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Powers and Privileges of Parliament
Parliament of Republic of South Africa vs Hon F Shivambu and 19 others - Suggestion of penalties by Mr Randall van Voore
7 Nov 2014
On 03 November 2014, the Ad Hoc Committee found guilty the EFF Members who faced allegation of contempt of Parliament by creating or taking part in a disturbance within the precincts of Parliament while the House was meeting, inter alia, shouting, and or banging on tables, and or refusing to ...
Defence
2014 Defence Review: Minister and Defence Committee briefing
6 Nov 2014
The Committee was briefed by the Defence Review Committee on the Defence Review 2014. The Minister of Defence was present at the meeting and stated that the Defence Review recognised the mismatch between what was expected from the SANDF, and the capacity resources allocated to it. The persistent disconnect between ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Correctional Centre Infrastructure: Department of Correctional Services briefing
5 Nov 2014
The Department of Correctional Services said that the Department of Public Works (DPW) was the custodian of government buildings and manages the municipality accounts for DCS facilities. DCS leases government owned properties directly from DPW and pays accommodation charges to DPW. For the 2014/15 to 2019/20 financial period, it requires ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Defence infrastructure projects: status report by Department of Defence & Military Veterans
5 Nov 2014
The Department of Defence and Military Veterans said under expenditure at the National Department of Public Works has resulted in a huge backlog of maintenance and repairs to DOD facilities. The DOD backlog on facility maintenance and repair was an estimated R12 billion in 2014. These facilities were spread throughout ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Court infrastructure building & maintenance: briefing by Department of Justice
4 Nov 2014
The Department of Justice spoke about the state of its current infrastructure projects at magistrate and high courts, the state of maintenance of buildings occupied by the Department, the disability access plan and its leased property portfolio.
The situation for the current capital works projects underway was grim with there ...
Defence
JC Defence: Third Term Committee Programme
30 Oct 2014
The Joint Standing Committee on Defence met for the Consideration of Draft Third Term Committee Programme.
Members deliberated on the programme and agreed it should be revised and presented on 6 November 2014.
The Committee also agreed that it will start the process of the Defence Review on 6 ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Justice and Correctional Services Budget Review and Recommendations Report
29 Oct 2014
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services, having received the Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) for the Department of Correctional Services only that morning, postponed its consideration to the following day. It proceeded to read through the draft BRRR for the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, page ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Defence and Military Veterans Budget Review and Recommendations Report
29 Oct 2014
The Committee considered its Draft Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR). In the interests of time the Committee dealt specifically with the Committee Recommendations as contained in the Report. The DA felt that the recommendations contained in the Report did not deal with the real issues of the Department of ...
Powers and Privileges of Parliament
Parliament of Republic of South Africa vs Hon F Shivambu and 19 other - Summary of evidence by Mr van Voore
28 Oct 2014
Mr Randal van Voore summarised the evidence laid before the Committee in relation to EFF Members who faced allegations of contempt of Parliament. The evidence included the video footage, evidence by the Sergeant at Arms, the Deputy Chief Whip of the majority party, the Chief whip of opposition party, the ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Attorneys Amendment Bill, Suspension of Magistrates: Adoption of Committee Reports
28 Oct 2014
The Committee formally adopted three Committee Reports relating to the suspension of Mr TM Masinga, Additional Magistrate at Emlazi; the provisional suspension from office of Mrs RM Mahlalela, Additional Magistrate at Delmas; and the approval of the Magistrates Commission report on the upliftment of the provisional suspension of Mr PS ...