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Police
Civilian Secretariat for Police 1st Quarter Performance; Implementation of Civilian Secretariat Act; Issues raised during the Nyanga/Phillipi oversight visits
10 Sep 2014
The Committee received briefings from the Committee Researcher on the Nyanga police station and from the Committee Content Adviser on the implementation of the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service Act. This was followed by a briefing by the Civilian Secretariat for Police briefing on its implementation of the Act and ...
Police
Private Security Regulatory Authority on its 2014 Strategic Plan
30 Jul 2014
The Committee convened for a briefing on the Private Security Regulatory Authority (PSIRA) Strategic Plan. PSIRA is an independent entity that receives no government funding and it is overseen by the Portfolio Committee on Police. The Committee asked questions on member compliance, firearm registration, financial instability, training of security officers, ...
Energy
Eskom briefings: National grid status, supply challenges, mitigation plans short and long term, in presence of Ministers of Energy and Public Enterprises
29 Jul 2014
A joint meeting took place between the Portfolio Committee on Energy and the Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises, attended by the Ministers of Public Enterprises and Energy. Eskom was invited to brief the Committees on the current state of the national grid, challenges of supply and its short and long ...
Police
SAPS 2014 Strategic Plan: Programme 4: Crime Intelligence; IPID Annual Performance Plan & Budget
4 Jul 2014
The National Commissioner for Police presented the plans for Programme 4: Crime Intelligence. During the discussion, MPs asked questions about mandatory psychological debriefings; the Mdluli matter; abuse of covert operations; over-classification in vetting and political interference in the vetting process. The Chairperson stated that the Committee plans to look very ...
Police
SAPS 2014 Annual Performance Plan: Programme 2: Visible Policing & Programme 3: Detective Services
3 Jul 2014
The South African Police Service, led by National Commissioner Riah Phiyega, presented on Programme 2: Visible Policing and Programme 3: Detective Services. The Committee asked questions about SAPS University, Jackie Selebi's legal costs, the mental wellbeing of SAPS members, corruption and criminality in SAPS, the effectiveness of public order policing ...
The Committee researchers briefed the Portfolio Committee on its responsibilities and the key issues facing the four government entities over which it had oversight. The Institute for Security Studies presented its research on the problems associated with SAPS and IPID. The Minister of Police spoke about the role of SAPS ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Department of Higher Education & Training on its 2014 Strategic Plan
1 Jul 2014
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), in the presence of the Minister and Deputy Minister, presented an overview of the Annual Performance Plan and Budget for 2014/15. During the meeting, the Department reiterated its vision in line with the mandate, to provide adequate access to educational and skills ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Election of Chairperson; Committee Programme
25 Jun 2014
This Committee met for the first time to elect its Chairperson. In a process led by the Committee Secretary, Ms Yvonne Nkwenkwezi Phosa (ANC) was elected, without any objection, as the Chairperson of the Committee.