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NCOP Security and Justice
Correctional Services A/B: DCS briefing; Judicial Matters A/B: DoJ&CD briefing; Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill: deliberations; with Deputy Ministers
18 Oct 2023
The Select Committee received briefings on the Correctional Services Amendment Bill and the Judicial Matters Amendment Bill. Also, it deliberated on the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill.
The Deputy Minister of Correctional Services said the Bill had been developed to give effect to the ...
Defence
Defence Force Service Commission 2022/23 Annual Activity Report
12 Oct 2023
Defence Force Service Commission
The Joint Standing Committee on Defence convened a virtual meeting to receive a briefing from the Defence Force Service Commission (DFSC) on its 2022/23 Annual Activity Report.
The Committee was also supposed to receive feedback from the Minister of Defence on engagements with the Commission ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill: Department response to public submissions (with Deputy Minister)
11 Oct 2023
document on hate bill (awaited document)
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development presented its response to public submissions received on the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill [B9B-2018].
The presentation focused on seven key issues that had been identified. Amongst others, this included concerns ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Housing Consumer Protection Bill: Negotiating Mandates
10 Oct 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Committee convened to receive the provincial negotiating mandates on the Housing Consumer Protecting Bill.
The next step would be for the Department to respond to each proposed amendment by each provincial legislature.
A few Members expressed concern about the purpose of the Department’s comments, ...
Defence
Military Ombud 2022/23 Annual Activity Report; Feedback on Military Ombud cases (with Deputy Minister); German Study Tour Report
21 Sep 2023
The Joint Standing Committee on Defence (the JSCD) convened virtually for a briefing by the Military Ombudsman on its 2022/23 Annual Activity Report and feedback on the backlog of Military Ombud cases lodged with the Minister of Defence.
The Military Ombud reported that as at 15 September 2023, the ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill: public hearings day 2
20 Sep 2023
Video (Part 1)
Video (Part 2)
Sixteen public submissions were heard with some asking that the Bill be implemented as quickly as possible and others stating that what already existed in law was sufficient. Committee members focused their questions on the definitions, the exemptions and the sanctions. They also asked ...
Defence
NCACC Q1 & 2 2023 Performance; SANDF Deployment (with Deputy Minister)
7 Sep 2023
The Joint Standing Committee on Defence (the JSCD) convened virtually for a briefing by the Directorate for Conventional Arms Control (DCAC) on the National Conventional Arms Control Committee’s (NCACC) first and second quarter reports for 2023.
The Committee was informed that the Information Technology (IT) system of the NCACC, ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Salaries of Judges and Magistrates; Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill: Department response & deliberation; with Deputy Minister
5 Sep 2023
The Select Committee met on a virtual platform for a briefing on the rate at which salaries, allowances and benefits were payable to Constitutional Court judges, judges and magistrates annually, and to receive a summary of the written submissions received on the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and ...
NCOP Security and Justice
National Council for Correctional Services Appointment (with Ministry); Committee Reports: DCS & DHA Budgets
14 Jun 2023
The NCOP Select Committee on Security and Justice met with the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and his team on a virtual platform to discuss appointments to the National Council for Correctional Services (NCCS).
The Minister was mandated to appoint the NCCS in consultation with ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Committee Report on 2021/2022 Consolidated Local Government Municipal Audit Outcomes
13 Jun 2023
AGSA: 2021/22 Local Government Audit Outcomes
The Select Committee adopted its report on the 2021/2022 Local Government Audit Outcomes.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) supported the report, but expressed reservation on a recommendation to institutionalise and implement the District Development Model. A Member of the DA said ...