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NCOP Security and Justice
SAPS on its 2018 Annual Performance Plan: Meeting postponed
18 Apr 2018
The South African Police Service (SAPS) was supposed to present its 2018/19 annual performance plan. However; SAPS was not allowed to proceed after the Committee noted that the Minister and Deputy Minister were not present at the meeting. The National Commissioner was also currently appearing before the Portfolio Committee on ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Transkei Road Transport Corporation (TRTC) petition: Special Investigating Unit & Department of Labour hearing
18 Apr 2018
The Transkei Road Transport Corporation (TRTC) Petition dealt with the alleged failure by TRTC to pay pension monies and severance packages to former employees subsequent to its liquidation. The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) gave a briefing on the proclamation mandate of the SIU investigation, facts shown by the investigation and ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Winnie Mandela Brandfort House museum: Department of Arts and Culture, Lejweleputswa District Municipalit, Masilonyana Local Municipality
21 Feb 2018
The Select Committee on Recreation and Education met with the Department of Arts and Culture, Lejweleputswa District Municipality and the Masilonyana Local Municipality to obtain an update on the long outstanding project to convert Winnie Madikizela Mandela’s Brandfort house into a museum.
The Committee was unhappy with the lack of ...
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 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 Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Department of Public Services and Administration briefing: meeting postponed; Application of NCOP Rule 91
7 Nov 2017
The Committee was supposed to receive a briefing from the Department of Public Services and Administration on its performance. The Minister had indicated beforehand that she would be unavailable to attend the meeting but that the Deputy Minister would attend instead. However; the Committee decided not to proceed with 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 Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Nobuntu Fuzane, Love Knysna & Mantsopa Petitions
13 Sep 2017
The Committee met to consider and adopt the Nobuntu Fuzane Petition Report, the Love Knysna Petition Report, outstanding minutes from previous meetings, and to table Executive Undertakings for future consideration.
Disagreement over the Committee’s right to pursue some of the recommendations in its Nobuntu Fuzane petition report, led to a ...