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Rural Development and Land Reform
South African Human Rights Commission on systematic challenges affecting the land restitution process in South Africa
19 Nov 2014
South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) presented a report on the systematic challenges affecting the land restitution process in South Africa. A progressive realisation of socio-economic rights was important, but the processes relating to land restitution was moving slowly. District Six land claims still remained unresolved, while there were also ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
DRDLR, Ingonyama Trust Board & Commission on Restitution of Land Rights on their 2013/14 Annual Reports, with Minister & Deputy present
15 Oct 2014
The Auditor General of South Africa briefed the Committee on the audit of the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform’s (DRDLR’s) financial performance for 2013/14. The Department had received an unqualified audit opinion for financial statements and predetermined objectives. This differed from 2012/13, where it had received an unqualified ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Inquiry into SABC Board Chairperson alleged misrepresentation of academic qualifications to Parliament
14 Oct 2014
The inquiry was about the misrepresentation of academic qualifications from UNISA by SABC Board Chairperson, Ms Zandile Ellen Tshabalala, when she was nominated for the SABC Board. She was also being charged for lying to a commissioner of oaths. Her legal representative insisted that he was not ready to proceed ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Cultural, religious & linguistic human rights: briefing by Cultural, Religious & Linguistic Rights Commission (CRLRC) & Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB)
19 Sep 2014
The Cultural, Religious and Language Rights Commission (CRLRC) explained it makes recommendations to the appropriate organ of state regarding legislation that impacts on the rights of cultural, religious and linguistic communities. The Commission increases the body of knowledge on indigenous matters to inform national policy positions. Strategic areas included diminished ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Unauthorised, irregular and fruitless expenditure and supply chain issues: National Treasury briefing
26 Aug 2014
The Accountant General and National Treasury briefed the Committee on the definitions of spending that was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful, giving, in each case, examples to illustrate how this spending would be found, how it would be regarded, and how it could be regularised. The Accountant-General made the point ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Committee Report on Justice and Correctional Services budget
11 Jul 2014
The draft Committee Reports on the budget votes of, respectively, the Department of Correctional Services and the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development were tabled for approval by Members. Although the ACDP, DA and EFF indicated that they still needed to take the budget to their caucuses for approval or ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Department of Justice and Correctional Services 2014 Strategic Plan, Budget Process: Analysis by Content Advisor & Committee Researchers
1 Jul 2014
The meeting opened with the adoption of the previous meeting’s minutes and notice of the correspondence of Mr J Selfe (DA) to the Chairperson.
Ms Christine Silkstone, Content Adviser to the Portfolio Committee, gave the Members a presentation detailing the budget process and the major challenges and issues relating to ...