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Justice and Correctional Services
Justice and Correctional Services Portfolio Committee Legacy Report
20 Mar 2019
Available here once published: Legacy Reports
The Content Advisor briefed the Committee on the draft Legacy Report. The document focused on key highlights of the work of the Committee for the last five years.
The Content Advisor said that during the Fifth Parliament, the Committee’s responsibility or scope of work increased. ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment: briefing, with Deputy Minister
13 Mar 2019
Document handed out: Committee Report on OPCAT [Tabled Committee Reports once available]
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development briefed the Committee on the Optional Protocol Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT). The Department requested Parliament to ratify the Protocol. The Deputy Minister was ...
Economic Development
Committee Oversight Reports
12 Mar 2019
The North West Oversight Report was adopted with the addition of 2 suggestions. A Member suggested that the reports hould include the Sun City Airport matter as well as the alleged corruption in the Mphebatho Cultural Museum. The Committee noted that this would assist the Sixth Parliament Committee, and recommend ...
Economic Development
Legacy Report of Economic Development Portfolio Committee
5 Mar 2019
Find here once available - Legacy Reports
The Committee discussed and approved its legacy report. The content adviser took the Members through the areas where amendments had been made. The issues raised during the previous meeting were addressed and the report was concluded.
A Member suggested that the legacy ...
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 ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Committee Report on request for Public Protector's removal from office
26 Feb 2019
Public Protector removal from office request
Public Protector: Tabling of Rules; Policy on Appointment of Special Advisor
Request by MP to remove Public Protector from office; Public Protector on special advisor appointment
Fitness of Public Protector to hold office
Public Protector removal proceedings request; Office of Chief Justice ...
Economic Development
Committee Legacy Report
26 Feb 2019
Documents handed out: Draft Report of the Portfolio on Economic Development on its activities undertaken during the Fifth Parliament (2014-2019) [once available Tabled Committee Reports]
The main agenda of the meeting was to deliberate on the Portfolio Committee’s legacy report, which covered the work that it had started in May ...
Economic Development
Economic Development Legacy Report
19 Feb 2019
The Committee’s Legacy Report was tabled. Members were advised to read the report as it will be discussed in the next meeting.
Justice and Correctional Services
Legal Aid SA draft regulations
13 Feb 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services welcomed recommendations to amend regulations governing the means test which is used to determine if the legal aid applicant qualifies for legal aid on the basis the applicant cannot afford the cost of his or her own legal representation.
The regulations ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Public Protector removal from office request
5 Dec 2018
The Committee considered whether it should expedite procedures to remove the Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, from office. Members were presented with her response to the formal complaint submitted by the Democratic Alliance Chief Whip in reference to the Absa Bank lifeboat court judgement. The DA felt that the Public Protector ...