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Joint Constitutional Review Committee
Committee Legacy Report & Public Submission Reports
20 Mar 2019
The Committee met to adopt the following: all outstanding minutes from 2017 to the present; reports on public submissions for 2016, 2017/18 and the committee’s legacy report. All the minutes were adopted with minor amendments while the public submission and legacy reports respectively were adopted with no amendments.
Members extolled ...
International Relations
Democratic Republic of Congo political developments: Department briefing, with Minister & Deputy Minister
20 Mar 2019
The Committee, at its last meeting of the Fifth Parliament, met with the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Lindiwe Sisulu, and Deputy Minister, to be briefed on political developments in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the recent devastation caused by Cyclone Idai in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and ...
Joint Constitutional Review Committee
Committee Reports on 2016, 2017 & 2018 public submissions; Legacy Report
14 Mar 2019
The Committee met for the consideration of reports on 2016 and 2017 public submissions as well as the Legacy Report. The reports would be put up for adoption during the next meeting when the Committee constitutes a quorum.
Members noted some minor typological errors which needed to be addressed by ...
Ad Hoc Committee to Amend Section 25 of the Constitution
Section 25 amendment: expert opinion
8 Mar 2019
Section 25 Process; Constitution of the Republic of South Africa; Draft Expropriation Bill; Presidential Advisory Panel on Land Reform briefing
The Ad Hoc Committee to Amend Section 25 of the Constitution met to hear the opinions of four experts: two experts in land valuations and two constitutional advocates ...
Joint Constitutional Review Committee
2016 public submissions: finalisation; 2017 & 2018 public submissions: consideration
7 Mar 2019
The Committee reviewed and put on record their decisions for all 67 submissions received from the public in 2016, six for 2017 and five for 2018.
Most of the recommendations and legal opinions received were adopted, except in some cases where the Democratic Alliance and the African Christian Democratic Party ...
Ad Hoc Committee to Amend Section 25 of the Constitution
Afriforum application to review public participation process; Constitutional Review Committee Report overview; Section 25 amendment: expert opinion
1 Mar 2019
Section 25 Process; Constitution of the Republic of South Africa; Draft Expropriation Bill; Presidential Advisory Panel on Land Reform briefing
The Ad Hoc Committee met to gather information that would guide the Committee in its work. Presentations focused on the AfriForum court case, a summary of the ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Bosasa contracts with Correctional Services, with Minister & Deputy
27 Feb 2019
Correctional Services contracts with Bosasa had totalled an astounding R7.1 billion. The Minister of Justice and Correctional Services said he would focus on the Bosasa contracts. If the Committee was interested in the prosecutorial actions taken, the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and South African Police Service ...
International Relations
International Relations and Cooperation Legacy Report
27 Feb 2019
Available here once published: Legacy Reports
The Committee was briefed by the Content Advisor and Committee Secretary on the draft Legacy report of the fifth parliamentary Committee on International Relations and Cooperation.
The Legacy report was a summary of the activities of the Committee from May 2014 to March 2019. ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Committee Report on request for Public Protector's removal from office
26 Feb 2019
Public Protector removal from office request
Public Protector: Tabling of Rules; Policy on Appointment of Special Advisor
Request by MP to remove Public Protector from office; Public Protector on special advisor appointment
Fitness of Public Protector to hold office
Public Protector removal proceedings request; Office of Chief Justice ...
Ad Hoc Committee to Amend Section 25 of the Constitution
Legal Services on process to amend the Constitution
21 Feb 2019
The Ad Hoc Committee received a presentation from the Parliamentary Legal Services on the legislative process to amend Chapter 2 of the Constitution to allow for the expropriation of land in the public interest without compensation.
The committee heard that in developing a policy in terms of ...