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Justice and Correctional Services
Information Regulator vacancy: interviews
6 Oct 2020
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee interviewed four shortlisted candidates for the position of Part-Time Member at the Information Regulator. Initially, five candidates were shortlisted, but one candidate withdrew. The State Security Agency (SSA) had performed security checks on the candidates who were cleared. Members selected interview questions from ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill: briefing; DCS staff violence; Cybercrimes Bill
4 Sep 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Justice & Correctional Services (NA) 04 Sep 2020
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Correctional Services briefed the Committee on its response to unprocedural dismissals of officials and abuse of power. The Department said it is common cause that officials have expressed their dissatisfaction against ...
Justice and Correctional Services
DCS: measures to address irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure; Covid 19 related matters; with Deputy Minister
2 Sep 2020
The Committee received a presentation from the Department of Correctional Services in a virtual meeting on how it intended to address irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure, which had amounted to over R4 billion at the end of the 2019/20 financial year. It was also given details on how the Department ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Amendment Act A/B; Domestic Violence A/B & Criminal and Related Matters A/B: Department briefing; with Deputy Minister
1 Sep 2020
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development in a virtual meeting on three Bills related to gender-based violence – the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Bill; the Criminal and Related Matters Bill; and the Domestic Violence Amendment Bill. Adoption of the report ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Minister & DWYPD on National Strategic Plan on Gender-based Violence and Femicide
27 Aug 2020
Video: Multi Party Women’s Caucus, 27 August 2020
The Multi-Party Women’s Caucus convened on a virtual platform to be briefed by the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities. The Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, and Minster of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Dr ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Information Regulator vacancy: shortlisting
21 Aug 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services, (NA) 21 Aug 2020
The Portfolio Committee shortlisted five candidates for a part-time position as a member of the Information Regulator. They were Prof Justine Limpet-Law, Prof Alison Gillwald, Ms Alison Tilley, Ms Katlego Dolamo and Dr Prittish Dala.
The Committee also ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Information Regulator vacancy; Provisional suspension of Magistrate; Cybercrimes Bill: NCOP amendments– with Deputy Minister
19 Aug 2020
The Committee met with the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development and was briefed on the provisional suspension of Ms K Bodlani: Acting Regional Magistrate, Umlazi; the filling of the Information Regulator vacancy and the National Council of Provinces’ proposed amendments to the Cybercrimes Bill [B6B-2017]. The meeting took place ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Discussion on matters relating to Women’s Month; Third Term Programme
30 Jul 2020
Video: Discussion on matters relating to Women’s Month; Third Term Programme
Audio: Discussion on matters relating to Women’s Month; Third Term Programme
The Multi-Party Women’s Caucus met to consider its third term programme and discuss matters related to Women’s Month. Members voiced concerns about the absence of senior Members.
There ...
Justice and Correctional Services
DoJ&CD, DCS & OCJ Budget: Committee Reports
17 Jul 2020
Audio: DoJ&CD, DCS & OCJ Budget: Committee Reports Part 2
Tabled Committee Reports
Summary
In this virtual meeting, the Committee to consider the reports on the adjustments budgets of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, Department of Correctional Services ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Correctional Services & OCJ Special Adjustments Budgets; with Deputy Minister
15 Jul 2020
The Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ) confirmed compliance with COVID-19 regulations and presented its Special Adjustments Budget from which R30 million had been cut. It suggested that the impact of the cut would likely affect circuit court backlogs, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) procurement ability, training and Information Communication Technology ...