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Justice and Correctional Services
Department of Correctional Services on its 4 Quarter 15/16 & 1 Quarter 16/17 performance; Recommendations for Vacant Posts at SA Human Rights Commission
23 Aug 2016
The Department of Correctional Services briefed the Committee on performance for the fourth quarter. The Committee reviewed its recommendations for appointments to the SA Human Rights Commission.
The Department achieved 29 of its 47 annual targets, equivalent to 62%. The challenges for the Department were:
International Relations
Foreign Service Bill [B35-2015]: briefing
24 May 2016
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation briefed the Committee on the Foreign Service Bill.
The Committee was taken through the Bill clause by clause with explanations on what each clause covered. The long title of the Bill was the management, administration and functioning of the Foreign Service of the ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Committee Reports on Department of Justice & Constitutional Development & Office of the Chief Justice and Judicial Administration budgets
14 Apr 2016
The Committee considered the draft Committee Reports on Department of Justice and Constitutional Development and Office of the Chief Justice and Judicial Administration budgets. Members conducted a page by page perusal of the draft reports to check for omissions and corrections.
Debates arose about requests for the inclusion of some ...
International Relations
Department of International Relations & Cooperation & African Renaissance Fund 2016 Annual Performance Plans
13 Apr 2016
The Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation met with the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) and the African Renaissance and International Cooperation Fund (ARF) to be briefed on their annual performance plans for 2016/2017.
DIRCO said that South Africa had highly skilled diplomats who had ensured that ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services (JICS) report
13 Apr 2016
The Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services (JICS) briefed the Committee on the functioning and its impact of its investigations and inspections as well its complaints management system, and mandatory reporting units. JICS focused on deaths, use of force and mechanical restraints, segregation, infrastructure, conduct of officials and compliance to legislation. ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Department of Correctional Services on its 2016 Strategic & Annual performance plans
12 Apr 2016
Document missing: Department of Correctional Services 2016 Strategic & Annual performance plan [email info@pmg.org.za]
A delegation from the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) presented its 2016/2017 Annual Performance Plan for 2016/2017 and 2016 Estimates of National Expenditure, including its vision, mandate and strategic goals. Its five programmes covered administration, incarceration, rehabilitation, ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Public Protector of South Africa on its 2016 Annual Performance Plan
7 Apr 2016
Public Protector South Africa Strategic Plan contains 17 strategic objectives and the budget for 2016/17 is R263.3 million. Its key challenges are poor funding and inadequate human resources, which manifest in a backlog of cases. The emerging risks it faces are operational sustainability through financial constraints, reputational risk through poor ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Department of Justice & Constitutional Development & Office of the Chief Justice on their 2016 Annual Performance Plan
6 Apr 2016
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ & CD) presented the Strategic Plan for 2015/20, Annual Performance Plan for 2016/17, and budget. The Department had been asked to focus on certain areas, and so the first part of the presentation covered the Policy on Traditional Courts, with a briefing ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Budgets of Departments of Justice and Constitutional Development, Correctional Services & Office of the Chief Justice and Judicial Administration: Overview by Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
5 Apr 2016
The Committee met to receive an overview by the Minister on the budgets of the Department of Justice and Correctional Services, and the Office of the Chief Justice and Judicial Administration. Owing to time constraints, he was able to highlight only aspects of Justice and Correctional Services in his presentation. ...
International Relations
South African Council on International Relations (SACOIR); SA Association of Former Ambassadors: DIRCO briefing
16 Mar 2016
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) provided a broad overview of the two organisations: the South African Council on International Relations (SACOIR) and the Association of Former Ambassadors. The genesis of the SACOIR came about due to the Minister and Deputy Ministers of International Relations and Cooperation wishing ...