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International Relations
Committee Report on Department of International Relations and Cooperation Budget
13 May 2015
The Committee considered and adopted its Draft Report on Budget Vote 6: Department of International Relations and Cooperation. Minor spelling and grammatical changes were affected to the Draft Report. The DA noted the Draft Report and reserved its rights to vote otherwise in the House. The EFF noted the Draft ...
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 ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Department of Defence on its Strategic and Annual Performance Plans
15 Apr 2015
The Committee Researcher gave an overview of the Department of Defence’s budget, estimates of national expenditure, strategic plan and annual performance plan. The Department’s budget had increased by 4% in the financial year, and stood at R44.579 billion. There were increases in all programmes except for Programme 4: Air Defence. ...
International Relations
African Renaissance Fund; 3rd quarter 2014/15 performance; Lesotho, Madagascar, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia election outcomes: briefing by Department of International Relations & Cooperation; National Coalition on Palestine petition; Israel elections: with Deputy Minister
18 Mar 2015
With the Deputy Minister Llewellyn Landers present, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) briefed the Committee on the outcomes of elections in Lesotho, Madagascar, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Mauritius and Mozambique. Members were provided with details on when each country’s elections took place, what the atmosphere during the elections ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Defence Laws Repeal and Amendment Bill: briefing; Department of Defence 2nd & 3rd quarter 2014/15 performance
11 Mar 2015
The Department of Defence (DoD) briefed the Committee on the Defence Laws Repeal and Amendment Bill, as well as on the second and third quarterly performance reports for the 2014/15 financial year.
The briefing of the Defence Laws Repeal and Amendment Act [B7- 2015] was introductory in nature. The main ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Department of Military Veterans on its 2013/14 Annual Report & its 2nd and 3rd quarter Performance for 2014/15
25 Feb 2015
The Department of Military Veterans (DMV) briefed the Committee on its 2013/14 Annual Report, and the second and third quarter performance and expenditure reports for the 2014/15 financial year.
The overall performance overview for 2013/14 financial year had shown that the Department had committed itself to 50 targeted performance indicators ...
Defence and Military Veterans
2014-2019 Committee Strategic Plan & Committee programme
18 Feb 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans met to discuss and adapt their draft minutes from 2014, and Members were also asked to consider and adopt the Committee's programme, strategic plan. However, the meeting became bogged down in a discussion of the current agenda, linked to whether correspondence sent ...
The Committee met with the SA Police Service (SAPS) headed by the National Commissioner for thorough engagement on the Committee’s findings following its Mpumalanga oversight visit especially border policing and rhino operations. The Committee felt the findings were critical and it could not wait for the report to the tabled ...
Police
IPID recommendations on SAPS discipline: input by SAPS, IPID, Metro Police, Civilian Secretariat; SAPS inspectorate turnaround strategy
19 Nov 2014
The Committee met with the Department/SA Police Service (SAPS) and the entities, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID), the metro police for the City of Cape Town and the Civilian Secretariat on Police (CSP/the Secretariat) to discuss challenges faced in monitoring the implementation of recommendations made by IPID on disciplinary ...
Powers and Privileges of Parliament
Parliament of Republic of South Africa vs Hon F Shivambu and 19 other - Summary of evidence by Mr van Voore
28 Oct 2014
Mr Randal van Voore summarised the evidence laid before the Committee in relation to EFF Members who faced allegations of contempt of Parliament. The evidence included the video footage, evidence by the Sergeant at Arms, the Deputy Chief Whip of the majority party, the Chief whip of opposition party, the ...