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Merchant Shipping Amendment Bill [B12-2015]: Department of Transport (DoT) consideration of received submissions
23 Jun 2015
The responses to the questions sent by MPs to the Department of Transport (DoT), seeking clarification on the Merchant Shipping Amendment Bill 2015, were considered and further explained by the Chief Director of Maritime Transport Regulation, with the assistance of the Chief Director, Legal Services in the Department. This was ...
Police
Border Management Agency (BMA): SAPS briefing; Border facilities: follow up meeting with Department of Public Works
17 Jun 2015
The Committee met with the SA Police Service (SAPS) and the Department of Public Works (DPW) to be briefed on the establishment of the Border Management Agency (BMA) and the facilities at the Lebombo border post in Mpumalanga, between South Africa and Mozambique.
SAPS provided the Committee with background information ...
Police
Criminal Justice System (CJS) Modernisation: follow-up meeting with SAPS and its stakeholders
10 Jun 2015
The Committee met with a number of key stakeholders to follow up on issues relating to modernisation of the Criminal Justice System (CJS) of the South African Police Service (SAPS). By way of background, the Committee met with SAPS on 13 May 2015 to be briefed on its CJS, Integrated ...
There were three presentations from the Department of Transport. The first was a briefing on the National Learner Transport policy. The Department said the policy had been approved and adopted by Cabinet two weeks ago and the Department dwelt on the implementation aspect of the policy. The policy process started ...
Police
Central Firearms Registry: SAPS progress report; Firearms: inputs by Gun Free South Africa, MJ Hood & Associates Attorneys
3 Jun 2015
The Committee met with senior management of the SA Police Service (SAPS) and a range of stakeholders to receive briefings and submissions on the most recent progress made with the turnaround of the Central Firearm Registry (CFR).
SAPS spoke to the progress on the CFR's Action Plan. This presentation outlined ...
Transport
Committee Oversight Reports on visits to various Transport entities
2 Jun 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Transport met to consider and adopt four oversight reports on its visits in November 2014 to the Cross Border Road Transport Agency (C-BRTA ) and SA Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) and visits in February 2015 to the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA), Air Traffic ...
Police
Civilian Secretariat for Police on DVA reports; National & Provincial Community Police Boards on its establishment, mandate & activities
27 May 2015
The Committee met to be briefed on a number of issues including by the Civilian Secretariat for Police (CSP) on the report of the implementation of the Domestic Violence Act (DVA), the CSP and the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) on vetting of their senior management and the National Community ...
Transport
Department of Transport 2014/15 Fourth Quarter Expenditure
26 May 2015
The Department of Transport (DoT) overspent its budget due to the cost of e-ENaTIS maintenance and operations, and achieved an overall performance of 72%.
The Department revealed this when it briefed the Portfolio Committee on Transport on its fourth quarter expenditure. The focus was on optimal performance of deliverables in ...
The Committee was briefed on the status of vetting of individuals in top management of the Civilian Secretariat for Police (CSP) and the Independent Police Investigative Police Directorate (IPID) by the State Security Agency (SSA). The issue of vetting came up sharply when the Committee discussed the budgets of the ...
The Committee met with SAPS senior management, including the National Commissioner, to be briefed on the progress of various SAPS technology services including the modernisation for the Criminal Justice System (CJS), the Integrated Case Docket Management System (ICDMS), the Integrated Justice System (IJS), Forensic Science Laboratory Division (FSL) as well ...