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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 Security and Justice
Criminal Matters Amendment Bill[B20-15]; Defence Laws and Repeal Amendment Bill [B7-15]; Judicial Matters Amendment Bill [B2-15]: adoption, in presence of Deputy Minister
25 Nov 2015
The Committee met to consider the Criminal Matters Amendment Bill; the Defence Laws and Repeal Amendment Bill and the Judicial Matters Amendment Bill.
The Committee engaged with the Parliamentary Legal Advisor, in relation to the Criminal Matters Amendment Bill, around whether public hearings were necessary and if so, who had ...
Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Probing Violence Against Foreign Nationals
Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Probing Violence Against Foreign Nationals Report: adoption of final report
18 Nov 2015
The Ad hoc Joint Committee on Probing Violence against Foreign Nationals met to attempt to finalise its report, and to adopt minutes of previous meetings. The Committee deliberated extensively on the draft Report but could not finalise the matter, or adopt the minutes, because it did not quorate at the ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Embrace Dignity Petition (end prostitution and sex trafficking oppression); Chiawelo Ext 5 Petition (noise disturbance from Unity Fellowship Church in Chiawelo Township): hearings
11 Nov 2015
This meeting was meant to provide a hearing for two petitions: the petition from the Chiawelo Extension 5 residents and the Embrace Dignity petition. However, because of the Parliamentary support staff strike the meeting was adjourned early and the second petition was not heard. The meeting started with the petition ...