Police
PSIRA 2016/17 Annual Report & Quarter 1 performance
18 Oct 2017
The Committee received a briefing from the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA) on its 2016/17 annual report, and was informed that it had achieved an unmodified audit opinion, and 85% of its planned targets had been achieved. There had been a strengthening of the relationship between ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
SRSA, SAIDS & Boxing SA 2016/17 Annual Report: Auditor General Input, with Minister
10 Oct 2017
The Office of the Auditor General South Africa briefed the Committee on the Department of Sport and Recreation on audit outcomes for the 2016/17 financial year.
Inadequate monitoring of Supply Chain Management legislation at Boxing South Africa resulted in non-compliance with supply chain management legislation for ...
Police
Minister of Police briefing; SAPS, IPID & CSP Budgetary Review and Recommendations Reports
6 Oct 2017
Crime fighting in SA would be intelligence-led. The Minister of Police, Mr Fikile Mbalula revealed this when he briefed the Portfolio Committee on Police of drastic plans to tighten police operations in the country.
Minister Mbalula stated that visible policing needs extra personnel. There are challenges facing the Department because ...
Police
Situation in Philippi East; SAPS 2016/17 Annual Report
3 Oct 2017
The Committee met for its second day of hearings on the annual report of the South African Police Service (SAPS) for the 2016/17 financial year.
Beginning with the situation in Philippi East, SAPS reported that the Marikana informal settlement posed several infrastructural challenges which had exacerbated ...
Police
SAPS 2016/17 Annual Report
2 Oct 2017
The Committee met for its first day of hearings on the 2016/17 Annual Report of the SA Police Service (SAPS). Members were first briefed by the Auditor-General of SA (AGSA) where it was pointed out that for the first time in eight years that SAPS received ...
Police
IPID and Civilian Secretariat for Police on Quarter 1 performance
13 Sep 2017
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) and the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service (CSPS) briefed the committee on their performance during the first quarter.
IPID reported that the financial year had begun with severe budgetary restraints, and R24 million in accruals from the previous year. These accruals had accounted for ...
Police
National Development Plan recommendations for Policing: SAPS, Civilian Secretariat for Police & Civil Society briefing
12 Sep 2017
The Committee was briefed by the South African Police Service (SAPS), Civilian Secretariat for Police (CSP), the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) and Corruption Watch (CW) on implementation of the National Development Plan (NDP).
The CSP explained its role and outlined recommendations from the NDP it had already begun implementing. ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
School Sport: facilities; championships; sport federation collaboration; DBE MoU review
12 Sep 2017
The Committee received briefings from the Department of Sport and Recreation (SRSA) and the Department of Basic Education (DBE) on their plans to review the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the two departments. SRSA indicated that DBE was not as appreciative of the importance of school sport as SRSA was. ...
Police
Domestic Violence Act Reports: SAPS & Civilian Secretariat for Police briefing
6 Sep 2017
The Committee received a briefing by the Western Cape Provincial Commissioner on the theft of firearms in Mitchell’s Plain and Bellville South police stations which occurred last month. The Cluster Commander at Mitchell’s Plain reported the theft of firearms after conducting an inspection of the police station. There were a ...
Police
Central Firearms Registry on Turn-Around Strategy / Gun Owners Association / Gun Free SA & Appeal Board Members briefing
1 Sep 2017
The Committee met to hear the views of the South African Police Service (SAPS) and stakeholders of the gun trade against the backdrop of poor compliance with the country’s gun-control laws and gun owners’ failure to renew firearm licences. Participants included the South African Arms and Ammunition Dealers’ Association (SAAADA), ...