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Parliamentary Inquiry ToR; SAPS & IPID Discipline Management; with Ministry
17 Aug 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio adopted its Committee Report on oversight visits to KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. Members noted that the oversight visit did not go as planned, mainly due to the length of the Minister and Departmental briefing. This resulted in time constraints and meant that the Committee ...
Police
South African Police Service stability and restructuring
29 Jul 2021
The South African Police Service presentation noted challenges to organisational stability. SAPS experienced a net loss of 11 703 members from 2016/17 to 2020/21. SAPS noted that inadequate service delivery by government departments resulted in the over-extension of SAPS operation obligations and diverted resources away from policing functions. There ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Processes following recent unrest and violence, with Minister & Deputy Ministers
21 Jul 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services, 21 July 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Committee received presentations from the Ministry, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJCD), the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), and the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) on the processes to be followed in the ...
Police
SAPS/DPCI response to violence in Gauteng & KZN; with Deputy Minister
16 Jul 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Police, 17 July 2021
The South African Police Service (SAPS) briefed the Portfolio Committee on the police response to the violence in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal noting that the current situation was volatile with continued mobilisation. The presentation detailed the background of the unrest, the setup of ...
Police
Critical Infrastructure Council recommendations: Interviews Day 3
10 Jun 2021
On the last day of interviews, the Committee interviewed six candidates for the Critical Infrastructure Council. The interviews were conducted in person and candidates flew in from different provinces. The candidates were asked the same questions.
Members asked about the candidate’s background, professional experience and qualifications; understanding of critical infrastructure ...
Police
Critical Infrastructure Council recommendations: Interviews Day 2
9 Jun 2021
On the second day of interviews, the Committee interviewed seven candidates for the Critical Infrastructure Council. The interviews were conducted in person and candidates flew in for the interview in Parliament.
The candidates were asked the same questions.
Members asked about the candidate’s background, professional experience and qualifications; understanding of ...
Police
Critical Infrastructure Council recommendations: Interviews Day 1
8 Jun 2021
The Committee will interview 20 candidates to recommend 10 candidates from whom the Minister will appoint five members. On the first day of interviews, the Committee interviewed four candidates for the Critical Infrastructure Council. The interviews were conducted in person and candidates flew in from different provinces to attend Parliament. ...
Justice and Correctional Services
State of readiness to implement remaining sections of POPIA: Information Regulator briefing
2 Jun 2021
The Committee was briefed by the Information Regulator (IR) on its state of readiness for the implementation of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) and the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA).
Members were informed that the Regulator had developed a readiness plan that would ensure that ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Constitutional Court cases requiring legislative amendments; (Sub-Committee on Correctional Services) DCS on state of human resources
1 Jun 2021
In this virtual meeting, the Parliamentary Legal Services briefed the Committee on Constitutional Court cases that required legislative amendments.
The legal advisors highlighted the four Constitutional Court judgements where the court declared certain sections of legislation - that was administered by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development - as ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Land Court Bill: briefing; GBV Bills deliberations: with Deputy Minister
26 May 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services, 26 May 2021
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJ&CD) gave a briefing on the Land Court Bill and fielded questions about the Court’s jurisdiction relative to the Land Claims Court; the budget needed to implement the Bill, which the Department ...