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Rhino poaching in Kruger National Park: SAPS and Directorate for Priority Crimes briefing; Capacity building at K9 units: SAPS briefing
29 Jan 2016
The Portfolio Committee was briefed by the South African Police Service on the activities of the Hawks and the SAPS in the fight against rhino poachers in the Kruger National Park. General Mthandazo Nhlemeza, National Head of Hawks, also briefly updated the Committee on new appointments. The Deputy National Commissioner ...
Police
Detectives Turnaround Strategy: Back to Basics; Implementation of Festive Season Safety: Success & Challenges: SAPS briefing, with Minister present
28 Jan 2016
The Committee met with the Minister of Police, the Acting National Commissioner and a large delegation of senior members of the SA Police Service (SAPS) to discuss and follow-up on a number of critical issues the first of which was the national management intervention plan. The Acting National Commissioner took ...
Police
Current police matters; Budgetary Review & Recommendations Report (BRRR) follow-up; Rhino-poaching: briefing by Committee staff
27 Jan 2016
The content adviser of the Portfolio Committee on Police briefed Members on a number of matters that need the attention of the Committee in preparation for interaction with the Police, preparations for the coming year, and key issues affecting the work of the Committee as a follow-up to the 2014/15 ...
Transport
Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) on Gauteng e-toll scheme; Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea Convention; Cape Town Agreement & African Maritime Transport Charter
26 Jan 2016
The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) presented a critical perspective on the Gauteng e-toll scheme. OUTA was an non-profit organisation formed in March 2012 as a business initiative, but on account of public and government pressure it became public driven. OUTA did not oppose the need for the public ...
Police
Undetected docket analysis and structure: SAPS briefing; PCEM project follow-up with SAPS & DPCI on their 2014/15 Annual Report
27 Nov 2015
Documents Handed Out: SAPS Intervention Plan – Back to Basics [confidential]
The Committee met with senior management of the South African Police Service (SAPS) to first discuss the SAPS Intervention Plan: Back to Basics. This was intended to improve the performance of SAPS especially in Programme 3: Detective Services. The presentation ...
Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Probing Violence Against Foreign Nationals
Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Probing Violence Against Foreign Nationals Report: adoption of final report
18 Nov 2015
The Ad hoc Joint Committee on Probing Violence against Foreign Nationals met to attempt to finalise its report, and to adopt minutes of previous meetings. The Committee deliberated extensively on the draft Report but could not finalise the matter, or adopt the minutes, because it did not quorate at the ...
The Committee met with the Minister, Deputy Minister, Acting National Commissioner and senior management of the SA Police Service (SAPS) for a number of briefings and outstanding matters. The Committee first received a briefing by the Civilian Secretariat for Police (CSP) on the White Paper on Policing. This presentation covered ...
Police
Rule 201 inquiry Committee Report: adoption
11 Nov 2015
The Committee considered its Report on the National Assembly Rule 201 Enquiry. The contents of the Report included background to the enquiry, events leading to the decision to institute the enquiry, the statements in question, terms of reference, objectives of the enquiry, relevant legislation and documents considered, the process followed ...
Police
Legislative processing of Private Member Bills; Protection of Critical Infrastructure Bill [PMB4-15]: briefings
6 Nov 2015
A Parliamentary Legal Adviser explained the nitty-gritty of what the legislative processing of a Private Member’s Bill entails. A member may introduce any bill, except money bills. A bill dealing with substantially the same subject matter may not be introduced more than once in the same annual session. The Bill ...
Police
National key point breaches; Police conduct at student protest; Protection of Critical Infrastructure Bill [PMB4-2015] briefing
3 Nov 2015
The Committee met to be briefed and discuss the recent killing of a suspect in Krugersdorp by members of the SA Police Service (SAPS), the management of breaches of National Key Points and the police response to student protest activities, all of which had attracted widespread media coverage.
The Independent ...