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NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Traditional Leadership Governance Framework: Department of COGTA briefing; with Deputy Minister
12 Sep 2017
The Committee met briefly to discuss the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Amendment Bill.
The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) reported that an extension of the Amendment Bill was needed in order to reconstitute the traditional councils, and to standardise the timeframes between the terms of office ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Committee Report on Free State oversight visit to police stations & correctional centre
6 Sep 2017
Documents handed out:
Oversight visit to police station in Mafube Municipality
Report of the police station in Masilonyana local municipality
Report on Winburg Correctional Centre
[All Committee reports available under Tabled Committee Reports once published]
The Committee considered the report on the oversight visit to the Free State province police ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Judicial Matters Amendment Bill & Courts of Law Amendment Bill: consideration; Firearms Amnesty: SAPS briefing
21 Jun 2017
A delegation from the South African Police Services (SAPS) presented SAPS’ Draft Notice on the Declaration of Amnesty in terms of section 139 of the Firearms Control Act of 2000. Among other reasons, the Declaration seeks to reduce the availability of firearms, thereby reducing the incidence of crime in South ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
eMadlangeni Local Municipality report on Section 139 (1) (b)
20 Jun 2017
The Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs considered its report on whether to intervene in eMadlangeni Local Municipality in terms of Section 139(1) (b) of the Constitution (1996).
The Committee resolved to disapprove the intervention. Members adopted the report after redrafting some of the paragraphs and make minor ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Judicial Matters Amendment Bill, Courts of Law Amendment Bill: briefing; Criminal Procedure Amendment Bill: adoption
14 Jun 2017
The Department of Justice briefed members on the Courts of Law Amendment Bill and the Judicial Matters Amendment Bill. While the Judicial Bill seeks to amend several laws that hamper the smooth administration of justice, the Courts Bill addresses alleged abuses in the civil debt recovery system, following the Constitutional ...
Defence
Operation Vimbezela: Department of Defence and South African National Defence Force briefing
9 Jun 2017
The Committee received a briefing from the Department of Defence and South African National Defence Force on Operation Vimbezela.
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) formalised the defence cooperation with Central African Republic Armed forces by means of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), concluded and signed in 2007. ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Nobuntu Fuzane Petition Report
7 Jun 2017
Documents handed out:
Draft Report on the Nobuntu Fuzane Petition
The meeting was convened for the consideration and adoption of the Nobuntu Fuzane Petition Report. The petition had been submitted by Ms N Fuzane on behalf of her daughter, Tamara, and had raised complaints against Groote Schuur Hospital and Khayelitsha ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Department of Justice APP; Criminal Procedure Amendment Bill: briefing; Legal Aid Regulations, with Minister and Deputy Minister
31 May 2017
The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development said the Department’s strategic plan had been developed in the light of unfavourable global economic conditions. The areas of concern were a complete overhaul of the criminal justice system (CJS) and the Integrated Justice System (IJS), and their alignment to the democratic order, ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Makudubela & Africa Skills FET College Petition Reports; Executive Undertakings referred to the Committee
31 May 2017
The meeting was convened for the consideration and adoption of the Makudubela petition and the Africa Skills FET College petition.
Consideration and adoption of the Makudubela Petition Report
The Committee debated whether the Committee had the jurisdiction to deal with the matters presented in the petition considering the fact that ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
DPSA on their Annual Performance Plan
30 May 2017
The Committee’s initial agenda included presentations from both the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) and the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA), but the COGTA delegation was unable to attend as it had other commitments to attend to.
The DPSA presented their Annual Performance Plan (APP) ...