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NCOP Security and Justice
Adoption of Outstanding Minutes
16 Mar 2016
The Committee met to adopt the minutes of 4 November, 25 November 2015, 24 February 2016 and 2 March 2016. The minutes of 4 and 25 November 2015 were adopted without amendments while the minutes of 24 February was adopted with amendments. The Committee decided not to adopt the second ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Judges and Magistrates 2015 Remuneration: Department of Justice briefing
2 Mar 2016
The Department of Justice briefed the Select Committee on Security and Justice on the draft notice and schedule in order to obtain their approval for the proposed increase in the remuneration of Constitutional Court judges, judges and magistrates.
The proposed increases were as follows:
The Chief Justice, up to the ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Organisational restructuring and related matters, including progress made as far as the improved management of its regions: Department of Correctional Services briefing
2 Mar 2016
The Department of Correctional Services briefed the Committee on the progress made with its organisational restructuring and improved management. The controversial '10x4' shift system was addressed which left the facilities understaffed on Mondays and Fridays, however due to the disagreement with employees on the issue, this system was preferred to ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Embrace Dignity petition to end all all forms of oppression against women, prostitution & sex trafficking
2 Mar 2016
Embrace Dignity, a non-profit organisation, briefed the Committee on itself and its call to Parliament to assist in ending all forms of oppression against women, prostitution and sex trafficking. Embrace Dignity essentially set out to challenge gender and power inequalities that continued to oppress women and girls and to express ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Free State MEC of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) on 2013/14 consolidated Municipality performance report
1 Mar 2016
The Select Committee on Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) was briefed by the Free State Head of Department of COGTA on the Section (47) 2013/14 consolidated Municipal Performance Report. The Committee was also briefed by Free State SA Local Government Association (SALGA) on support provided to municipalities during the ...
NCOP Security and Justice
2014 Defence Review: Department of Defence briefing
24 Feb 2016
A delegation from the Department of Defence (DoD) presented on the Defence Review 2014, but prior to and during the presentation a number of Members of the Committee expressed their dissatisfaction that the Minister and Deputy Minister of Defence were not present, as there were a number of questions on ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Maluti-A-Phofung Petition Hearing Report & Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act Petition Hearing Report: adoption
24 Feb 2016
The Select Committee on Petitions and Executive Undertakings met briefly to consider and adopt the Maluti-A-Phofung Petition Hearing Report; the Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (COIDA) Petition Hearing Report and two outstanding minutes.
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Mayor of Mkhanyakude District Municipality on s 139 (1)(b): input; Committee report on Mkhanyakude District Municipality
23 Feb 2016
The Mayor of UMkhanyakude District Municipality briefed the Committee on the resolution that had been taken by the Free State Provincial Executive in terms of section 139(1) (b) of the Constitution. There was a strong belief that the intervention would assist the Municipality in aaddressing a number of challenges such ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Love Knysna petition (petition on alleged maladministration, fraud and financial irregularities at Knysna Local Municipality)
10 Feb 2016
The Committee met to be hear a petition by Love Knysna, an advocacy project which had petitioned the Committee on the alleged maladministration, fraud and financial irregularities at Knysna Local Municipality.
Ms Susan Campbell, Legal Advisor Knysna Environmental Forum, said she had knowledge about the Integrated Strategic Development Framework (ISDF) ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Oudtshoorn Ratepayers Association (ORPA) petition on private commercial flight training school
27 Jan 2016
The Oudtshoorn Ratepayers Association (ORPA) briefed the Committee on the alleged unlawful and unregulated establishment of the private commercial flight training operation in Oudtshoorn which is training pilots for commercial Chinese airlines. The Association complained that the Municipality in Oudtshoorn had denied the public a proper and transparent participation process ...