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NCOP Security and Justice
Progress Reports on provisionally suspended magistrates: Magistrates Commission briefing; Committee interaction with presentation
12 Oct 2016
The Magistrates Commission presented an update on provisionally suspended magistrates.
In the first case, the magistrate has been provisionally suspended since 2014 and the matter was still pending. The magistrate in question was still receiving remuneration for the last three years. Members raised concerns that taxpayers are bearing these costs ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Africa Skills FET College Petition: hearing
12 Oct 2016
The Select Committee heard submissions on the Africa Skills FET College Petition (Petition requesting the intervention of the NCOP on the alleged ill-treatment of students, corruption and racism by Africa Skills College in George, Western Cape Province). Submissions were made by the petitioners, Africa Skills College Management, the Department of ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Division of Revenue Bill: Financial and Fiscal Commission briefing
11 Oct 2016
The Financial and Fiscal Commission presented the Commission’s submission on the division of revenue in terms of the intergovernmental fiscal relations (IGFR) Act and the Money Bills Amendment Procedure and Related Matters Act (MBAPRM). The 2017/18 submission focused on rural development in South Africa, and was aimed at providing a ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Commission on Gender Equality 2016/17 Annual Performance Plan; NYDA National Youth Policy; Department of Women performance report, with the Minister present
20 Sep 2016
The Select Committee met with the Department of Women in the Presidency (DWP), the Commission on Gender Equality (CGE) and the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) to discuss each entity’s recent performance. The meeting was time constrained and some of the Committee’s questions could not be fully addressed. This was ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Review of the Age of Criminal Capacity
7 Sep 2016
The Committee was told that South Africa was among the few countries that had developed and implemented a criminal justice system for children. The system ensured that children were treated differently from hardened criminals and the legislation had come into effect in 2010. The DoJ&CD was grappling with the implementation ...
Constitutional Review Committee
Legacy submissions: deliberations
19 Aug 2016
The Content Advisor to the Committee, Ms Sipamla, briefed the Committee on submissions made by the Ms Mosiane, Mr O Shembe, Mr L Mahlatsi, the Support Public Broadcasting Cooperation (SOS), the Deaf Federation of South Africa (DEAFSA), the Holy Faith Mission Evangelical Church, the South African Local Government Association (SALGA), ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
IEC on Local Government Elections 2016 readiness; North West Municipality Interventions: progress report; Madibeng Municipality Intervention: briefing by Administrator
24 May 2016
The Select Committee met with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) delegation to be briefed on the level of preparedness of the Commission to host the upcoming local government elections in August 2016. The Chief Electoral Officer and the Chairperson of the IEC gave an overview of the IEC’s state of ...
NCOP Security and Justice
National Council for Correctional Services: consideration of nominations; Magistrates Commission on suspended magistrates; Proclamations of Terrorist organisations
18 May 2016
The Department of Correctional Services firstly briefed the Committee, in the presence of the Deputy Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, on the eight shortlisted candidates for the National Council on Correctional Services (NCCS). The criteria for the shortlisting, the potential candidates and the qualifications and experience of the candidates ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Committee Reports: Mthatha Correctional Centre; Diepkloof Police Station
11 May 2016
The Committee adopted its Committee Annual Report for 2015; the Committee Report on Mthatha Medium Correctional Centre Eastern Cape and Committee Report on Diepkloof Police Station with amendments. A member requested that an oversight visit be undertaken of the Langebaan and Hoedspruit airforce bases where pilot training is undertaken. The ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Committee Report on intervention in Thabazimbi Local Municipality & State of Municipalities in North West
10 May 2016
Documents handed out:
Committee Report on State of Municipalities in North West
[All Committee Reports available under Tabled Committee Reports once published on the ATC]
The Committee met to consider and adopt its draft Report on the inspection in loco, and the proposals for intervention into the Thabazimbi Local Municipality in ...