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Public Service and Administration
Public Service A/B & Public Administration Management A/B: CLSO on constitutionality of bills & NSG Input; with Deputy Minister
31 Oct 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee was briefed by Parliamentary Legal Services and the National School of Government (NSG) on the Public Service Amendment Bill and the Public Administration Management Amendment (PAMA) Bill.
The Deputy Minister of Public Service and Administration told the Committee that these amendments were mainly ...
Defence
Revised SANDF HR Strategy; SANDF deployment; with Minister and Deputy Minister
26 Oct 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Joint Standing Committee was joined by the Department of Defence and Military Veterans and the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to consider the Committee’s proposal for a new human resources (HR) strategy to ensure a permanent exit mechanism for soldiers, and a rejuvenation of ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Progress report on Umzimvubu matter; Defence Budget Review and Recommendations Report; Armscor and Castle Control Board reports; Maputo Protocol report
25 Oct 2023
Defence
Feedback on engagements with the DFSC and the way forward; with Ministry
19 Oct 2023
The Committee received feedback from the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans in a virtual meeting to discuss the future of the Defence Force Service Commission (DFSC) following the recognition of the South African National Defence Union (SANDU), after the labour union had reached the required threshold. Minister Thandi ...
Defence and Military Veterans
CCB 2022/23 Annual Report
18 Oct 2023
Defence and Military Veterans
Defence Portfolio Audit Outcomes; DoD & Armscor 2022/23 Annual Report
11 Oct 2023
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Preservation and Development of Agricultural Land Bill: public hearings
10 Oct 2023
Southern African Agriculture Initiative (SAAI) (awaited submission)
The Portfolio Committee met in person to continue its national public hearings on the Preservation and Development of Agricultural Land (PDAL) Bill [B8-2021]. Seven organisations made their submissions at the meeting -- Agri-SA, the Institute of Race Relations (IRR), the Agricultural Business Chamber ...
Defence
Military Ombud 2022/23 Annual Activity Report; Feedback on Military Ombud cases (with Deputy Minister); German Study Tour Report
21 Sep 2023
The Joint Standing Committee on Defence (the JSCD) convened virtually for a briefing by the Military Ombudsman on its 2022/23 Annual Activity Report and feedback on the backlog of Military Ombud cases lodged with the Minister of Defence.
The Military Ombud reported that as at 15 September 2023, the ...
Defence
NCACC Q1 & 2 2023 Performance; SANDF Deployment (with Deputy Minister)
7 Sep 2023
The Joint Standing Committee on Defence (the JSCD) convened virtually for a briefing by the Directorate for Conventional Arms Control (DCAC) on the National Conventional Arms Control Committee’s (NCACC) first and second quarter reports for 2023.
The Committee was informed that the Information Technology (IT) system of the NCACC, ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Status of Women's Health in South Africa: engagement with DoH, DWYPD & StatsSA
31 Aug 2023
Video (Part 1)
Video (Part 2)
Meeting virtually on the last day of Women's Month, the Multiparty Women’s Caucus received three briefings. Those briefings were made by the Department of Health (DoH), Statistics South Africa (StatsSA), and the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) on the Status ...