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Justice and Correctional Services
Attorneys Amendment Bill, Suspension of Magistrates: Adoption of Committee Reports
28 Oct 2014
The Committee formally adopted three Committee Reports relating to the suspension of Mr TM Masinga, Additional Magistrate at Emlazi; the provisional suspension from office of Mrs RM Mahlalela, Additional Magistrate at Delmas; and the approval of the Magistrates Commission report on the upliftment of the provisional suspension of Mr PS ...
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Public Protector on its 2013/14 Annual Report & 2014 performance
22 Oct 2014
The Public Protector of South Africa presented its Annual Report, including a brief exposition of the work done by the Office over the year including the number of cases received (26 195), finalised (24 642), referred (3 072) and the staff complement (314, with 100 trainee investigators) which handled the ...
Justice and Correctional Services
NPA & Special Investigating Unit on 2013/14 Annual Report & April to September 2014 performance
21 Oct 2014
The National Prosecuting Authority presented a synopsis of its Annual Report, covering the performance against indicators based on its strategic objectives for the Specialised Prosecutions Service, Asset Forfeiture Unit, Office for Witness Protection and Support Services. The NPA generally met its targets, with the Asset Forfeiture Unit having its best ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Department of Correctional Services 2013/14 Annual Report: Stakeholder hearings & Researcher Analysis
15 Oct 2014
The Committee heard submissions from stakeholders in the DCS environment from Popcru, Sonke Gender Justice and NICRO. They applauded some of the improvements the DCS had made in its performance though they lamented more the recurring challenges such as sexual violence in prisons, delays in remand detainee trials. The high ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services 2013/14 Annual Report: Research Analysis & Stakeholder Hearings
14 Oct 2014
The Committee Researcher gave a briefing on the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services 2013/14 Annual Report to assist the Portfolio Committee in its oversight. The mission of the JICS includes prevention of human rights violations through the monitoring of mandatory reporting systems, the maintenance of an independent complaints system and ...
Ad Hoc Committee - President's Submission in response to Public Protector's Report on Nkandla
Public Protector's Report on Nkandla security upgrades
25 Sep 2014
After adoption of the minutes of the previous meeting, the only matter arising was the legal opinion regarding the Committee’s ability to access the Cabinet Memorandum of 2003. The Parliamentary Legal Advisor indicated that Constitution empowers the Committee to subpoena anyone to come before it to give oral testimony or ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Rehabilitation and reintegration programme challenges Correctional Services briefing
17 Sep 2014
The briefing by the Department of Correctional Services covered four critical areas in its presentation on the challenges it faced in delivering rehabilitation and reintegration programmes and services to inmates in South Africa’s correctional facilities. It dealt with the operational efforts regarding rehabilitation, the human resource constraints, the obstacles to ...
Ad Hoc Committee - President's Submission in response to Public Protector's Report on Nkandla
President's Response to Public Protector: Election of Chairperson
9 Sep 2014
Mr S Tshabalala, Committee Section Manager, noted that he was sitting as representative of the Secretary of Parliament to facilitate the appointment of a Chairperson for the Committee, and called for nominations. The ANC nominated Mr Cedric Frolick (ANC), but the opposition parties felt that at this stage the terms ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Special Investigating Unit 2014 Strategic Plan and budget: Committee Researcher introduction & SIU briefing
10 Jul 2014
The Committee Researcher briefed the Committee on the legislative mandate of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), which investigated maladministration and corruption in state institutions, including the 2012 amendments that had led to a revision of the Strategic Plan and budget, since it was now empowered to charge departments for its ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Office of Public Protector & South African Human Rights Commission on their 2014 Strategic Plans
4 Jul 2014
Prior to the South African Human Rights Commission presenting its Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan, the Committee Con gave an overview on the SAHRC's mandate. Members were keen to know about its involvement within the Forum on Institutions Supporting Democracy.
The South African Human gave a breakdown of its ...