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Human Settlements
Election of Chairperson
31 Aug 2021
The Committee met to elect the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements - Ms Semenya was elected unopposed.
The Chairperson thanked Members for their support and having confidence in her. She told Members that the Committee must strive to do better and serve the country at large. She ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Bosasa contracts with Correctional Services, with Minister & Deputy
27 Feb 2019
Correctional Services contracts with Bosasa had totalled an astounding R7.1 billion. The Minister of Justice and Correctional Services said he would focus on the Bosasa contracts. If the Committee was interested in the prosecutorial actions taken, the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and South African Police Service ...
Ad Hoc Committee on North West Intervention
North West intervention: Inter-Ministerial Task Team progress report, with Ministers present
6 Feb 2019
Nine ministers and deputy ministers were present for the Inter-Ministerial Task Team (IMTT) progress report on the intervention in the North West Provincial Government in terms of section 100(1) of the Constitution. Amongst the items reported, the IMTT noted that the 17% and 24% medicine shortage at the hospitals and ...
Ad Hoc Committee on North West Intervention
Inter-Ministerial Task Team (IMTT) update on North West intervention, with Ministers
16 Aug 2018
Ministers Nkosazana Dlamini- Zuma, Senzeni Zokwana, Thulas Nxesi and Michael Masutha were present as the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) to report on progress. At the conclusion of the analysis into the North West by the Inter-Ministerial Task Team (IMTT), five departments were put under section 100(1a) and five were put under ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill & International Crimes Bill: briefing, with Minister and Deputy Minister
30 May 2018
The Portfolio Committee met to receive briefings on two new Bills developed by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. The Deputy Minister was in attendance and the Minister arrived in the course of the meeting.
The first Bill was the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill. The ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Minister for Justice and Correctional Services policy overview
30 May 2018
The Committee was briefed by the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Advocate Michael Masutha, on a policy overview of the Department of Justice and the entities attached to the Ministry of Justice. The Committee would also interact with the Minister, the Director-General and heads of entities on the policy ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Department of Justice and Constitutional Development 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan; with Minister and Deputy Ministers
18 Apr 2018
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development presented its 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan (APP) to the Committee, accompanied by the Minister and Deputy Minister. Minister Masutha updated the Committee on the challenges faced by the Department where overcrowding of prisons and resource constraints were pointedly raised. The Committee was also ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Correctional Services 2016/07 Annual Report: Auditor-General input, with Minister present
3 Oct 2017
The AGSA highlighted that both the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) had regressed from ‘unqualified’ audit opinions to ‘qualified’ opinions in the 2016/17 financial year. This was primarily due to the non-compliance with a new financial reporting standards, non-compliance with ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Department of Correctional Services Quarter 4 performance: hearing, with Minister
29 Aug 2017
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) presented its performance report for the fourth quarter of 2016/17, and informed the Portfolio Committee that it had achieved 25 of the 40 targets (63%) of its predetermined objectives. Only programme 2 (Incarceration) had received a qualified audit opinion -- the rest had all ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Department of Justice APP; Criminal Procedure Amendment Bill: briefing; Legal Aid Regulations, with Minister and Deputy Minister
31 May 2017
The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development said the Department’s strategic plan had been developed in the light of unfavourable global economic conditions. The areas of concern were a complete overhaul of the criminal justice system (CJS) and the Integrated Justice System (IJS), and their alignment to the democratic order, ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Traditional Courts Bill; Implementation of Rome Statute of International Criminal Court Act Repeal Bill: briefing with Minister and Deputy Minister
31 Jan 2017
The Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development highlighted that there were many improvements to the Traditional Courts Bill following concerns with previous versions of the Bill. The main objective of the Bill was to create a uniform legislative framework to regulate the role and functions of traditional courts. Since ...