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NCOP Security and Justice
Minister of Police on SAPS and IPID policy; SAPS & IPID 2018/19 Annual Performance, with Minister and Deputy
16 May 2018
The Select Committee on Security and Justice received briefings from the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) on their strategic and annual performance plans (APPs) for 2018/19, in preparation for the budget debates that would soon take place.
SAPS said that for this financial ...
Ad Hoc Committee on the Funding of Political Parties NCOP
Election of Chairperson; Mandate of Committee
16 May 2018
Members of the NCOP Ad Hoc Committee on Funding of Represented Political Parties met to elect a Chairperson and to discuss the mandate of the Committee. Members understood the importance of taking the process forward but were concerned about the number of meetings and sittings that they were currently attending ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Minister Progress Reports: Social Development; Small Business Development
16 May 2018
The Select Committee met for the Consideration of Progress Reports on Executive Undertakings made by the Minister of Social Development (during Policy Debate on Budget Vote 17: Social Development on 26 May 2015); and Minister of Small Business Development (during Policy Debate on Budget Vote 13: Small Business Development on ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Walter Sisulu; Inkosi Langalibalele Dube; Mpofana; Maluti-Phofung Local Municipalities interventions
15 May 2018
The Acting Chairperson advised that as the Committee Chairperson was unavailable until the end of May, he would be standing in during that period. Not all Committee Members were in agreement with the process that elected the interim Chairperson (notable the DA and EFF).
Only MEC’s from the Eastern Cape ...
NCOP Security and Justice
SAPS on its 2018 Annual Performance Plan: Meeting postponed
18 Apr 2018
The South African Police Service (SAPS) was supposed to present its 2018/19 annual performance plan. However; SAPS was not allowed to proceed after the Committee noted that the Minister and Deputy Minister were not present at the meeting. The National Commissioner was also currently appearing before the Portfolio Committee on ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Public Service Commission Amendment Bill: Public Service Commission briefing
17 Apr 2018
The Department of Public Services and Administration briefed the Committee on the proposed amendments to the Public Service Commission Act. The first amendment sought to allow for a renewal of the term of the Commissioner on recommendation from the National Assembly or Provincial Legislatures. The second amendment sought to allow ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Magistrates Commission on suspension of magistrates/removal from office & withholding of remuneration
28 Mar 2018
The Magistrates Commission came to the Committee to seek confirmation of the recommendations they had made regarding magistrates who had been charged with misconduct. It provided details of the specific allegations against them, when the misconduct had occurred, the disciplinary processes followed and subsequent involvement by the courts. Their recommendations ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Minister of Environmental Affairs & Minister of Mineral Resources Progress Reports
21 Feb 2018
The Select Committee met to consider progress reports on Executive Undertakings made by the Minister of Environmental Affairs and the Minister of Mineral Resources in October 2015.
The Minister of Environmental Affairs responded questions raised by the Committee regarding the executive undertakings made on 27 October 2015. The Minister indicated ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Committee Programme
13 Feb 2018
The Committee met to consider its programme for the first term of 2018. The Committee spoke about various aspects relating to the programme including the worrisome absenteeism of ANC Members at Committee meetings and prioritising municipalities experiencing crises. These municipalities were spread across the Free State, KZN, Mpumalanga, North West, ...
NCOP Security and Justice
International Arbitration Bill [B10B-2017]: briefing; Suspension of Magistrate Committee Reports
1 Nov 2017
The Select Committee met to be briefed by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development on the International Arbitration Bill [B10B-2017] by the State Law Adviser, who said that the Bill aimed to adopt the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law as the cornerstone of the ...