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NCOP Security and Justice
Child Justice Workshop, with Deputy Minister in attendance
27 May 2015
The workshop on Child Justice was held to ensure that Members understood the Child Justice Act (CJA) and the implementation challenges related thereto prior to conducting an oversight visit to the Child Justice Centre in North West Province towards the end of June 2015.
The Deputy Minister briefed the Committee ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Gatebe and Mokoena petition: eviction by Maluthi-A-Phofung Municipality: Continuation of hearing
27 May 2015
The Committee continued with its hearing on the petition lodged by Mr Gatebe and Mr Mokoena, in relation to the allegedly illegal eviction of the occupants of the Bluegumbosch Farm, by the Maluthi-A-Phofung Municipality. Chief Tsholo Mopeli explained to the Committee that he believed that the land belonged to him ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Department of Justice and Constitutional Development on its 2015 Strategic and Annual plans in presence of Minister and Deputy Minister
20 May 2015
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (the Department) briefed the Committee on its Strategic Plan 2015/16-2019/20 and Annual Performance Plan (APP). The Minister and the Deputy Minster both attended the meeting. The Deputy Minister highlighted that there had been a new Department created, namely the Office of the Chief ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Executive Undertakings tabled
20 May 2015
The Committee went through the Register of Tabled Executive Undertakings. Only two submissions were made and tabled, from the Minister of Health, Minister Aaron Motsoaledi, and the Minister of Human Settlements, Minister Lindiwe Sisulu. Members commented that they would have expected to receive more since budget votes had been held. ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Department of Correctional Services on its 2015 Strategic and Annual Performance Plan; Committees' draft Reports adopted for budget votes 18, 20, 23
13 May 2015
The Department of Correctional Services presented its Strategic and Annual Performance Plan 2015/16. The DCS described in detail how its plans were linked to achievement of the fourteen outcomes of the current administration, and the National Development Plan (NDP), including provision of quality basic education to offenders, improvement of health ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Fuzane Petition (alleged assaults on her child whilst in a public hospital)
13 May 2015
Ms Nobuntu Fuzane petitioned on behalf of her daughter Tamara Fuzane who had been admitted to Groote Schuur Hospital for an operation that involved the replacement of her double shunt (drain pipe). During her time under the hospital's care she was allegedly subject to ill-treatment and assaulted. Ms Fuzane also ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Withholding equitable share from municipalities: input by Department of Cooperative Governance; National Treasury & SALGA
12 May 2015
Department of Cooperative Governance
The Department said that the decision to withhold the equitable share funds was a Treasury decision. Its presentation spoke to the engagements with the affected municipalities, general observations from the engagements, future issues of policy that needed discussion, the progress to date of municipal payments to ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Mkhize petition deferred; Sehume petition: further information to be sought; paternity leave petition: further advice requested
18 Mar 2015
The Committee Chairperson noted his annoyance that Members were arriving late, and said that consideration would be given to arranging for blocks of time to deal with petitions.
The Committee firstly noted that no further details had been received for the Mkhize petition and it was not considered further. Turning ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Suspension of magistrates: Magistrates Commission progress report; KwaZulu-Natal Oversight Committee Report; International Study Tour preparation
18 Mar 2015
The Magistrates Commission presented its quarterly report to the Committee, in terms of the requirements of the Magistrates Court Act, on the progress of disciplinary matters against magistrates who had been provisionally suspended or against whom action was pending. The briefings were set out fully in documentation, and described to ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Mayibuye Road Transport Corporation Petition; Second Term Programme; 2014 Quarterly report deferred
18 Mar 2015
The Select Committee on Petitions and Executive Undertakings convened to consider and adopt reports and minutes. Only the Second Term Programme was adopted.
The Committee considered its draft report on the Mayibuye Road Transport Petition, but Members noted that it had come out that Mr Matshaya had been paid for ...