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Police
Forensic Services backlog & related matters: SAPS briefing; with Deputy Minister
17 Mar 2021
Audio: Follow-up meeting with SAPS Forensic Service on Action Plan; CGE & SAHRC Investigative Reports
State of Shelters in South Africa
Report of the North West Provincial Investigative Hearing into Lack of Safety and Security Measures in Schools for Children with Disabilities, August 2019
Report of the National Hearing ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Committee Report on DCDT Quarter 2 Performance; Committee strategic plan
16 Mar 2021
A concern had previously been raised that some of the Committee's meetings were not live-streamed on Parliament’s YouTube channel. An explanation was sought from Parliament’s broadcast services. They explained that Parliament had only ten broadcast slots to livestream on its Youtube channel. Hence it was unable to ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SITA on its turnaround plan; Ratification of World Radio Conference; with Deputy Minister
10 Mar 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Committee met with the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) to be briefed on its repurposing strategy, and with the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) to be briefed on the ratification of the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC).
SITA’s presentation highlighted that ...
Police
Follow-up with SAPS Forensics Division; with National Treasury, Minister and Deputy Minister
10 Mar 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Police [NA]
State of Shelters in South Africa
Report of the North West Provincial Investigative Hearing into Lack of Safety and Security Measures in Schools for Children with Disabilities, August 2019
Report of the National Hearing on the Status of Mental Health Care in South ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
USAASA/USAF 2019/20 Annual Report & outstanding matters; with Deputy Minister
9 Mar 2021
The USAASA/USAF interim board took the Committee through its 2019/20 annual report in a virtual meeting, and stated that during the past financial year, the entity had achieved 50% of its targets.
Before the presentation began, Members questioned the persistent absence of the Minister, asserting that she ...
Police
SAPS Quarter 3 Crime Stats; SAHRC on torture or ill treatment in police custody; with Ministry
3 Mar 2021
In this virtual meeting, the South African Human Rights Commission informed the Committee that South Africa is a signatory to an international protocol (OPCAT) that prohibits torture or ill treatment against any persons who may find themselves deprived of their liberty. The places where persons are deprived of their liberty ...
Police
Establishment & operations of DNA Board; with Minister & Deputy Minister
2 Mar 2021
In this virtual meeting, the Minister of Police introduced the newly appointed Chairperson and Members of the National Forensic Oversight and Ethics Board (DNA Board) to the Portfolio Committee. The Board Members had experience in forensic science, human rights law and ethics. The Committee welcomed the initiative taken by the ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
DCDT & entities 2020/21 Quarter 2 performance; ICASA on spectrum auction and litigation; with Deputy Minister
2 Mar 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) and its entities briefed the Committee on their second quarter reports. The Deputy Minister commented that the presentation of the reports was crucial to enabling the Committee to do its job of monitoring the DCDT and the entities, ...
Police
SAPS & IPID BRRR recommendations: progress; SAPS Amendment Draft Bill; with Deputy Minister
24 Feb 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Police
Budget Review and Recommendation Report by Portfolio Committee on SAPS performance for 2019/20 - 25 November 2020
Budget Review and Recommendation Report by Portfolio Committee IPID performance for 2019/20 - 25 November 2020
South African Police Service Amendment Bill 2020 - draft
The ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
(Subcommittee) SABC Vacancy: shortlisting process
23 Feb 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Communications’ Subcommittee on MDDA & SABC Board, 23 February 2021
The subcommittee convened on a virtual platform to discuss the shortlisting process for a vacancy on the Board of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) as well as the subcommittee’s programmes in this term.
Members enquired ...