Mr James Selfe

National Assembly

@JAMESSELFE3

About James Selfe

Mr Selfe served as the DA's Federal Executive Chairperson. He was born in Pretoria and attended Bishops Boarding School in Cape Town. Upon completing his secondary education he was called up for military training in the South African National Defense Force anti-aircraft division and progressed to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Mr Selfe started his political career in late 1978 by working in the research department of the Progressive Federal Party (PFP). He became the party’s Director of Communication in 1988. He joined the Democratic Party in 1992 in the capacity of Executive Director. After his election to Parliament in 1999 he became the party’s spokesperson on Provincial and Local Government. In 2004 he was re-elected to Parliament and became responsible for the Correctional Services Portfolio. (http://www.da.org.za).

2020 committee attendance as mp

50% attendance rate

Attended 10 meetings out of 20

2018 committee attendance as mp

60% attendance rate

Attended 3 meetings out of 5

2017 committee attendance as mp

75% attendance rate

Attended 18 meetings out of 24

2016 committee attendance as mp

50% attendance rate

Attended 4 meetings out of 8

2015 committee attendance as mp

29% attendance rate

Attended 14 meetings out of 48

2014 committee attendance as mp

(From the start of the Fifth Parliament)

47% attendance rate

Attended 17 meetings out of 36

Attendance records reflect Committee not Plenary Attendance
Minister/Deputy Minister attendance is not compulsory.
MP attendance is compulsory unless an apology is given
MPs are recorded as absent whether they have, or have not submitted apologies.
This is not the official committee attendance record of Parliament.
Plenary Attendance is not made public by Parliament although it has been requested.

Recent meetings attended

Justice and Correctional Services — DCS: measures to address irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure; Covid 19 related matters; with Deputy Minister — 2 Sep 2020
Justice and Correctional Services — DoJ&CD, DCS & OCJ Budget: Committee Reports — 17 Jul 2020
Justice and Correctional Services — Correctional Services & OCJ Special Adjustments Budgets; with Deputy Minister — 15 Jul 2020
Justice and Correctional Services — Magistrates Commission on suspension/removal from office of magistrates — 25 Jun 2020
Justice and Correctional Services — Lockdown case backlogs; overcrowding & release of inmates: Minister's briefing — 24 Jun 2020

All meetings attended

DISCLAIMER: This information has been obtained via the Parliamentary Monitoring Group. PMG makes every effort to compile reliable and comprehensive information, but does not claim that the data is 100% accurate and complete.

Currently

Alternate Member at Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)

Formerly

22nd Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
Member at Constitutional Review Committee (National Assembly Committees) from 16th March 2018 until 7th May 2019
Member at Ad Hoc Committee on Funding of Political Parties (Ad Hoc Committees) from 21st June 2017 until 7th May 2019
Alternate Member at Portfolio Committee on Communications (National Assembly Committees) from 4th October 2016 until 7th May 2019
Member at Ad Hoc Committee on Police Minister's Report on Nkandla (Ad Hoc Committees) from June 2015 until 7th May 2019
Member at Portfolio Committee On Justice and Constitutional Development (Committee) from 20th June 2014 until 7th May 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) from 21st May 2014 until 7th May 2019
Constituency Contact at DA Constituency Area: South Peninsula 2 (Constituency Area) from 10th May 2014 until 7th May 2019
Member at Constitutional Review Committee (National Assembly Committees) from 25th March 2015 until 29th May 2018
Alternate Member at Ad Hoc Committee to nominate a person for appointment of Public Protector (Ad Hoc Committees) from 26th May 2016 until 30th August 2016
Member-elect at National Assembly (Parliament) from 16th May 2014 until 21st May 2014
1st Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional Western Cape Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) from 6th May 2009 until 6th May 2014
Constituency Contact at DA Constituency Area: South Peninsula 2 (Constituency Area) until 6th May 2014
Member at Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services (National Assembly Committees) until 6th May 2014
Member at Portfolio Committee On Correctional Services (Committee) until 6th May 2014

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2018 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value	No	Name of Company	Nature
R112 047	Unit Trust	Old Mutual	Unit trust
R437 000	Shares	Investec	Money Fund
R312 727	Shares	Investec	Unit Trust
R 2 690 963	Shares	I Select Investec bond	Unit Trust

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Erf 286	674sq.m	Langebaan
Erf 86445	396sq.m	Muizenberg
No.2 Vanguard Court	81sq.m plus 41sq.m terrace	Vredehoek

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

Name of Whip	Type of Business	Approved	Employer
Mr John Steenhuisen	Politics	Yes	Democratic Alliance

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership
SCE Property Holdings (Pty)Ltd Property Investment

