Mr Thamsanqa Simon China Dodovu

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Thamsanqa Simon China Dodovu

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Committee Meetings Attended

  • NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements Committee Legacy report
    26 Apr 2024

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    The Select Committee convened virtually to consider and adopt its 6th Parliament Committee Legacy Report on activities undertaken from May 2019 to March 2024. Having considered the report's content, the Committee unanimously resolved to adopt the Legacy Report of the 6th Parliament.

    The Committee viewed the 6th Parliament as ...

  • NCOP Security and Justice Magistrate Commission Reports; Committee Legacy Report
    24 Apr 2024

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    The Select Committee held a virtual meeting to consider Magistrate Commission reports on the removal of Magistrates Raath, Maharaj, Hinxa and Dyeyi, the provisional suspension of Magistrates Govender and Singh, as well as the two-week upliftment of the provisional suspension of Magistrate Bodlani.

    All the Magistrate Commission’s reports were ...

  • NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings Committee Legacy Report
    24 Apr 2024

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    Presentation on legacy report (awaited document)

    The Committee met on a virtual platform to consider and adopt its legacy report which covered the Committee’s activities during the Sixth Parliament (2019-2024). The Committee focused on challenges and recommendations. Challenges included COVID19, the absence of rules or guidelines to guide the ...

  • NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements Independent Municipal Demarcation Authority Bill: Department response to Negotiating Mandates
    23 Apr 2024

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    The Select Committee convened virtually to be briefed by the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) on its response to the provinces' negotiating mandates on the Municipal Demarcation Authority Bill [B14B-2022].

    COGTA's presentation detailed the suggestions made by the provinces in their negotiating mandates and indicated whether ...

  • NCOP Security and Justice Suspension/removal/upliftment of Magistrates from office & Progress Reports
    17 Apr 2024

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    The Select Committee on Security and Justice held a virtual meeting to receive a briefing from the Magistrates Commission on the removal or suspension of several of its magistrates.

    The Committee described the significant delays in finalising several of these matters as "unacceptable" and called on the chairperson of ...

  • NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements South African National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency SOC Limited Bill: DWS briefing; with Deputy Ministers
    9 Apr 2024

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    The Select Committee convened in a virtual meeting to be briefed by the Department of Water and Sanitation on the South African National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency SOC Limited Bill. The Chairperson apologised for having called the meeting at such short notice, but said the Bill was critical to ...

  • Ad Hoc Committee on General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill (NCOP) (2024) GILAB: SSA briefing; with Minister
    4 Apr 2024

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    The Ad Hoc Committee met to be briefed by the State Security Agency (SSA) on the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill (GILAB) [B40-2003].

    GILAB seeks to enable the President, through this legislation, to establish Domestic Service which shall be responsible for Counter-Intelligence and Intelligence gathering mandates and functions, and ...

  • Ad Hoc Committee on General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill (NCOP) (2024) Election of Chairperson; Draft Programme
    28 Mar 2024

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    The Committee met to nominate and elect a chairperson for the NCOP Ad Hoc Committee on General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill. The Bill overhauls the legislative framework currently provided in the National Strategic Intelligence Act, the Intelligence Services Act and the Intelligence Services Oversight Act, disestablishing the State Security ...

  • NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements Housing Consumer Protection Bill: Final Mandates & adoption
    26 Mar 2024

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    The Select Committee adopted the Housing Consumer Protection (HCP) Bill, with support from all nine provinces. The Committee also approved the accompanying report.

    The Bill seeks to ensure adequate protection of housing consumers and effective regulation of the home building industry by strengthening protection measures, regulatory and enforcement mechanisms, ...

  • NCOP Security and Justice Electoral Matters Amendment Bill: adoption
    20 Mar 2024

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    The Select Committee held a brief meeting to consider the Electoral Matters Amendment (EMA) Bill and its accompanying report.

    The Bill makes consequential amendments, which arise from the introduction of independent candidates and independent representatives in the National Assembly and provincial legislatures.

    The bill was adopted despite objections from ...