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NCOP Security and Justice
Mutual Legal Assistance on Criminal Matters Treaty & Extradition Treaty with Republic of Bangladesh
12 Feb 2020
Documents awaited:
The ratification of the extradition and mutual legal assistance in criminal matters treaties with the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.
Treaty between the Government of the Republic of South Africa and the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.
National Council of Provinces Resolution.Notes on the extradition and mutual ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Minister progress report: Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; with Deputy Minister
12 Feb 2020
The Deputy Minister represented the Ministry in its report-back on its 2017 executive undertakings. The reconfiguration of government departments after the 2019 elections meant that it was difficult to give a full picture as Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) no longer existed.
The ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Cybercrimes Bill [B6B-2017]: SAPS & DOJ response to submissions; with Deputy Minister
5 Feb 2020
Documents handed out: Department of Justice response to submissions [not available to public]
The South African Police Service responded to the public submissions on the approximately 20 clauses of the Cybercrimes Bill that applied to SAPS. On concerns about to search and seizure, it pointed out that in clause 32(2) ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Abathembu Petition Report
5 Feb 2020
The Select Committee met for the consideration and adoption of Abathembu Petition Report (Petition requesting the intervention of the NCOP, in relation to the alleged persecution and ostracisation of the Abathembu nation), and consideration and adoption of outstanding minutes.
The Committee did not adopt the report but agreed to wait ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Customary Initiation Bill & Municipal Structures Amendment Bill: briefings
4 Feb 2020
The Committee met to be briefed on the Customary Initiation Bill and the Local Government: Municipal Structures Amendment Bill.
The Department of Traditional Affairs said it had been working a bill to regulate and monitor the work of initiation schools throughout the country. Known as the Customary Initiation Bill, it ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
2017/2018 post audit remedial action plan & departmental approach to deal with water crisis in municipalities; City of Tshwane on water crisis & intergovernmental plan / engagement to deal with crisis
19 Nov 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Water and Sanitation on remedial plans to deal with the water crisis in municipalities, and the City of Tshwane made a presentation on the specific challenges which were confronting its metropolitan municipality.
The Department reported that its financial balances showed that several ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Minister Progress Report: Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
14 Nov 2019
The continued absence of the Minister from meetings of the Select Committee on Petitions and Executive Undertakings led to a vigorous debate among Members as to whether the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) should be allowed to present the progress report on ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Cybercrimes Bill [B6B-2017]: public hearings day 2
13 Nov 2019
The Committee continued with public hearings on the Cybercrimes Bill. The Committee received oral submissions from four entities: the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE), MTN, the Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS), and Freedom of Religion South Africa (FORSA). The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD) responded to each ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Cybercrimes Bill [B6B-2017]: public hearings day 1
12 Nov 2019
The Committee held public hearings on the Cybercrimes Bill. The Bill was introduced because existing laws did not address cybercrime effectively. The Committee heard from Telkom, Michalsons Attorneys and Power Singh Attorneys on behalf of Media Monitoring Africa. All three organisations acknowledged the necessity of the bill and ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
OR Tambo, Nelson Mandela Bay, Matlosana, City of Johannesburg & Mogalokwena Municipalities Audit Action Plan: AGSA & National Treasury input
8 Nov 2019
The Auditor-General of SA (AG) briefed the Committee on the outcomes of the top five municipalities that had contributed to irregular expenditure, based on the audit outcomes that had been published in June. The five municipalities had irregular expenditure that constituted 32% of the reported R71 billion total. He said ...