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Justice and Correctional Services
DCS Quarter 3 performance: performance against spending; filling of key vacancies; Litigation cost
21 Feb 2020
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) told the Committee that its key focus areas were the effect of the high number of vacancies on its performance, and the slow rate at which the Integrated Inmate Management System (IIMS) was being rolled out.
Presenting its quarterly performance report, the Department said ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Department of Justice and Constitutional Development 2019/20 Quarter 2 & 3 performance, with Deputy Minister
19 Feb 2020
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, with a delegation including the Deputy Minister and other departmental officials, gave four presentations – including its audit outcome turnaround strategy, performance report, 2nd and 3rd quarterly financial as well as its employee relations report.
The Members pointed out that the presentation did ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Prescription in Civil and Criminal Matters (Sexual Offences) Amendment Bill & Treaties with Bangladesh; with Deputy Minister; Programme for filling Information Regulator vacancy
18 Feb 2020
Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance in criminal matters treaties
The Department spoke about the Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaties, established between South Africa and Bangladesh. The purpose of the treaties was to underscore that SA would not be a safe haven for criminals - by providing ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Committee Programme, Focus Areas & Operational matters
12 Feb 2020
The Committee meeting followed a two-day strategic planning session the previous week. The Committee Programme for Quarter 1 was revised to reflect decisions made at the strategic planning meeting and formally presented to the Committee for adoption. Principles underlying the revised programme included a need to address matters before things ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Deputy Public Protector vacancy & removal of Adv Jiba and Adv Mrwebi from office: finalisation & committee reports
27 Nov 2019
Justice and Correctional Services Resolves That Jiba and Mrwebi Should Not Be Restored to Office
The Committee considered the two draft reports.
The Draft Report of the Consideration of Draft Committee Report on Removal of advocate Nomgcobo Jiba and Advocate Lawrence Sithembiso from their Positions in the National Prosecuting Authority ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Inter-sectoral Report on Implementation of Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act: Department briefing, with Deputy Minister
20 Nov 2019
The meeting took some time to get underway as the Portfolio Committee had been unaware that the Department of Justice and Correctional Services Annual Report 2018/19 on Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) had been submitted to Parliament at the same time as the Annual Report on the Department ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
National Strategic Plan on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide, with Minister (postponed)
19 Nov 2019
The joint meeting involving various concerned Portfolio and Select Committees from the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), met with the interim steering committee on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) to discuss the progress made with the development of a draft national strategic plan on GBVF, as ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Deputy Public Protector appointment: interviews Day 2
13 Nov 2019
Video: Deputy Public Protector interviews | 13 November 2019
The Committee interviewed three candidates: Adv Lwazi Kubukeli; Adv Puleng Matshelo; Adv Kholeka Gcaleka.
Justice and Correctional Services
Deputy Public Protector appointment: interviews Day 1
12 Nov 2019
Video: Deputy Public Protector Interviews, Parliament: 12 November 2019
The Committee interviewed four candidates for the position of Deputy Public Protector: Adv Shadrack Nkuna, Mr Buang Jones, Adv Moshoeshoe Moshoeshoe and Adv Noxolo Mbangeni
Justice and Correctional Services
Judicial Matters Amendment Bill & Customary Marriages Amendment Bill: briefing; with Deputy Minister
5 Nov 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services received presentations on the Judicial Matters Amendment Bill [B 13-2019] and the Recognition of Customary Marriages Amendment Bill [B 12-2019]. The Department explained that the Constitutional Court had been quite specific about what it wanted in the Bills, and they had not ...