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

No	Name of Company	Nature	Nominal Value
32.95%	Investec - Coronation Global Managed Fund	Shares
1.21%	Investec - Money Fund	shares
32.87%	Investec - Orbis Global Balanced Fund	Shares
32.97%	Investec - Sarasin GlobalSar Dynamic	Shares
50.08%	Investec - Coronation Market Plus Fund	Shares
49.92%	Investec - PSG Flexible Fund	Shares
100%	Allan Gray Money Market Fund	Investment Platform Unit Trust
	Old Mutual	Retirement Wealth	R369 517.10
	Old Mutual	Unit Trust(Retirement Annuity)	R87 520.16

TRAVEL

Description	Sponsor
Study tour to Belgium and Netherlands in relation to the International Criminal Court	Friedrich Naumann Foundation

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

Name of Whip	Type of Business	Approved	Employer
Mr J steenhuisen	Politics	Yes	Democratic Alliance

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Erf 186	674 sq.m	Langebaan
Erf 86445	396 sq.m	Muizenberg
Flat	81sqm	vredehoek

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2016 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value	Name of Company	Nature	No
R87 937.76	Allan Gray	Units
R24 843.99	Allan Gray Equity Fund Class A	Units	66.199
R45 929.62	Coronation Balanced Plus Fund B4 Class	Units	458.434
R42 816.68	Investec Opportunity Fund E Class	Units	3 935.465
R67 945.88	Old Mutual Balanced Fund B1 Class	Units	4 591.310
R165 415.93	Old Mutual Edge 28 Fund	Units	86 613.440
R14 573.84	Old Mutual Money Market Fund B1 Class	Units	11 555.904
R33 507.19	Old Mutual Growth Fund A	Units
R6 342.31	Old Mutual Money Market Fund A	Units	6 342.31
R22 127.42	Old Mutual Balanced Fund A	Units	1 491.03

TRUSTS

Details Of Benefits	Trustee/Beneficiary	Name Of Trusts	Registration Number
None	Trustee	Millennium Prosperity Trust	IT 7191/02

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

Name of Whip	Type of Business	Approved	Employer
J Steenhuisen	Politics	Yes	Democratic Alliance

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Erf 86445	396sq.m.	Muizenberg
Property	118sq.m.	Wynberg
Erf 286	674sq.m.	Langebaan

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2015 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value	No	Name of Company	Nature
R84 534.06	84 117.00	Allan Gray	Units
R46 854.44	485.862	Coronation Balanced Plus Fund B-Class	Units
R40 414.98	4 254.925	Investec Opportunity Fund B3	Units
R24 974.49	22 268.829	Marriott Core Income B- Class	Units
R45 932.18	4 792.040	Old Mutual SA Quoted Property Fund C	Units
R46 555.70	139.836	Allan Gray Equity Fund Class A	Units
R208.12	75.763	Cash Management Acc [ULA]	Units

TRUSTS

Details Of Benefits	Trustee/Beneficiary	Name Of Trusts	Registration Number
None	Trustee	Millennium Prospeity Trust	IT 7191/02

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

Name of Whip	Type of Business	Approved	Employer
A Lotriet	Politics	Yes	Democratic Alliance

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Erf 286	674sq.m.	Langebaan
Erf 86445	396sq.m.	Muizenberg
Property	118sq.m.	Wynberg

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2014 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value	No	Name of Company	Nature
R80 649.24 [Market value]	79 532.56	Allan Gray Money Market Fund	Units
R43 962.11	485.862	Coronation Balanced Plus Fund B Class	Units
R38 421.97	4 254.925	Investec Opportunity Fund B3	Units
R25 497.81	22 268.829	Marriot Core Income B Class	Units
R38 320.99	4 792.040	Old Mutual SA Quoted Property Fund C Class	Units
R45 665.59	139.836	Allan Gray Equity Fund Class A	Units
RR2 446.17	936.210	Cash Management ACC [ULA]	Units

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

Name of Whip	Type of Business	Approved	Employer
DT George	Politics	Yes	Democratic Alliance

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Erf 286	674sq.m.	Langebaan
Erf 86445	396sq.m.	Muizenberg
Property	118sq.m.	Wynberg

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2013 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value	No	Name of Company	Nature
R35 988.67	485.862	Coronation Balanced Plus Fund B	Units
R33 536.04	4 254.9225	Investec Opportunity Fund B3	Units
R26 410.83	22 268.829	Marriott Core Income B Class	Units
R34 478.73	4 792.040	Old Mutual SA Quoted Property Fund C Class	Units
R34 100.39	139.836	Allan Gray Equity Fund	Units
R3 114.12	1 263.848	Cash Management Acc [ULA]	Units
R75 076.02	75 076.02	Allan Gray	Units

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

Name of Whip	Type of Business	Approved	Employer
A Watson	Politics	Yes	Democratic Alliance

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Erf 286	674sq.m.	Langebaan
Erf 86445	396sq.m.	Muizenberg
Property	118sq.m.	Wynberg

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2012 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value	Name of Company	No
R29 797.58	Coronation Balanced Plus Fund B Class	485.862 Units
R29 892.12	Investec Opportunity Fund B3	4 254.925 Units
R33 084.24	Old Mutual SA Quoted Property Fund C Class	4 792.040 Units
R73 113.57 [Market value]	Allan Gray Money Market Fund	69 336.88 Units

