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NCOP Security and Justice
Electoral Matters Amendment Bill: deliberations (with Deputy Minister)
15 Mar 2024
The Select Committee on Security and Justice (the Committee) convened virtually to deliberate on the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill [B 42–2023].
The clause-by-clause deliberations focused only on the amended provisions proposed by the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs. Before discussing the relevant clauses, the Content Advisor summarised the proposed amendments. ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Committee 2nd term programme; Committee Legacy report
15 Mar 2024
The Select Committee on Health and Social Services convened virtually to address several important agenda items, including the consideration of the Committee's second-term program, the adoption of the Committee's Legacy report, and the adoption of Committee minutes.
The Committee Secretariat then presented the Draft Second-term Program, highlighting the recently ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill: Cape Forum Submission & Public Participation Report
13 Mar 2024
In this virtual meeting, the Select Committee on Education and Technology, Sport, Arts and Culture was briefed by Cape Forum on the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill (BELA Bill) [B2B-2022]. Due to an omission, the Cape Forum had not been invited to the oral hearings last week.
The Cape ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Statistics Amendment Bill: Stats SA briefing; with Deputy Minister
12 Mar 2024
The Select Committee on Health and Social Services convened virtually for an initial briefing on the Statistics Amendment Bill [B31B-2023], Sec 75.
The Deputy Minister provided an overview of the roles outlined in the Stats Act 6 of 1999. The legislative reforms initiated by Stats SA in 2014 aimed ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Update on Negotiating Mandates: Independent Municipal Demarcation Authority Bill
8 Mar 2024
The Select Committee met on a virtual platform to receive updates on the provincial negotiating mandates on the Independent Municipal Demarcation Authority Bill. The Committee was informed that three provinces – Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Limpopo – requested extensions to submit their mandates as more time was needed ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill: public hearings
8 Mar 2024
Tracking the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill in Parliament
Northcliff school and Tanya Furniss (awaited submissions)
The Select Committee on Education and Technology, Sport, Arts and Culture held round three of the oral hearings on the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill [B2B-2022]. Ten organisations, stakeholders, and one private ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Finalisation of National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Bill & NYDA A/B
8 Mar 2024
The Select Committee on Health and Social Services met online to consider the response of the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) on the National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Bill [B31B-2022]. The Bill comes from the Presidential Summit Declaration against GBV and Femicide of ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill: public hearings
7 Mar 2024
Tracking the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill in Parliament
The Select Committee on Education and Technology, Sport, Arts and Culture held round two of the oral hearings on the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill [B2B-2022]. Twelve organisations and stakeholders presented oral submissions to the Committee. This included presenters ...
NCOP Security and Justice
NPA A/B: adoption; IPID A/B: deliberation (with Deputy Ministers)
6 Mar 2024
In this virtual meeting, the Select Committee on Security and Justice met to consider the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Amendment Bill.
The Committee adopted the NPA Amendment Bill. There were no objections.
The Chairperson believed that the NPA Bill would strengthen the work of the NPA in ensuring that ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill: public hearings
6 Mar 2024
Tracking the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill in Parliament
The Select Committee on Education & Technology, Sport, Arts and Culture convened virtually to host public hearings on the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill. Oral submissions were made by AfriForum, the Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa (ISASA), Suid-Afrikaanse ...