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NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Minister of Environmental Affairs & Minister of Mineral Resources Progress Reports
21 Feb 2018
The Select Committee met to consider progress reports on Executive Undertakings made by the Minister of Environmental Affairs and the Minister of Mineral Resources in October 2015.
The Minister of Environmental Affairs responded questions raised by the Committee regarding the executive undertakings made on 27 October 2015. The Minister indicated ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Committee Programme
13 Feb 2018
The Committee met to consider its programme for the first term of 2018. The Committee spoke about various aspects relating to the programme including the worrisome absenteeism of ANC Members at Committee meetings and prioritising municipalities experiencing crises. These municipalities were spread across the Free State, KZN, Mpumalanga, North West, ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Minister of Health & Minister of Human Settlements Progress Reports
22 Nov 2017
The Committee met with the Minister of Human Settlements to be briefed on the progress made with an Executive undertaking made by the Minister during a policy debate on human settlements on 12 May 2015. The Minister outlined that the Department of Human Settlements was responsible for providing housing to ...
NCOP Security and Justice
International Arbitration Bill & Legal Practice Amendment Bill: finalisation, Deputy Minister; Suspension of Magistrate V Gqiba
22 Nov 2017
The Committee met to adopt the International Arbitration Bill and Legal Practice Amendment Bill – the Committee adopted the Bills along with their Committee Reports on the Bills. On the Legal Practice Amendment Bill, a briefing by the Department of Justice, in the presence of Deputy Minister John Jeffery, was ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Bill: COGTA briefing, with Deputy Minister; SALGA Annual Performance Plan
14 Nov 2017
In his opening remarks, the Deputy Minister said the main crux of the Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Bill is the recognition of the Khoi-San because the Constitution presently recognises nine indigenous communities. The Khoi-San took up the matter with government until they were left with no option but to approach the ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Ministers of Health & Human Settlements: progress reports on Executive Undertakings: meeting postponed
8 Nov 2017
The meeting was cancelled and postponed until further notice after a deliberation on whether the Committee would allow the senior officials to account on behalf of the Ministers. Members felt that the meeting could not take place irrespective of the fact that Ministers had delegated their Director Generals to brief ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Legal Practice Amendment Bill: Department briefing, with Deputy Minister
8 Nov 2017
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development briefed the Select Committee on the Legal Practice Bill. The Bill amended the Legal Practice Act 28 of 2014. The aim of the Bill was to address practical and technical issues of a non–contentious nature that would enhance a smooth transition to the ...
NCOP Security and Justice
International Arbitration Bill [B10B-2017]: briefing; Suspension of Magistrate Committee Reports
1 Nov 2017
The Select Committee met to be briefed by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development on the International Arbitration Bill [B10B-2017] by the State Law Adviser, who said that the Bill aimed to adopt the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law as the cornerstone of the ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Gauteng Section 47 Municipal Performance Reports
31 Oct 2017
The Chairperson noted that it was the first time that Gauteng Department had presented a brief before the Committee despite constitutional requirement to present its report annually.
The presentation highlighted the performances of the Department with regard to municipalities and coordination by the Department and the challenges faced by the ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Magistrates Commission on suspension of magistrates, with Deputy Minister
18 Oct 2017
The Committee met to be briefed by the Deputy Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and the Magistrate’s Commission (MC) on the consideration of suspension/removal of Ms J Van Schalkwyk, Ms R Malahlela, Ms S Monaledi, Mr M Kgomo, Mr I Morake. The other items for the Committee to consider ...