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NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Africa Skills FET College Petition: hearing
12 Oct 2016
The Select Committee heard submissions on the Africa Skills FET College Petition (Petition requesting the intervention of the NCOP on the alleged ill-treatment of students, corruption and racism by Africa Skills College in George, Western Cape Province). Submissions were made by the petitioners, Africa Skills College Management, the Department of ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Division of Revenue Bill: Financial and Fiscal Commission briefing
11 Oct 2016
The Financial and Fiscal Commission presented the Commission’s submission on the division of revenue in terms of the intergovernmental fiscal relations (IGFR) Act and the Money Bills Amendment Procedure and Related Matters Act (MBAPRM). The 2017/18 submission focused on rural development in South Africa, and was aimed at providing a ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Promotion of Access to Information Act Revised Rules of Procedure
21 Sep 2016
The Department of Justice briefed the Committee on the amended Rules of Procedure for the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA), No 2 of 2000. The purpose of the amendments was to bring about uniformity to the Court Rules as well as in response to certain court pronouncements such ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Commission on Gender Equality 2016/17 Annual Performance Plan; NYDA National Youth Policy; Department of Women performance report, with the Minister present
20 Sep 2016
The Select Committee met with the Department of Women in the Presidency (DWP), the Commission on Gender Equality (CGE) and the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) to discuss each entity’s recent performance. The meeting was time constrained and some of the Committee’s questions could not be fully addressed. This was ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Review of the Age of Criminal Capacity
7 Sep 2016
The Committee was told that South Africa was among the few countries that had developed and implemented a criminal justice system for children. The system ensured that children were treated differently from hardened criminals and the legislation had come into effect in 2010. The DoJ&CD was grappling with the implementation ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Embrace Dignity Petition Report: adoption; Chiawelo Petition Report: deferred
7 Sep 2016
The Select Committee on Petitions and Executive Undertakings considered the Embrace Dignity Report (Petition requesting the intervention of the NCOP in ensuring an end to all forms of sexual oppression against women); and the Chiawelo Petition Report (Petition on alleged noise disturbance emanating from Unity Fellowship Church in Chiawelo Extension ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Cameron Report on Pollsmoor Correctional Centre: Department of Correctional Services progress report
24 Aug 2016
The DA, on behalf of the opposition, proposed a motion of no confidence in the Chairperson, and requested that this be placed as an item on the agenda. The Chairperson said that would have to go through the chairperson of the NCOP. The DA protested, but the agenda was adopted. ...
Constitutional Review Committee
Legacy submissions: deliberations
19 Aug 2016
The Content Advisor to the Committee, Ms Sipamla, briefed the Committee on submissions made by the Ms Mosiane, Mr O Shembe, Mr L Mahlatsi, the Support Public Broadcasting Cooperation (SOS), the Deaf Federation of South Africa (DEAFSA), the Holy Faith Mission Evangelical Church, the South African Local Government Association (SALGA), ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Bafokeng Petition on alleged gross human rights violations by the Bafokeng Tribal Authority
25 May 2016
The Committee met for a hearing on the Bafokeng Land Buyers Association petition on alleged gross human rights violations by the Bafokeng Tribal Authority.
The Committee was informed that though the Bafokeng Land Buyers Buyer’s Association (BLBA) had petitioned Parliament in 2008 and 2012, it had asked that the only ...
NCOP Security and Justice
National Council for Correctional Services: consideration of nominations; Magistrates Commission on suspended magistrates; Proclamations of Terrorist organisations
18 May 2016
The Department of Correctional Services firstly briefed the Committee, in the presence of the Deputy Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, on the eight shortlisted candidates for the National Council on Correctional Services (NCCS). The criteria for the shortlisting, the potential candidates and the qualifications and experience of the candidates ...