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Defence
DOD contracts managed by Armscor and related matters & Presidential Extension Of Employment Authority; with Deputy Minister
20 Apr 2023
The Department of Defence (DoD) briefed the Committee in a virtual meeting on the presidential extension of the employment authority, the status of projects contracted via Armscor, and the level of the Department's satisfaction with Armscor. It also provided feedback to the Committee on the outcome of the DoD's ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill: Department briefing; Repeal of the Transkeian Penal Code Bill update
19 Apr 2023
The Committee was briefed on the provisions of the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill.
Concerns were raised about the Bill’s implications for freedom of speech. Members said it lacked clear definitions of hate speech. They asked whether revolutionary songs and expressions in ancient scriptures ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Second Term Programme
31 Mar 2023
The Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation, and Human Settlement considered and adopted its second term programme. The programme has taken into consideration all the inputs Members made during the strategic planning session regarding legislation, interaction of the Committee with the AGSA, and committee ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Land Court Bill: tagging & deliberations; Repeal of the Transkeian Penal Code Bill: DoJ&CD briefing
22 Mar 2023
The Select Committee on Security and Justice met on a virtual platform to receive a briefing from the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development on the Repeal of the Transkeian Penal Code Bill [B34- 2022]. The Bill aimed to repeal the last piece of apartheid legislation in South Africa, ...
Defence
DOD funding for domestic defence R&D; Denel’s support SANDF, with Ministry & DPE Deputy Minister
16 Mar 2023
The Joint Standing Committee on Defence (the Committee) convened virtually for briefings by Denel on their ability to support the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) following the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) allocation and by the Department of Defence (DOD) on funding for domestic Defence Research and Development. ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Land Court Bill: DoJ&CD response to public submissions
15 Mar 2023
The Select Committee on Security and Justice convened on a virtual platform to receive a briefing on the submissions on the Land Court Bill [B11B – 2021] by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development.
In the absence of the Parliamentary Legal Advisor, the Committee was ...
Defence
Status of SANDF morale; Biennial Military Skills Development System Programme; Rejuvenation of SANDF Reserves; with Deputy Minister
9 Mar 2023
The Joint Standing Committee on Defence (the Committee) convened virtually for briefings on the status of morale in the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) as per the Department of Defence (DOD) morale survey, and general matters affecting morale in the Defence Force. Additionally, the Committee was briefed on ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Municipal Audit outcomes of Mfuleni, Tshwane & Johannesburg Municipalities: AGSA briefing
3 Mar 2023
The Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation, and Human Settlements recently received a briefing from the Auditor-General of SA (AGSA) on the municipal audit outcomes of the metropolitan municipalities of Mfuleni, Johannesburg and Tshwane. The Committee would be paying an oversight visit to the ...
The Joint Standing Committee on Defence was joined by the South African National Defence Force (SANF) and Armscor, the Department of Defence, the Chief Reserves Division, and Deputy Minister of Defence Thabang Makwetla. Armscor highlighted funding and the lack of proactive procurement as the issue facing the entity’ ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Protection of Constitutional Democracy Against Terrorist and Related Activities Amendment Bill: adoption
12 Dec 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Select Committee on Security and Justice adopted the Protection of Constitutional Democracy Against Terrorist and Related Activities (POCDATARA) Amendment Bill [B15B – 2022] (National Assembly – section 75). The Committee also adopted the public participation report and the Committee report on ...