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NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Local Government: Municipal Systems Amendment Bill: COGTA response to Negotiating Mandates
24 Aug 2021
The Committee met on a virtual platform to receive a briefing on the responses of the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) to provinces’ negotiating mandates on the Municipal Systems Amendment Bill. The amendments aim to professionalise the local government sphere, curtail the influence of political interference at ...
NCOP Security and Justice
NPA and IPID on cases and arrests related to civil unrest; efforts by NPA and IPID to mitigate impact of covid19 pandemic; update on vaccinations of staff of NPA and IPID
19 Aug 2021
The Committee was briefed by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) on the recent civil unrest in the country and the measures the entities had implemented to mitigate against health and safety concerns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, including the vaccination of their staff ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Invocation of Section 139(1)(c) in OR Tambo District Municipality: continuation
19 Aug 2021
The Committee convened to consider whether it should support the proposal to dissolve the O.R Tambo District Municipality (ORTDM) under Section 139 (1c).
During a meeting held the previous evening, the Committee was informed that factional infighting within the Municipality’s Council had destabilised the municipality to the extent ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
OR Tambo District Municipality section 139 intervention: engagement with Eastern Cape COGTA MEC
18 Aug 2021
The Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements met on a virtual platform to hear submissions on the decision of the Eastern Cape Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) to dissolve the O.R Tambo District Municipality in terms of section ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Extent of recent unrest: SAPS & KZN briefing; with Minister and Deputy
13 Aug 2021
At a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Department of Police and the South African Police Services (the SAPS) on the recent civil unrest in the country. The Committee was also briefed by the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government on the recent unrest in the Province.
The Committee heard that ...
NCOP Security and Justice
GBV Bills: adoption
11 Aug 2021
Tracking GBV Bills in Parliament
NCOP Security and Justice
GBV Bills: Department on proposed amendments
6 Aug 2021
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Tracking GBV Bills in Parliament
At a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development on the proposed amendments to the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Bill [B16B-2020], the Criminal and Related Matters Amendment Bill [B17B-2020], and the Domestic ...
Defence
SANDF deployment to Mozambique, with Minister & Deputy Minister
5 Aug 2021
Letter from the President
The Joint Standing Committee on Defence met on a virtual platform for a briefing by the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans and the Chief of Joint Operations. The meeting was requested for the Committee to receive a presentation of the letter from the President ...
Police
Establishment of joint committee to probe July 2021 Violence: with Ministers (Police & Defence) + Deputy Ministers (Police & Justice)
30 Jul 2021
A joint meeting of the Portfolio Committees on Police, Defence, Justice and Correctional Services, the Select Committee on Security and Justice and the Joint Standing Committees on Defence and on Intelligence was held on a virtual platform and chaired by the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police. ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Criminal and Related Matters A/B & Domestic Violence A/B: Department briefing on public submissions
28 Jul 2021
Tracking GBV Bills in Parliament
At a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development on the written submissions and comments received on the Criminal and Related Matters Amendment Bill [B17B-2021], and the Domestic Violence Amendment Bill [B20B-2020].
The first item on the ...