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Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill: deliberations
9 Mar 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development briefed the Committee on the working document of the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill, which took into consideration the public submissions and previous Committee discussions.
The Committee deliberated on the proposed amendments to definitions, the proposed prescribed percentage quantities ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Deliberations on the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill
8 Mar 2022
Video (Part 1)
Video (Part 2)
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services met virtually for deliberations on the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill. The Committee heard that during consultation on the Bill, it was recommended that cannabis should be treated similarly to alcohol and the penalties imposed should ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Briefing by the Department of Correctional Services on the filling of critical vacancies
4 Mar 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Subcommittee was briefed by the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) on the filling of critical vacancies. The Department’s 2021/22 budget had been cut and further cuts were expected over the medium term, making it difficult to build capacity. The Department wanted the cuts to ...
International Relations
Tunisia Constitutional Referendum & Russia-Ukraine situation: DIRCO briefing
2 Mar 2022
The Committee received a presentation in a virtual meeting from the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) on the Tunisia Constitutional Referendum and Russia-Ukraine developments.
Members immediately expressed concern about the Russia-Ukraine conflict and were eager to discuss the matter. One Member said it “was a crisis which threatened ...
International Relations
Current political dynamics in Libya: Briefing; with Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation
23 Feb 2022
The Committee was convened in a virtual meeting to receive a briefing from the Department of International Relations and Cooperation on the current political dynamics in Libya in the context of the postponement of the elections which had been scheduled for 24 December 2021.
The Deputy Minister of International ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Committee oversight report to courts and correctional centres
23 Feb 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services convened in a virtual meeting to discuss its draft report on the oversight visits it had conducted to various courts and correctional centres in and around the country earlier this year.
Whilst Members were pleased to have conducted ...
Committee on Section 194 Enquiry
Constitutional Court judgment on removal of Chapter 9 institution office-bearer; Terms of Reference; Committee Programme
22 Feb 2022
Report of the Independent Panel on the Public Protector
Public Protector Correspondence to Parliament (confidential)
In ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill: further responses and deliberations
22 Feb 2022
Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill: response to public submissions
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services was briefed by the Parliamentary Legal Advisors (PLA) on the schedules of the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill (CPPB). The drafting of this Bill was informed by the Constitutional Court judgment handed ...
International Relations
South Africa’s Economic Diplomacy: Briefing by the Institute for Global Dialogue
16 Feb 2022
The Institute for Global Dialogue presented some of the work it had been doing on South African foreign policy in the context of foreign economic relations and the objectives that align with the way South Africa considered its international relations.
At the end of the 1990s with the end of ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Inter-departmental annual reports on implementation of the Child Justice Act
16 Feb 2022
Inter-departmental annual reports on the implementation of the Child Justice Act
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services received a briefing on government departments’ implementation of the Child Justice Act. The presentation outlined progress made by government stakeholders and focused on the departments’ 2020/21 annual reports. It highlighted ...