Employment and Labour
Employment and Labour Budget: Committee Report
29 May 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour, 29 May 2020
The Portfolio Committee met to discuss its Draft Budget Report on Vote 31: Department of Employment and Labour and entities.
The Committee was unhappy because the DA only sent submissions on the day of the meeting ...
Employment and Labour
DEL, CCMA, and Productivity SA; 2019/20 Quarter 1 performance, with Deputy Minister
13 Nov 2019
The Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) and its entities, the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) and Productivity South Africa delivered presentations on their performances for the first quarter of the 2019/20 financial year.
The DEL said it was faced with the challenge of aligning ...
Employment and Labour
Current Action Plan on Compensation Fund; with Minister and Deputy Minister
30 Oct 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Employment and Labour on the current action plan being implemented to deal with challenges at the Compensation Fund.
The Department stated that Phase 1 of the plan had been implemented from July 2015 to April 2018 in order to stabilise the operations ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Deputy Public Protector appointment: shortlisting for interview
24 Oct 2019
The Portfolio Committee conducted the shortlisting of candidates for interview to fill the Deputy Public Protector vacancy. Out 19 candidates, eight nominees were shortlisted: Adv Sonwabile Mancotywa; Adv Kholeka Gcaleka; Adv Shadrack Nkuna; Adv Puleng Matshelo; Mr Buang Jones; Mr Moshoeshoe Toba; Adv Lwazi Kubukeli; Adv Noxolo Mbangeni.
In the ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Deputy Public Protector position: Criteria for shortlisting of candidates; Promotion of Access to Information Amendment Bill: response to submissions
23 Oct 2019
Open letter to justice committee: Voters deserve to know who political donors are
My Vote Counts NPC v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Another (CCT249/17) [2018] ZACC 17; 2018 (8) BCLR 893 (CC); 2018 (5) SA 380 (CC) (21 June 2018)
Promotion of Access to Information Act
Political ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Public Protector South Africa 2018/19 Annual Report
18 Oct 2019
Annual Reports 2018/2019; Public Protector Investigation Reports; Public Protector Act
The Office of the Public Protector briefed the Portfolio Committee on its 2018/19 Annual Report and provided updates on current cases of concern to the Committee.
The Public Protector informed the Committee that her Office had been at ...
Justice and Correctional Services
DoJ&CD Annual Report 2018/19; with Minister & Deputy Minister
16 Oct 2019
The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development made it clear that the Department must be made up of officials who care about justice and the wheels of justice must turn unhindered. He addressed his goal of dealing with corruption and that of turning the Office of ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Special Investigating Unit 2018/19 Annual Report
15 Oct 2019
The Special Investigating Unit briefed the Portfolio Committee on its 2018/19 Annual Report and provided updates on current cases of concern to the Committee.
The Special Investigating Unit emphasised the importance of consequence management in managing administrative misconduct and corruption. The Special Tribunal legislation and regulations had ...
Justice and Correctional Services
National Prosecuting Authority 2018/19 Annual Report
15 Oct 2019
The National Prosecuting Authority briefed the Portfolio Committee on its 2018/19 Annual Report. However, questions were wide-ranging and many current topics were discussed in the meeting.
The meeting began with the Chairperson and political parties rising to wish Adv Willie Hofmeyr well on his imminent retirement. His huge contribution ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Legal Aid South Africa 2018/19 Annual Report
10 Oct 2019
Legal Aid South Africa (LASA) presented an overview of their annual performance report for the 2018/19 financial year, and gave the Committee details of their achievements against targets and their service delivery based on their five-year strategic plan since 2015.
The ensuing discussion focused on the impact ...