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Ad Hoc Committee on the Funding of Political Parties
Political Party Funding Bill and Regulations: deliberations on public comments and amendments
21 Nov 2017
All documents confidential drafts: Summary of issues still to be decided; Detailed notes from legal team of 60 pages; Proposals for Changes in Clauses 3, 5, 8, 11; Draft Bill
The intention of the Committee meeting was to give the legal advisor and the drafting team guidance to complete the ...
Ad Hoc Committee on the Funding of Political Parties
Electoral Commission (IEC) feedback on Political Party Funding Bill
10 Nov 2017
The Committee had determined that the IEC was best placed to administer both the public political party funding and the newly established Multi-Party Democracy Fund. The IEC was invited to make a presentation on its views on the Bill and what it would cost to administer the funds.
The IEC ...
Ad Hoc Committee on the Funding of Political Parties
Political Party Funding Bill: public hearings Day 2
8 Nov 2017
Most presenters congratulated the Committee on the speed and efficiency with which work had been done on the Bill. A frequently used analogy was that the Committee was building a road to stand the test of time. Presenters were closely questioned, especially on the funding formula, the cap on donations ...
Ad Hoc Committee on the Funding of Political Parties
Political Party Funding Bill: public hearings Day 1
7 Nov 2017
Black First Land First (BLF) addressed private funding and public funding, and particularly how BLF aimed to move the country away from a funding model that embedded corruption within the political organisations of the country. The movement demanded the repeal of the IEC-required deposit of R600 000 to contest the elections ...
Ad Hoc Committee on the Funding of Political Parties
Regulations: discussion
3 Nov 2017
The Chairperson informed the Committee that 17 of the 21 submitters had agreed to make an oral submission on the Political Party Funding Bill on the 7 and 8 November 2017. Those who had previously made oral submissions would be restricted to comments on the draft Bill, while those that ...
Ad Hoc Committee on the Funding of Political Parties
My Vote Counts judgement impact; Regulations amendment
24 Oct 2017
The Chairperson indicated that 21 submissions had been received on the draft Bill on Funding of Represented Political Parties. Public hearings would be held on 7 and 8 November 2017. The Committee would allow those making a submission for the first time to make a full submission. Those who had ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Correctional Services 2016/07 Annual Report: Auditor-General input, with Minister present
3 Oct 2017
The AGSA highlighted that both the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) had regressed from ‘unqualified’ audit opinions to ‘qualified’ opinions in the 2016/17 financial year. This was primarily due to the non-compliance with a new financial reporting standards, non-compliance with ...
Constitutional Review Committee
Committee minutes
14 Sep 2017
The Committee adopted all the outstanding minutes.
Ad Hoc Committee on the Funding of Political Parties
Political discussion on regulatory framework (continued)
23 Aug 2017
Documents handed out: Version 2 and 3 of the Working Document (not yet available to public; available later)
The Committee continued its political discussion on the regulatory framework on the funding of represented political parties, using Version 2 of its Working Document.
The previous day it had agreed that public ...
Ad Hoc Committee on the Funding of Political Parties
Key areas for inclusion in framework document
18 Aug 2017
The research team presented a list of key items that needed to be included in the committee framework document that would be discussed on 22 August. After the presentation, a productive discussion followed that suggested additions and fleshing out of these key areas.
It was suggested that before discussing the ...