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NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Housing Consumer Protection Bill: consideration & adoption
12 Mar 2024
The Committee met with the Department of Human Settlements (DHS) and its entity, the National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC), to consider and adopt the D-version of the Housing Consumer Protection Bill. The main aim of the Bill is to provide for the protection of housing consumers, in other ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Update on Negotiating Mandates: Independent Municipal Demarcation Authority Bill
8 Mar 2024
The Select Committee met on a virtual platform to receive updates on the provincial negotiating mandates on the Independent Municipal Demarcation Authority Bill. The Committee was informed that three provinces – Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Limpopo – requested extensions to submit their mandates as more time was needed ...
Defence
DFSC mid-year performance and expenditure; Update on status of Future Strategic Direction; with Minister
7 Mar 2024
The Joint Standing Committee on Defence convened via a virtual platform to receive a briefing by the Defence Force Service Commission (DFSC) on its mid-year performance and expenditure and an update by the Defence Secretariat on developing the Future Strategic Direction. The Minister was present.
The DFSC presented updates ...
NCOP Security and Justice
NPA A/B: adoption; IPID A/B: deliberation (with Deputy Ministers)
6 Mar 2024
In this virtual meeting, the Select Committee on Security and Justice met to consider the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Amendment Bill.
The Committee adopted the NPA Amendment Bill. There were no objections.
The Chairperson believed that the NPA Bill would strengthen the work of the NPA in ensuring that ...
Defence
Military Ombud 2023/24 mid-term review and feedback on outreach programme (with Minister)
29 Feb 2024
The Joint Standing Committee on Defence (the JSCD) convened virtually for a briefing by the Office of the Military Ombud on the 2023/24 mid-term review for the period 1 April 2023 to 30 September 2023, and to provide feedback on the community outreach programme during domestic SANDF deployments.
The ...
NCOP Security and Justice
NPA A/B: discussion; IPID A/B: Department response to submissions (with Deputy Ministers)
28 Feb 2024
The Committee met on a virtual platform to continue dealing with legislation before it.
The Committee first had discussions on matters related to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Amendment Bill. The chairperson repeated the Committee’s previous remarks about the functioning and independence of the Investigating Directorate, support, and the urgent ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Housing Consumer Protection Bill: consideration of proposed amendments
23 Feb 2024
The Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements met with the Department of Human Settlements to table the C-List of amendments to the Housing Consumer Protection Bill [B10-2021], which was a section 76 Bill.
The Department presented its responses to the provincial ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill: consideration
23 Feb 2024
Report of the meeting to follow.
NCOP Security and Justice
NPA Bill: Department response to public submissions; Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill: deliberations (with Deputy Minister)
21 Feb 2024
In a virtual meeting the Select Committee on Security and Justice received a briefing from the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development on its response to the submissions received on the National Prosecuting Authority Amendment Bill [B29B-2023].
The Department highlighted that the amendments intended to establish the Investigating Directorate ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
World Trade Organisation (WTO) briefing
20 Feb 2024
The Select Committee on Trade and Industry, Economic Development, Small Business Development, Tourism, Employment, and Labour (National Council of Provinces) convened virtually to receive a briefing on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) fisheries subsidies agreement. Ambassador Xolelwa Mlumbi-Peter presented the agreement's benefits, provisions, ratification processes, financial implications and societal ...