a surplus of R17 million, an improvement on last year’s surplus. Total expenditure was R237 million out of the budget of R246 ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Department of Military Veterans on its 2015/16 Annual Report
18 Oct 2016
The Department of Military Veterans (DMV) reported having underspent by R284million for 2015/16. The key challenges the DMV faced were mainly related to the paying of invoices, the increase of recipients for education support, invoices not being systematically submitted for health and wellness support, issues with the ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Office of Chief Justice on its 2015/16 Annual Report and 1 Quarter 2016/17 performance
18 Oct 2016
The Office of the Chief Justice briefed the Committee on its maiden year which was the first year of a separate budget vote after its administration was separated from the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Superior Courts were transferred to it. OCJ’s achievements and challenges were ...
Justice and Correctional Services
National Prosecuting Authority on its 2015/16 Annual Report
12 Oct 2016
The National Director of Public Prosecutions, Mr Shaun Abrahams, raised a point of objection to the presence of Ms Breytenbach in the meeting stating that she should not be part of that meeting because she is currently accused in a criminal matter. Ms Breytenbach replied that fortunately ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Armscor and Castle Control Board on their 2015/16 Annual Reports
12 Oct 2016
Castle Control Board Annual Report
Armscor told the Portfolio Committee that in terms of its strategic context under the new board, it believed that it was becoming irrelevant and unsustainable, particularly in respect of delivering in time and on time. The funding shortfall in the South African National Defence Force ...