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NCOP Security and Justice
Progress Reports on provisionally suspended magistrates: Magistrates Commission briefing; Committee interaction with presentation
12 Oct 2016
The Magistrates Commission presented an update on provisionally suspended magistrates.
In the first case, the magistrate has been provisionally suspended since 2014 and the matter was still pending. The magistrate in question was still receiving remuneration for the last three years. Members raised concerns that taxpayers are bearing these costs ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Africa Skills FET College Petition: hearing
12 Oct 2016
The Select Committee heard submissions on the Africa Skills FET College Petition (Petition requesting the intervention of the NCOP on the alleged ill-treatment of students, corruption and racism by Africa Skills College in George, Western Cape Province). Submissions were made by the petitioners, Africa Skills College Management, the Department of ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Division of Revenue Bill: Financial and Fiscal Commission briefing
11 Oct 2016
The Financial and Fiscal Commission presented the Commission’s submission on the division of revenue in terms of the intergovernmental fiscal relations (IGFR) Act and the Money Bills Amendment Procedure and Related Matters Act (MBAPRM). The 2017/18 submission focused on rural development in South Africa, and was aimed at providing a ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Promotion of Access to Information Act Revised Rules of Procedure
21 Sep 2016
The Department of Justice briefed the Committee on the amended Rules of Procedure for the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA), No 2 of 2000. The purpose of the amendments was to bring about uniformity to the Court Rules as well as in response to certain court pronouncements such ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Commission on Gender Equality 2016/17 Annual Performance Plan; NYDA National Youth Policy; Department of Women performance report, with the Minister present
20 Sep 2016
The Select Committee met with the Department of Women in the Presidency (DWP), the Commission on Gender Equality (CGE) and the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) to discuss each entity’s recent performance. The meeting was time constrained and some of the Committee’s questions could not be fully addressed. This was ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Review of the Age of Criminal Capacity
7 Sep 2016
The Committee was told that South Africa was among the few countries that had developed and implemented a criminal justice system for children. The system ensured that children were treated differently from hardened criminals and the legislation had come into effect in 2010. The DoJ&CD was grappling with the implementation ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Embrace Dignity Petition Report: adoption; Chiawelo Petition Report: deferred
7 Sep 2016
The Select Committee on Petitions and Executive Undertakings considered the Embrace Dignity Report (Petition requesting the intervention of the NCOP in ensuring an end to all forms of sexual oppression against women); and the Chiawelo Petition Report (Petition on alleged noise disturbance emanating from Unity Fellowship Church in Chiawelo Extension ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Bafokeng Petition on alleged gross human rights violations by the Bafokeng Tribal Authority
25 May 2016
The Committee met for a hearing on the Bafokeng Land Buyers Association petition on alleged gross human rights violations by the Bafokeng Tribal Authority.
The Committee was informed that though the Bafokeng Land Buyers Buyer’s Association (BLBA) had petitioned Parliament in 2008 and 2012, it had asked that the only ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
IEC on Local Government Elections 2016 readiness; North West Municipality Interventions: progress report; Madibeng Municipality Intervention: briefing by Administrator
24 May 2016
The Select Committee met with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) delegation to be briefed on the level of preparedness of the Commission to host the upcoming local government elections in August 2016. The Chief Electoral Officer and the Chairperson of the IEC gave an overview of the IEC’s state of ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
House of Traditional Leaders in Western Cape Province petition
18 May 2016
The Committee met to hear the petition by the Provincial House of Traditional Leaders - Western Cape (PHTL-WC) on the Petition on the alleged failure by the Western Cape Government to recognize a House of Traditional Leaders in the Western Cape Province. The PHTL-WC, presenting its petition, noted that it ...