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Constitutional Review Committee
Language submissions: overview
9 Oct 2020
The Committee had received 58 public submissions in 2020. In this virtual meeting, the Committee Content Advisor gave an overview of past and present submissions requesting official language recognition for a specific language as provided for in Section 6 of the Constitution. Only one submission was received in 2020 proposing ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Legal Aid South Africa Quarterly performance
9 Oct 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services, (NA) 09 Oct 2020
Legal Aid South Africa (LASA) briefed the Committee on the performance of the entity in Quarter 4 of 2019/20 and Quarter 1 of 2020/21, highlighting the fact that its budget had been decreased by R23 million due to ...
Justice and Correctional Services
SIU Quarterly performance
9 Oct 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services (NA) 09 Oct 2020
Due to all Annual Reports being delayed by the pandemic, the Committee was virtually briefed by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) on its 2019/20 Quarter 4 and 2020/21 Quarter 1 performance. The report covered financial information, legal counsel, ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Public Protector quarterly performance
8 Oct 2020
Video: PC on Justice and Correctional Services, (NA) 08 Oct 2020
Due to all Annual Reports delayed by the pandemic, the Committee was virtually briefed by the Public Protector of South Africa (PPSA) on its 2019/20 quarterly performance report and its 2020/21 Quarter 1 report. In her introductory remarks, the ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Information Regulator Quarterly performance
8 Oct 2020
Video: PC on Justice and Correctional Services, (NA) 08 Oct 2020
The Committee was briefed by the Information Regulator (IR) on its fourth quarter performance report for the 2019/20 financial year and the first quarter performance report for the 2020/21 financial year. In her opening remarks, the Chairperson of the ...
Justice and Correctional Services
NPA Quarterly Performances; Information Regulator Vacancy: Report on Committee Recommendation
7 Oct 2020
Commissions Act: Commission of Inquiry into allegations of state capture, corruption and fraud in the Public Sector including Organs of State: Amendment (English/Afrikaans)
Commissions Act: Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector including Organs of State: Terms of Reference: Amendment (English / ...
Justice and Correctional Services
JICS Quarterly performances
7 Oct 2020
The presentation in a virtual meeting by the Judicial Inspection for Correctional Services (JICS) focused mainly on the challenges it faced, the improvement of its working relationship with the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), and its plans to address structural issues such as overcrowding. Although it did not have information ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Information Regulator vacancy: interviews
6 Oct 2020
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee interviewed four shortlisted candidates for the position of Part-Time Member at the Information Regulator. Initially, five candidates were shortlisted, but one candidate withdrew. The State Security Agency (SSA) had performed security checks on the candidates who were cleared. Members selected interview questions from ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill: briefing; DCS staff violence; Cybercrimes Bill
4 Sep 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Justice & Correctional Services (NA) 04 Sep 2020
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Correctional Services briefed the Committee on its response to unprocedural dismissals of officials and abuse of power. The Department said it is common cause that officials have expressed their dissatisfaction against ...
Justice and Correctional Services
DCS: measures to address irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure; Covid 19 related matters; with Deputy Minister
2 Sep 2020
The Committee received a presentation from the Department of Correctional Services in a virtual meeting on how it intended to address irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure, which had amounted to over R4 billion at the end of the 2019/20 financial year. It was also given details on how the Department ...