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Transport
Road Accident Benefit Scheme Bill: Department response to National Treasury
29 Aug 2018
The Department of Transport (DoT) said the document outlining its responses to National Treasury stemmed from the engagement between both departments and Ministers, and after the engagement the Ministers had signed a letter of agreement. The departments had reached consensus on clauses 7, 9, 13, 16(2)(b)(a)(i), 26, 28 (including undocumented ...
Transport
RABS Bill: Department responses to submissions; Auditor General on its Assurance Model
28 Aug 2018
Auditor General South Africa (AGSA) spoke on its Combined Assurance Model which has been in action for the past seven years which assessed the effectiveness of the assurance providers of a state of organ auditee. It was derived from the King III Code of Corporate Governance. The assurance providers included ...
Transport
Road Accident Benefit Scheme Bill: Department response to Treasury concerns; with Minister and Deputy Minister
21 Aug 2018
The Department of Transport (DoT) and the Road Accident Fund (RAF) briefed the Committee on its responses to the proposals and concerns raised by National Treasury on the Road Accident Benefit Scheme (RABS) Bill. RAF gave an overview of the responses. These responses pertained to the composition and appointment of ...
Transport
Road Accident Benefit Scheme Bill [B17-2017]: Summary of public hearings in the provinces
16 Aug 2018
The Committee received and considered the comments made at the RABS public hearings. The following points were encountered during the public participation sessions held in the provinces:
- The current claim process is too cumbersome and takes too long to conclude
- Claimants struggle to make contact with RAF offices ...
Police
DPCI: Turnaround Strategy on High Profile cases; SANTACO on taxi crimes; with Minister
15 Aug 2018
The meeting consisted of four presentations:
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation or the Hawks who presented on their turnaround strategy and briefed the Committee on certain high-profile cases;
The South African National Taxi Association on taxi violence;
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) on taxi violence and ...
Transport
Road Accident Benefit Scheme Bill: National Treasury concerns
14 Aug 2018
National Treasury came before the Committee to comment on the RABS Bill. The Bill is the largest social security reform since the introduction of social grants; thus, there are concerns about its financial sustainability and viability. The Bill has large financial implications for both the fiscus and society. The Road ...
Police
IPID Amendment Bill: deliberations & approval; Critical Infrastructure Protection Bill: deliberations
3 Jul 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Police received written and oral submissions on the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) Amendment Bill and the Critical Infrastructure Protection Bill from various organizations.
IPID pointed out that the IPID Amendment Bill in its current form was inconsistent with the order of the Constitutional Court, following ...
Police
SAPS Procurement & Contract Management; SAPS Ministerial Task Team report
14 Jun 2018
The South African Police Service (SAPS) and the Ministerial Task Team briefed the Portfolio Committee on the Department’s contract management and the procurement processes, and gave an update on the Ministerial Transformation Task Team.
The SAPS described its procurement and supply chain management (SCM) processes, indicating the levels of authority ...
Police
Cash in Transit heists: SAPS and stakeholders on combating measures; with the Minister
13 Jun 2018
The South African Police Service (SAPS) and security industry stakeholders briefed the Committee on the measures which had been introduced, or were under consideration, to combat the recent spate of violent cash-in-transit (CIT) heists.
SAPS said that due to the recent spike in the incidence of CITs, both the SAPS ...
Police
DNA Board 2016/17 Annual Report
12 Jun 2018
The National Forensic Oversight and Ethics Board (DNA Board) briefed the Committee on its 2016/17 annual report and other internal governance matters.
The Board said the appointment of a DNA Secretariat, with supporting staff, was a priority as this was needed to assist it in developing and implementing its reporting ...