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

Name of Whip	Type of Business	Approved	Employer
A Watson	Politics	Yes	Democratic Alliance

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Erf 286	674sq.m.	Langebaan
Erf 86445	396sq.m.	Muizenberg
Property	118sq.m.	Wynberg

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2011 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value	No	Name of Company	Nature
R68 461.14	67 552.66	Allan Gray	UNits

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

Name of Whip	Type of Business	Approved	Employer
I Davidson	Politics	Yes	emocratic Alliance

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

Source	Description	Value
Cape Town City Council	Festival	+-R800

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Erf 86445	396sq.m.	Muizenberg
Longwood Gardens	118sq.m.	Wynberg
Erf 286	674sq.m.	Langebaan

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2010 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value	No	Name of Company	Nature
R64,768.40	64,629.50 Units	Allan Gray Money Market Fund	Units

TRAVEL

Description	Sponsor
Study tour of Germany	Friedrich Naumann and Konrad Audenaeur Foundations

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

Name of Whip	Type of Business	Approved	Employer
D Kohler-Barnard	Politics	Yes	Democratic Alliance

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

Source	Description	Value
Cape Town City Council	2 Tickets to CPT Inernational Jazz Festival	-R700
First National Bank	Helicopter ride - Visit to soccer stadium and dinner x 2	-R2000

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Erf 286	674sq.m.	Langebaan
Erf 86445	396sq.m.	Muizenberg
Longwood Gardens	118sq.m.	Wynberg

Committee appearances

DCS: measures to address irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure; standard operating procedures and Covid 19 related matters 2 Sep 2020

Mr J Selfe (DA) said that the figures for irregular expenditure show that about 45% of it referred to the SA Fence and Gate contract, and about 35% referred to catering contracts dating back to when BOSASA had stopped catering for inmates. According to the Department, these were technical issues ...
DoJ&CD, DCS & OCJ Budget: Committee Reports 17 Jul 2020

Mr J Selfe (DA) proposed a grammatical corrections on pages 2 and 4. Substantively, he proposed using actual dates rather than “to date” given a lack of clarity.
DCS & OCJ 2020/21 Special Adjustments Budget 15 Jul 2020

Mr J Selfe (DA) said that the Committee has drilled down and found common themes needing to be addressed by DCS. He about the remission of sentences and exactly how many people have been let out. When the Deputy Minister spoke, he mentioned electronic monitoring. It is difficult enough for ...
Ministry on lockdown related issues: Case backlogs & release of inmates; Update on overcrowding in correctional centres 24 Jun 2020

Mr James Selfe (DA) accepted the point made by the Chairperson. He did think there was a difference between working on a Friday and working on a Friday night. He sympathised with Adv Breytenbach. The matter should be discussed with the Chair of Chairs and some sort of arrangement should ...
Department of Correctional Services 2020/21 Annual Performance Plan 20 May 2020

Mr J Selfe (DA) shared the sense of unease about the notion of a desktop inspection. The complaints of inmates could not be addressed by officials. JICS had to follow up with physical visits. He raised the issue of the

All Committee Appearances

Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services 11 Aug 2020

(a) What number of mentally ill persons are accommodated in correctional centers and (b) in which correctional centers are they accommodated; (2) whether social and psychological services are provided by his department to support all such mentally ill persons and to support their mental health; if not, (a) why not ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services 11 Aug 2020

(1) Whether a certain person (name furnished) was released on parole; if so, (a) for which crimes was the specified person sentenced, (b) on what date was the specified person sentenced, (c) what was the length of the sentence, (d) on what date was the specified person released and (e ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services 11 Aug 2020

Whether all reports submitted to the (a) Commissioner and (b) Correctional Supervision and Parole Boards (CSPBs) by Case Management Committees contain all the information required by section 42(2)(d) and 42(2)(e) of the Correctional Services Act, Act 111 of 1998; if not, why not; (2) whether the ...

All Questions and Answers

Plenary appearances

APPROPRIATION BILL (Policy debate) 17 Jul 2019

Thank House Chair, as I was saying, the portfolio committee was briefed on the BOSASA scandal as early 2009, and yet no action was taken at all, in deed the contract was renewed there after despite what the Special Investigating Unit discovered in that connection. The same is true of ...
APPROPRIATION BILL (Policy debate) 17 Jul 2019

House Chairperson, we would like to associate ourselves with the tribute paid Minister to the late Jonny Clegg, he was a great musician and a great South African. The Department of Correctional Services is a fully fledge government department, it employs it employs about 39,000 employees, and cares for ...

All Plenary Appearances

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2018 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

LAND AND PROPERTY

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

TRAVEL

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2016 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

TRUSTS

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2015 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

TRUSTS

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2014 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2013 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2012 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2011 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2010 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

TRAVEL

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

LAND AND PROPERTY

Committee appearances

Questions

Plenary appearances